16th January, 2008: Nutrition: How Tea Helps You Meet RDAs
Are you getting all the nutrition you need? The beginning of a new year is a good time to re-evaluate your dietary needs and to learn how green tea can add supplementary nutrition.
Start by re-acquainting yourself with the USDA’s food pyramid or by developing a customized plan at the MyPyramid Web site. Additional dietary guidance is also available on the site, such as detailed nutrient information. This Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) information (now called RDIs) contains recommendations for optimum consumption of vitamins, minerals and micronutrients.
Next, rediscover how tea can provide an extra boost to a healthy diet with health-promoting phytonutrients “that are very similar to those that you find in fruits and vegetables.”
Your last step is a quick visit to the Afternoon Tea Party blog for a breakdown of 18 healthy compounds found in tea, including antioxidants and Vitamin D. The information is formatted for easy comparison to RDA or RDI guidelines and even includes provides an estimate of nutrients received in subsequent steepings of a single tea bag!
Now, when planning healthful pyramid-based meals, don’t forget to include the nutritional benefits of tea, because this seemingly simple beverage really does go a long way in helping you meet your RDAs!
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Green tea has always been a favorite of mine. The Japanese, Chinese etc. have known the benefits of this drink for many centuries…it’s about time we caught on!!!
Comment by herbal tea — January 16, 2008 @ 7:20 am
There is little or no vitamin D in tea unless it is added in processing. There is a generous amount of vitamin K which is important for trafficking calcium to bone and away from blood vessels and brain reducing the likelihood of vascular disease and dementia. In fact drinking green tea is probably the simplest means of getting alot of vitamin K.
Comment by James E Dowd — January 16, 2008 @ 10:46 pm