Masters of Health Magazine November 2018 | Page 28

Lady Carla Davis, MPH

Specializing in Nutrition

CRANBERRY SAUCE CHILDREN L E

Another good way to provide more appetizing and nutritious meals for children is to make fruit sauces. Forget buying commercial sauces, which are full of refined sugar and chemicals. Make your own sauces! It is easy, much healthier, and more economical. Berries are great in sauces and nutrient rich.

Over two dozen antioxidant phytonutrients have been identified in cranberries. In addition, cranberries provide many potential benefits for improving Metabolic Syndrome (MetS), which is a key risk factor for many chronic disease, such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Anthocyanins and proanthocyanidins give cranberries their vibrant red color.