Onions — what we like to call Nature's Ninja — are prized not only for their flavorful addition to meals, but for their value-added onion nutritional benefits. See video here. Onions are high in vitamin C, a good source of fiber, and contain only 64 calories per 1 cup serving. … [Read more...] about Onion nutritional benefits become your heart’s ally
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Up your annual onion consumption in just one week out of each month
If you hadn’t heard, Americans on average eat about 22 pounds of onions per person per year. That kind of onion consumption helps keep a body healthy by providing necessary vitamins and nutrients to ward off heart disease and cancers and also keep the gut working at optimum speed. Here's an easy … [Read more...] about Up your annual onion consumption in just one week out of each month
Onions Contribute to a Healthy Gut
Nutrition Nugget Over two thousand years ago, Hippocrates said “All disease begins in the gut.” While this statement isn’t completely true, there is much wisdom to it. Bacteria and other organisms in our bodies do a lot more than help us digest food. Between seventy and ninety percent or our … [Read more...] about Onions Contribute to a Healthy Gut
Warm Up with Curried Onion Apple Soup
Warm Up with Curried Onion Apple Soup After a busy holiday season, January's cold snap has me looking for warm, comforting, healthy, but totally satisfying meals! To me, a steamy bowl of soup is the perfect and this Curried Onion Apple Soup is one of my favorites because it combines a few of my … [Read more...] about Warm Up with Curried Onion Apple Soup
Dining In for Healthy Families with Aztec Pork
Sharing meals together is important, but it is not always easy. This is exactly why the National Onion Association is proud to support Family & Consumer Sciences Day, "Dining In" for Healthy Families on December 3rd. And, for the occasion we're sharing our recipe for Aztec Pork, a flavor-filled, … [Read more...] about Dining In for Healthy Families with Aztec Pork
Onions – Filling the Fiber Gap
Nutrition Nugget Despite of the growing awareness fiber consumption plays in healthy aging and preventing chronic illness, most Americans don’t eat enough fiber. Adults need about 25 – 38 grams of fiber a day, depending upon age, gender and overall health status. Unfortunately, average consumption … [Read more...] about Onions – Filling the Fiber Gap
