Frozen fruits and vegetables can be even more nutritious than fresh
- produce is picked at its peak and then frozen helping to maintain its nutrients while fresh can lose some of its value by waiting around to be eaten

Bell peppers, strawberries, and broccoli are good sources of vitamin C, if eaten raw as the vitamin is easily destroyed by heat
- 1 raw bell pepper has more vitamin C than a cup of orange juice

Tart cherries contain properties shown to have anti-inflammatory and pain relief effects much like ibuprofen

Vitamin C helps iron absorption, while calcium interferes with it - so eat those beans with some bell peppers!

Lettuce is a member of the sunflower family

Egg yolks are one of the few foods that naturally contain vitamin D

There are over 500 different types of bananas!

Americans eat about 350 slices of pizza per second

Peanuts are not actually nuts, they are part of the legume family

Figs have more calcium per ounce than milk!

Tomatoes contain lycopene (antioxidant and shown to help prevent heart disease and cancer) but is not absorbed well unless they are cooked
- Fat is also needed as lycopene is fat-soluble so add a little oil to your tomato sauce

One Quarter Pounder with cheese from McD's has over 1/2 of the recommended daily sodium intake

Quinoa is one of the few grains that is a complete protein, meaning that it has all the essential amino acids