One habit I cultivate is to know what I am putting in my body.
I am one of those folks who tracks what I eat. While I know most folks don't, doing it for just a day or two can be very educational to say the least. Even without, occasionally looking up what is in a food item can be interesting.
Today I stumbled across a source that I never would have thought of but it is interesting. In checking the nutritional data on lentils
this site popped up. It is from Self magazine of all things
but really complete. It shows the standard nutrition label but also gives good snapshot looks at other factors like glycemic load, amino acid balance, protein quality, and nutrient balance, on easy to visualize charts. The nutritional density rating is a really interesting tool. Also breakdowns of vitamins and minerals.
Bon appétit!
