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Lots of Nutrition Whole foods are packed with nutrients that humans need to stay healthy so they can live their best lives. Real foods are nutrient dense and high in antioxidants . At the same time, they are usually lower in calories , sugar, and fat than processed foods. Adding a variety of whole foods to your diet can dramatically increase the nutrition you consume in a day, without increasing the calories you have to eat to get that nutrition. For example, an apple (minus the seeds and core) is a whole food. Apple juice, however, is not a whole food. Eight ounces (which equals one measuring cup) of apple juice is the equivalent of one medium-sized apple. Yet apple juice has more calories, one-quarter of the fiber, and almost one-third more sugar than the apple. Plus, the act of processing the apple into apple juice reduces its antioxidant and vitamin content. What’s more, when

Adding a variety of whole foods to your diet can dramatically increase the nutrition you consume in a day.

Chapter 1: Why Eat Whole Foods?

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