Evelyne Mindes

Pocket Book of Food Facts Evelyne Mindes

This book contains a listing of many common fruits such as apples, pears, peanuts, etc The booklet is organized alphabetically and the reader can easily flip to the page needed. The name of the produce is at the top of the page and the calorie count is listed in the opposite corner..

At the top of the page is a brief note about that particular item. For example on page 14 under Alfalfa Sprouts one finds that 1 cup of raw alfalfa sprouts contains about 10 calories. Further down the page it notes that it contains approximately 11 milligrams (mgs) of Calcium.

The KIWI fruit is found on page 73. It is described as a small fruit tennding to a lightly tart flavor for the fruit inside. The skin is not usually eaten and the fruit is mostly consumed raw It is seen frequently decorating tart pastries. One fruit alone may have as many as 74 units of Vitamin C.