Hey Wolverines! This is the Student Advocates for Nutrition club, also known as SAN. This year we are partnering with M|Dining to start a new initiative that we call Food Savvy Friday. Each Friday we will be posting new content like nutrition facts, how-to pages, fun recipes, campus resources & more! You can find these posts on the Maize and Blue Cupboard news page as well as on the @MichiganDining Instagram page. Feel free to also follow our Instagram page @sph_san.
With school getting back in session, our first Food Savvy Friday is focused on positive ways to expand your nutritional horizons. You can stay healthy, happy, and energized by adding nutrient-rich foods into your diet. So next time you’re grabbing a meal at the dining hall, try incorporating some of the items below. Keep reading to learn more about the punch each micronutrient packs!
- Vitamin A (Beta Carotene): assists with the health of your intestines and respiratory system. Vitamin A-rich foods include carrots, sweet potato, spinach, broccoli, and red bell peppers.
- Vitamin C: helps stimulate the formation of antibodies. Citrus fruits, strawberries, red bell pepper, and kiwi are all rich in vitamin C.
- Vitamin E: promotes the neutralization of free radicals by working as an antioxidant. Foods full of vitamin E include vegetable oils, nuts, seeds, and avocado.
- Protein: Specific amino acids found in protein are essential for T-cell function, which are cells that protect the body against pathogens. Meats, poultry, seafood, eggs, beans, nuts, and seeds all have lots of protein.
- Zinc: many zinc-dependent enzymes in our body, deficiency has been linked with immune dysfunction.
- Zinc-rich foods: beans, seeds, nuts, meat, poultry, and seafood
Coming next week…
Sleep and Nutrition — Managing Health at U-M!