UAN: Article type:++add book link at top++ --This is adapted from the book, Eat Smart, Play Hard, by RW USA Nutrition Editor Liz Applegate. Technically, phytochemicals arent considered nutrients, but these little disease-fighting dynamos are so
. Filling yourself to the brim will leave you feeling sluggish as your intestinal tract battles to try to digest all that extra food. This is especially true if you overeat at lunchtime.Make some noise Between meals, snack on crunchy foods to awaken both
and broccoli. Combine a vitamin C-rich food or drink with your iron source (such as a glass of orange juice with your breakfast cereal) to improve absorption. One caveat – don’t take supplements containing more than 15mg of iron, as too much can hamper zinc
