Vitamins....a pathway to good health

                                      



Vitamins are organic compounds which are needed in small quantities to sustain life.

I just recently learned a small fact about vitamins while watching a documentary film on Netflix. It was called "Forks Over Knives". It taught me that vitamins were just discovered in the early 1900's! I thought people knew about vitamins way before the 20th century but I was wrong. After doing some research I found out the first vitamin was discovered by a japanese scientist in 1910. He discovered the B1 vitamin.

People knew in the 18th and 19th centuries that eating certain foods helped keep illnesses away. They learned through a lot of trial and error. A navy surgeon James Lind realized giving lemon and limes to the men on board helped them to avoid getting scurvy (Check out more on Wikipedia).

Vitamins play an important role for humans to ward off diseases and maintain a healthy life.

There are two ways to get vitamins daily. One is through different types of foods. The second is through vitamins. If you don't have a healthy diet then taking a one a day vitamin supplement is best. I remember my mother giving my sister and I Flintstones vitamins daily all of my years in Elementary school. I now realize now how important vitamins were for me. My sister and barely got sick so I now give my daughter vitamins as well. My mother taught me well!


Food of the day: CHERRY TOMATOES
The good:
Low in Sodium, and very low in Saturated Fat and Cholesterol. Vitamin E, Thiamin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Folate, Magnesium, Phosphorus and Copper, and a very good source of Dietary Fiber, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin K, Potassium and Manganese.

Read More http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/vegetables-and-vegetable-products/2682/2#ixzz1uFXmUw4x





Marinated Cherry Tomato Salad



Ingredients

4 cups halved cherry tomatoes
1/4 cup vegetable oil
3 tablespoons cider vinegar
1 teaspoon dried parsley
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons white sugar ( you can substitute with brown sugar or none at all)

Directions

In a small bowl or cup measure, mix together oil, apple cider vinegar, herbs, salt, and sugar.
Pour dressing over cherry tomatoes in a serving dish, and gently stir to coat. Chill for at least 2 hours. Gently stir from bottom to top, coating all tomatoes, before serving.


You can take a look at the recipe here!