Our Healthy Family Vegetable Recipe Share Day:

-Onion Recipe Series-

Presented by the H.E.L.P. Forward program of A Time To Learn Academy

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Onion Nutrition FactsSource: Univ of the District of Columbia, Center for

Nutrition, Diet and Health (n.d.)

• Onions are a source of Vitamin C (keeps you well during flu and cold season) and dietary fiber (healthy digestion). Antioxidant ingredient (phytonutrients) that lowers blood pressure and prevent some kinds of cancer.

• The taste of onions does not depend on the color (red, yellow, green, white): sweet or savory.

• Onions are available year-round. Purchase fresh or frozen for best nutritious value.

• Dry onions will last for 3 to 4 weeks in a cool and dry area; they can be stored in the refrigerator for about a week.

Why do unique family members need daily Vitamin C?

• It grows and repairs body tissue known as collagen: make skin, scar tissue, and blood vessels.

• It is great for cartilage, bones, teeth and healing wounds.

“Don’t under-value the importance of the onion in your daily diet.”

• Families, unique households, Did you know that canned goods never expire or will last (in appropriate temperature) for up to 30 years?

• A unique household goal should be to eat in-season, fresh, or frozen vegetables.

• Did you know that onions (Yellow, white, Bermuda, Spanish, pearl, red) will change the color of everything that it is cooked along with?

• Why do we cry around onions? It is called lachrimator. This substance combines with the moisture in your eyes forms a weak solution of sulfuric acid.

This presentation, Onion recipe series, design was created by Sherlene Stevens. Picture courtesy of Stevens. 2014.