Apples have alot of benefits for the heart!
Apples contain a long list of phytonutrients that act as antioxidants and support heart health this way. Included in this list are quercetin, catechin, phloridzin and chlorogenic acid. To take full advantage of the antioxidants in apples, it is important to include the skins. Since the skins are also more exposed to the outside world, we always recommend buying organically grown apples to minimize exposure of the skin of the apple spraying unwanted pesticides and other potential contaminants.
You will have about 4 grams of dietary fiber in half Apple 5 ounces, or about 15% of the daily value (DV) for fiber. Included in this total insoluble fiber (such as cellulose) and soluble fiber (pectin as). Studies have shown that both types of fiber can help keep LDL cholesterol levels under control, and if you have a LDL cholesterol are too high, can help reduce. In some studies, it was found that only two ounces of apple a day (less than half a medium-sized apple) to be useful.
This amount means you only need to eat a medium sized apple three days a week to fit in the same category of heart benefits.
With antioxidants and fiber, flavonoids are a third reason to put the apples in a heart support system. You get large amounts of flavonoids in the skin and pulp of the apples. Flavonoids have been repeatedly shown to help reduce the risk of heart disease and to improve the problems of heart disease, once it has occurred.
Protection against cancer
Reduced risk of lung cancer in women, for example, has been associated with the daily consumption of apples and apples were the only fruit that has a lot of benefits and showed specific association of lung cancer charity. Instead of a large collection of laboratory and animal studies, there is good reason to believe that apples can be helpful in reducing the risk of colon cancer and breast cancer as well, even if it will be a series of studies in humans to see if these benefits are to people and in what circumstances.
Lung Health
Apples have been prominent among the other fruits when it comes to the general support of lung function and lung health. The only apple flavonoids - including phloridzin - are thought to potentially play a key role in the special ability of apples to support lung health.
For more detailed information on health benefits and history of the apple, visit the world's healthiest foods, information
Income
The recipe below is my Southern Living cookbook, published in 1987. I have no idea if this is the latest version or not. What I like about this dish is how the "cake". It cooks naturally in the form of bread, a "vessel" for the edible apple mixture.
German Apple "Pancake"
2 eggs
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
1 tablespoon butter
3/4 cup brown sugar [I use much less than]
1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup melted butter
4 cups peeled and sliced apples
Mix eggs, flour, salt and 1/2 cup of milk and whisk until smooth. Heat a ovenproof nonstick 10-inch skillet [I use cast iron] 450 for 5 minutes or until hot. Add 1 tablespoon butter, stirring to coat the pan and pour the batter. Bake at 450 for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 and bake 10 minutes or until golden.
Mix sugar and cornstarch in a saucepan and add 1/2 cup milk and 1/4 cup melted butter. Cook over medium heat until thickened. Lower the heat and add the apples and cook until tender. Pour half of the pancake mix. Cut into pieces and serve with remaining potato mixture. Yield: 4-6 servings.
