Prairie Fare: Crunch on some apples to promote good health

  • Eating apples may decrease our risk for heart disease and certain types of cancer, and it may help improve lung function.
    Eating apples may decrease our risk for heart disease and certain types of cancer, and it may help improve lung function.

    By Julie Garden-Robinson, Ph.D., R.D., L.R.D. “Fall is my favorite season,” my husband commented as we drove home one sunny afternoon.

    I agreed. I especially enjoy the colors of autumn. As I looked out the car window, I noted a few orange, yellow and red leaves had appeared on the trees and bushes around homes. Soon the outdoors will burst with color.

    Pumpkins will appear on doorsteps. Fall festival…