ARE YOGURT-COVERED SNACKS HEALTHIER?
– many yogurt-covered snacks like pretzels and raisins are not healthy. In most cases, the yogurt coating is predominantly sugar and fat, with little if any yogurt. A 1.4-ounce serving (8 pieces) of Sunridge Farms Yogurt Pretzels, for example, contains 7 grams of saturated fat (more than a third of what most people should eat in a day) and only 40 milligrams of calcium (4 percent of the Daily Value). A far better snack is low-fat or nonfat yogurt, which has little or no saturated fat and as much as 450 milligrams of calcium per cup – top it off with raisins or fresh fruit. University of California Berkeley Wellness Letter 4/09. A MEMORY BOOST BEFORE YOUR NEXT PC? – if you think you need a memory boost, try: 1. Aerobic exercise. Older adults who do regular aerobic exercise (at least three hours a week) show increased blood flow to the brain, which could prevent a decline in brain function, according to findings presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America
