Raisins for your Health

This is one of the basic pantry items to have on hand to add a healthy twist to snacks,baked goods, salads, meatballs or whatever you choose.

Fat free raisins are a nutritious energy source similar in energy density to the popular energy bars.Also, the energy provided is well utilized by the active body.The USDA has developed a measure or way to quantify antioxidant activity in foods which gives them an oxygen radical absorbance capacity rating known as "ORAC". Raisins rate very high in ORAC. As an example; the average daily recommendation of 5 servings of fruit and vegetables has an ORAC value of 1700. The same ORAC value can be found in 2 ounces of raisins, reason enough to keep some on hand!