food facts

Sweet corn - sweeter and less starchy than field corn. Sweet corn is available fresh, frozen or canned and can be yellow, white or bicolor (a mix of yellow and white kernels on the same cob).

• Fat-free, 1%, 2% and whole milk have increasing amounts of fat and calories but the same nutrients

including protein, calcium, potassium, phosphorus and vitamins A, D, B2, B3 and B12.

❁ Most Brussels sprouts are green but red or purple have been developed as specialty crops.

❁ Brussels sprouts are similar to cabbage but have a milder taste and denser texture.

❁ Overcooked Brussels sprouts turn olive green and have an unpleasant sulfur odor.