Nutrition

Chicken salad is any type of salad that has chicken as its main ingredient. Other common ingredients may include hard-boiled eggs, mayonnaise, pepper, onion, celery, pickles and an array of different mustards. Like egg salad and tuna salad, chicken salad may also be served with tomato, lettuce, avocado, or a mixture. It may also...

Red Robin is an American chain of casual dining restaurants established in 1969 in Seattle, Washington.  As with most places to eat, the nutritional profiles of many Red Robin’s menu choices are extremely dense in fat, calories, sodium and fat. When dining at the restaurant, it is better to know the total nutritional load...

Delicious, lightweight and refreshing, watermelons are made up 92% water. Given its name, you might think the fruit lacks nutritional value. But think again. A 10-ounce wedge of watermelon is packed with plenty of vitamins A and C, which is enough to meet around one-third of the recommended daily intake of these vitamins. It...

Spinach is an edible flowering plant that comes from the Amaranthaceae family and is native to western and central Asia. Its leaves are consumed as a vegetable and are loaded with nutrients in a low calorie package. Since this leafy green vegetable is rich in minerals, fat-soluble vitamins, water-soluble vitamins, and wide range of...

Overview Mangoes are a low-calorie and cholesterol-free source of nutrients such as vitamin C, vitamin A, fiber, as well as antioxidant compounds. Regularly indulging a diet rich in such nutrients will help curb fatal medical conditions. Just as the olives, coconuts, and dates, mangoes belong to the drupe family; which are plant foods in which...

Overview Beets belong to the botanical family Beta vulgaris and were first cultivated by the Romans. ‘Table beet,' ‘red beet,' ‘golden beet’, or even ‘garden beet’ is all names that can be used to refer to this veggie. They have retained their commercial value for use as sugar dating back to the early 19th century....

More commonly known as Sonic, Sonic Drive-In is an Oklahoma based American drive-in fast-food restaurant chain with 3,557 restaurants spreading throughout the United States. This means that if you are ever on the road and your stomach starts to growl, you don’t have to search far and wide to find the inviting red and...

There’s nothing better than a hot baked sweet potato with melting butter and a dash of cinnamon. This root vegetable comes from the morning glory family Convolvulaceae, and has large, sweet-tasting, starchy tuberous roots. Not only are they delicious, readily available and inexpensive, but also come with a myriad of health benefits. Contrary to...

Overview In the United States, raspberries are the 3rd most popular berries and they belong to the Rosaceae family of plants; which houses most of the beloved fruits such as apricots, apples, peaches, plums, strawberries, as well as blackberries.With over 200 species, all belonging to a scientific genus Rubus, commercial raspberries can be categorized into...

Overview Scientifically known as Cumis sativus, cucumbers belong to the same botanical family as the squashes and the melons. Typically, cucumbers are divided into two divisions when grown for commercial purposes:Slicing cucumbers: - produced to be consumed when fresh Pickling cucumbers: - produced to be eventually processed into picklesThe slicing cucumbers are noticeably larger...