Who says we don’t know nutrition in New Orleans

A nice healthy lunch:

1 cup shelled edamame………239 calories
1/2 cup frozen corn……………115 calories
1/4 red onion, chopped………..17 calories
1/4 T olive oil…………………..25 calories
Total calories……………………401

Here’s what you’ll find in a half-cup serving of shelled edamame:

120 calories
9 grams fiber
2.5 grams fat
1.5 grams polyunsaturated fat (0.3 grams plant omega-3 fatty acids)
0.5 gram monounsaturated fat
11 grams protein
13 grams carbohydrate
15 mg sodium
10% of the Daily Value for vitamin C
10% Daily Value for iron
8% Daily Value for vitamin A
4% Daily Value for calcium

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