Foods like pasta, rice, white bread, sugar and other white foods are off limits. However, cauliflower is a white food you can feel good about eating. This nonstarchy vegetable is a cruciferous vegetable like cabbage and broccoli. High intake of cruciferous vegetables is associated with a lower risk of some cancers.
Vitamin and mineral supplements can be costly, but taking them often makes us feel like we are doing the right thing for our health. Unfortunately, a number of research studies--including the extensive Iowa Women's Healthy Study--indicate that supplements are not always beneficial.
Take Supplements When it Suits You Best. The most important part of taking vitamins and supplements is taking them at all. Find a time when you will remember to take them, and if you find they are causing digestive problems like indigestion or nausea then try switching to other mealtimes to see if the problem improves.