Fitness Magazine - GREAT GIFT IDEA

09-01-2007

Antioxidant-rich  snacks  When someone is sick, does it make sense to send her candy that isn’t good for her?  Cancer survivors Jon Ziefert and Steve Smith didn’t think so, and they started Antioxinabox.com, which ships gift boxes filled with antioxidant-rich foods such as dark chocolate and green tea.  The treats may not have an immediate effect, says Wayne Askew, PH.D., of the University of Utah College of Health in Salt Lake City, but if they encourage people to eat healthfully, “they’re better than flowers.”   – S.D.