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What You Should Know About The Fruit You Eat



We all know that it’s important to eat fruit. We pride ourselves in having a healthy lifestyle if we eat at least one piece of this food group every day. Apparently, researchers (and I don’t always believe their views) have determined that there are right and wrong ways of eating fruit. I’ve also included a list of some of the popular ones and a brief description of a few nutrients and minerals we get from them.

Fruit is to be eaten on an empty stomach
The reason some people have heart burns and upset stomach after eating fruit is because the acids and juices, when mixed with other foods like bread, ferment and produce gas.

Never cook fruit
Fruit vitamins cannot withstand high temperatures. Nutrients evaporate when fruit is cooked, leaving most of the taste but none of the substance.

Fruit better than fruit juice
In order for your body to absorb the vitamins and minerals fruit offer, they need to be mixed with your saliva. This is why gulping down fruit juice is a waste of time. Drink slowly when drinking fruit juices to allow them to stay in your mouth for longer.

Fruit gives you:

WATERMELONS
Lycopene: cancer fighting oxidant.
Glutathione: immune-system booster.
It’s 92% water so is the best thirst quencher you can find.

STRAWBERRIES
Antioxidants: protect the body from free radicals that cause cancer and clog blood vessels.

KIWI FRUIT
Potassium: important for cell, tissue and organ function. It’s also vital for skeletal and smooth muscle contraction. Potassium also plays an important role in the digestive process.
Magnesuim: vital in the production of protein in the body.
Vitamin E: essential in keeping the cells in your body healthy. Vitamin E is very active in the prevention of diseases and ill health. Unfortunately, it’s destroyed by heat.
Fibre: keeps the digestive system healthy. It helps us to process the food we eat and absorb nutrients. It also lowers blood cholesterol and controls your blood sugar levels (which controls appetite).
Vitamin C: one kiwi fruit contains twice the vitamin C of an orange. Vitamin C is an all rounder, enhancing good health and possessing anti-inflammatory properties.

APPLES
Antioxidants: this is very important in keeping cancer forming cells away. It also helps in blood flow, which maintains good health throughout the body.
Flavonoids: have anti-allergic, anti-cancer, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-viral properties. They actively enhance the Vitamin C present in the other fruit we eat, keeping the heart healthy.

ORANGES
Vitamin C: helps to keep the colds away, lower cholesterol, prevent kidney stones and reduce the risk of colon cancer.

GUAVA AND PAPAYA
Vitamin C: These contain extremely high Vitamin C content. Guava is rich in fibre and Papaya contains a large amount of carotene.

What are your favourites out of this list? Do you have a super fruit you like eating every day?


10 comments:

Cynthia Pittmann said...

Papaya is my favorite! This is great information, Anne. I didn't realize that combining fruit with bread for example can cause bloating. It makes sense though. Thanks for posting.

Unknown said...

I had heard this information before too, and it does make sense.

•°°• IcyBC •°°• said...

These are all my favorite fruits, and some time I crave for guava, and papaya since they are rare in the US. If they have them, then usually they are very expensive to buy! Great information, Anne!

Anne Lyken-Garner said...

Thanks for the visit and comments, Cynthia, Judy and Icy.

Self Sagacity said...

I have to eat more watermelon! Every fruit here I love, thank goodness. Thanks for the list, would love to read more about other fruits too.

DoanLegacy said...

I didn't know that we should eat fruits on an empty stomach! That explains lots of things..Great info!

Glynis Peters said...

I eat every fruit. Interesting to read what they contain.

myletterstoemily said...

dear anne,

this is one of the most interesting and
potentially life changing post i have
read. it will make me more purposeful
in my fruit eating.

to think that i have heard people say,
"watermelon is just sugar and water."
hah!

thank you!

Anne Lyken-Garner said...

I'm so happy that this post has proven helpful for so many people. Thanks for your kind comments.

Glynis Peters said...

Nissi Peters blog and Chewy has an award for you.

http://nissipeters.blogspot.com/2010/10/award-number-two.html

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