HEALTHY LIVING : How to eat your fruits

A very dear friend, sent me these fruit eating tips, and I could not wait to share them with you my readers. We all think eating fruits means just buying fruits, cutting it and just popping it into our mouths. It’s not as easy as you think It’s important to know how and when to eat them. What is the correct way of eating fruits?

Friday, January 15, 2010

A very dear friend, sent me these fruit eating tips, and I could not wait to share them with you my readers. We all think eating fruits means just buying fruits, cutting it and just popping it into our mouths. It’s not as easy as you think It’s important to know how and when to eat them.

What is the correct way of eating fruits?

It means not eating fruits after your meals. Fruits should be eaten on an empty    stomach.

If you eat fruit on an empty stomach, it will play a major role to detoxify your system, supplying you with a great deal of energy for weight loss and other life activities.

KIWI:
 
Tiny but mighty. This is a good source of potassium,
magnesium, vitamin E & fiber. Its vitamin C content is twice that of an orange.

APPLE

An apple a day keeps the doctor away? Although an apple has a low vitamin C content, it has antioxidants flavonoid which enhances the activity of vitamin C thereby helping to lower the risks of colon cancer, heart attack & stroke.

WATERMELON:

Coolest thirst quencher. Composed of 92% water, it is also packed with a giant dose of glutathione, which helps boost our immune system.They are also a key source of      lycopene - the cancer fighting    oxidant. Other nutrients found in watermelon are vitamin C & Potassium

STRAWBERRY:

Protective Fruit.Strawberries have the   highest total antioxidant power among major fruits & protect the body from cancer-causing, blood vessel-clogging free radicals.

ORANGE:

Sweetest medicine, eating 2 to 4 oranges a day may help keep colds away, lower cholesterol, prevent & dissolve kidney stones as well as lessens the risk of colon cancer.

GUAVA & PAPAYA:

Top awards for vitamin C. They are the clear winners for their high vitamin C   content. Guava is also rich in fiber, which helps prevent constipation. Papaya is rich in carotene; this is good for your eyes.

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