Fruits

Fruits are good for our health. We should eat a log of them to keep ourselves fit and healthly. Fruits are a great-tasting way to get vitamins, minerals and fiber and to satisfy your sweet tooth without loading up on calories. Fruits contain phytochemicals, a group of compounds that may reduce your risk of chronic diseases, such as heart disease, diabetes and some cancers. Many are also good sources of antioxidants that slow down oxidation, a natural process that leads to cell and tissue damage. Make homemade salsad with tomatoes, mangoes, avocados, red onions and lime juice.

They are also good sources of vitamin A and vitamin C, and contain no cholesterol! When you need to drink fruit juice - drink only fresh fruit juice. Don't even drink juice that has been heated up. Don't eat cooked fruits because you don't get the nutrients at all. You only get to taste. But eating a whole fruit is better than drinking the juice. You can go on a 3-day fruit fast to cleanse your body. Just eat fruits and drink fruit juice throughout the days and you will be surprise when your friends tell you how nice you look! During the fruit fast you can eat fruits, prepared in salad forms and make it more interesting.

Benifits of Eating more Fruits

*Fruit is the ultimate brain fuel. It stimulates the memory Power.

*Fruit is 100% bad-cholesterol free. Too much cholesterol is not good for our bodies and fruit doesn't contain much cholesterol

*Fruit is the most natural food and its contains fibers. We do know now that a diet with plenty of fibers helps against high blood pressure, and other factors that increase the chance for a heart disease.

*Fruit makes you feel better.Eating much fruit can have a mysterious healing effect on human beings.

Tips for Kids

*Make eating fruits and vegetables fun for kids! Decorate dishes with fruit and vegetable garnishes.

*Let’s draw a picture. You can use broccoli florets for trees, carrots, and celery for flowers, cauliflower for clouds, and a yellow squash for a sun. When you’re all done, you can eat your masterpiece.

*Eat dried fruit instead of candy.

*Go shopping with your children and let them pick out a new fruit and vegetable.

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