The best fruits to include in your fruit and vegetable diet are:
• strawberries
• apples (green contain the least sugar)
• blueberries
• grapefruit
• pears
• oranges
• boysenberries
• papaya
• cranberries (including cranberry juice)
• blackberries
• guava
• cantaloupe
The following fruits contain the most sugar and should be eaten less frequently:
• grapes
• bananas
• dried fruit
• coconut (also contains a fair amount of fat)
• dates
• canned and processed fruit.
The best vegetables to incorporate in your fruit and vegetable diet are:
• green beans
• broccoli
• carrots
• mushrooms
• celery
• cabbage
• lettuce
• onions
• tomato
• zucchini
• turnip greens
• turnips
• artichokes
• alfalfa sprouts
• brussels sprouts
• collard greens
• leeks
• eggplant
• kale
• okra
• scallions
• summer squash
• spinach
Friday, July 30, 2010
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Fruits and their Vitamin Contents
Vitamins | Fruit Sources |
---|---|
Vitamin A | Cantaloupes |
Grapefruit | |
Guava | |
Mango | |
Papaya | |
Passion fruit | |
Tomatoes | |
Watermelon | |
Vitamin B1 Thiamine | Avocado |
Boysenberries | |
Breadfruit | |
Cherimoya | |
Dates | |
Grapes | |
Grapefruit | |
Guava | |
Loganberries | |
Mango | |
Orange | |
Pineapple | |
Pomegranate | |
Watermelon | |
Vitamin B2 Riboflavin | Avocado |
Banana | |
Cherimoya | |
Dates | |
Grapes | |
Lychee | |
Mango | |
Mulberries | |
Passion Fruit | |
Pomegranate | |
Prickly Pear | |
Vitamin B3Niacin | Avocado |
Boysenberries | |
Breadfruit | |
Cherimoya | |
Dates | |
Guava | |
Loganberries | |
Lychee | |
Mango | |
Nectarine | |
Passion Fruit | |
Peach | |
Vitamin B5 Pantothenic acid | Avocado |
Black Currants | |
Breadfruit | |
Cherimoya | |
Dates | |
Gooseberries | |
Grapefruit | |
Guava | |
Pomegranate | |
Raspberries | |
Starfruit | |
Watermelon | |
Vitamin B6 Pryidoxin | Avocado |
Banana | |
Breadfruit | |
Cherimoya | |
Dates | |
Gooseberries | |
Grapes | |
Guava | |
Lychee | |
Mango | |
Passion Fruit | |
Pineapple | |
Pomegranate | |
Watermelon | |
Vitamin B9 Folic acid | Avocado |
Blackberries | |
Boysenberries | |
Breadfruit | |
Cherimoya | |
Dates | |
Guava | |
Loganberries | |
Lychee | |
Mango | |
Orange | |
Papaya | |
Passionfruit | |
Pineapple | |
Pomegranate | |
Raspberries | |
Strawberries | |
Vitamin B12 | None |
Vitamin C | Black Currants |
Breadfruit | |
Grapefruit | |
Guava | |
Kiwi | |
Lychee | |
Mango | |
Mulberries | |
Orange | |
Papaya | |
Passionfruit | |
Pineapple | |
Strawberries | |
Vitamin D | None |
Vitamin E | Avocado |
Blackberries | |
Black Currants | |
Blueberries | |
Boysenberries | |
Breadfruit | |
Cranberries | |
Guava | |
Kiwi | |
Loganberries | |
Mango | |
Mulberries | |
Nectarine | |
Papaya | |
Peach | |
Pomegranate | |
Raspberries | |
Vitamin K | |
Avocado | |
Blackberries | |
Blueberries | |
Boysenberries | |
Chinese Pear | |
Cranberries | |
Grapes | |
Kiwi | |
Loganberries | |
Mango | |
Mulberries | |
Pear | |
Plum | |
Pomegranate | |
Raspberries | |
Tomatoes |
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Fig Health tips
Fig are seasonal fruits found in western parts of Asia
Figs are great in natural and simple sugars, minerals and fiber.
Figs contain vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, calcium, iron, phosphorus, manganese, sodium, potassium and chlorine.
Dried figs having 250mg of calcium per 100g
Figs are greatly alkaline; thereby backup the body’s pH.
It is good for fever, earache, boils, abscesses, venereal diseases and is tremendous for the liver.
Good for Alkaline, Blood Pressure, Cancer, Obesity, Diabetes and Nutrients.
Figs are great in natural and simple sugars, minerals and fiber.
Figs contain vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, calcium, iron, phosphorus, manganese, sodium, potassium and chlorine.
Dried figs having 250mg of calcium per 100g
Figs are greatly alkaline; thereby backup the body’s pH.
It is good for fever, earache, boils, abscesses, venereal diseases and is tremendous for the liver.
Good for Alkaline, Blood Pressure, Cancer, Obesity, Diabetes and Nutrients.
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