Fruits: A Gift from Nature

Eat fruits and stay healthy!!

Feeling hungry in the evening..and landing up eating junk food like burger, pasta and noodles??… Instead grab a healthy snack, Stay Healthy, Stay wealthy..

Why should we eat FRUITS?

·         Fruits are Delicious, fun to eat and quick, easy, natural snack

·         Variety: Fruits comes in infinite variety. There always some new fruit to try. Go for different fruits according to your mood and stay healthy. You will definitely find a fruit pleasing your taste buds

·         Minerals and Vitamin: Your body requires many minerals and vitamins which might be missing in your diets. Foods are an excellent source of all these minerals and vitamins. Here are some minerals present in Fruits -

1. CALCIUM: It is very important for our body and keeps our bones and teeth strong.

2. FOLATE: A diet rich in Folate will decrease a women's risk of having a child with brain or spinal cord defect.

3. IRON: Iron is needed for healthy blood. They are also required by our body cells for their normal functioning.
4. MAGNESIUM: Magnesium is needed for healthy bones in body and has various other functions.

5. POTASSIUM: Healthy diet full of Potassium maintains your blood pressure.

6. SODIUM: Sodium is essential for maintaining normal cell function.

7. VITAMIN A: Vitamin A keeps eye and skin healthy and helps protect against infections.

8. VITAMIN C: Vitamin C is important for healing cuts and wounds. It also helps keeping teeth and gums healthy.

•   Reduce Disease risk: Eating plenty of fruits is good for our body and protects our body from heart diseases, blood pressure and many more health problems etc.

•  Low in Calories: People nowadays are very conscious about their diet and check calories of products before buying them, here is an ultimate solution. FRUITS! They are low in calories and have no fat.

• Fiber: “Do not peel apple, eat it with the peel” , You would have heard  your mom saying this. Yes there is fiber present in the fruits specially the peels of some fruits like apple. Fiber keeps our digestive system healthy and prevents constipation.

• Water: Water makes up about 60% of the body’s weight. For the body to function properly, we need to consume a lot of water every day.  Fruits contain large quantities of water in proportion to their weight. Water present in these fruits is easily absorbed by the body.

• Convenient: Fruits can be eaten fresh, frozen, canned, dried and also now can be taken in form of 100% juice available in market. No need for arranging anything, fruits can just be grabbed and can be enjoyed.

• Phytochemicals: They are the compounds present in fruits which help in the body growth. Some examples of Phytochemicals are: Beta-Carotene, Anthocyanin’s, Lycopene, Lutein etc. They are present in many fruits like Tomatoes, Grapes, Plums, and Watermelon etc.

It is a proven fact that if fruits are incorporated in our diet, we can lose weight easily, immune system becomes very strong and we also stay fit.

So why not begin and end your day with a smile...!Eat Fruits....Stay Healthy Stay Wealthy.!

Bhawna Mulani