Weight Loss Fruits

 Weight Loss Fruits

Fruit is also low in calories and high in fibre, which may aid in weight loss. In fact, eating fruit has been linked to lower body weight as well as a lower risk of diabetes, hypertension, cancer, and heart disease. Fruit is your weight loss training partner not only has the sweetness you crave, but it also has a lot of nutrients, unlike processed foods. It's no surprise that some people refer to it as Mother Nature's candy.

United States Department of Health and Human Services recommends that you eat half of your plate of fruits and vegetables for optimal health. While whole fruits are healthy, all food contains calories, which you should keep in mind when trying to lose weight. Because of the strict carbohydrate restrictions on the popular ketogenic diet, some fruits are better than others on this plan. Also, while it is a myth that fruit is unhealthy, people with type 2 diabetes should still monitor their intake due to the carb count, or risk of a blood sugar spike.

Fruits, consisting of vitamins, minerals and fibre are ideal to consume at least 4-5 servings in a day. Since they are in the natural form, the largest part of water and 100% bad cholesterol free, it’s much easier for the body to process and absorb the vitamins and minerals from the fresh fruit.

Apple Round fruit with lots of fibre, vitamins A, C, E and folate. Available in green, red or yellow skin when ripe. Apples reduce the risk of colon cancer, prostate cancer and lung cancer. They also help with heart disease, weight loss and controlling cholesterol.

Bananas Long thick skinned fruit yellow in colour when ripe. Good source of fibre, potassium, vitamins A, C, B6, E & folate. Unripe or green bananas are used in cooking.

Cherries are a small round fruit with a seed, red or black in colour when ripened. Cherries always have to be ripe to eat. Cherries contain anthocyanins that reduce pain & inflammation.

Figs Eaten either dried or fresh, figs contain vitamins A, C, folate and niacin. A small sweet fruit full of small seeds.

Kiwi A rich source of vitamins A, C, E, B – complex, calcium, iron and folic acid, kiwi is a small oval fruit with thin brown skin, soft green flesh and black seeds. The skin is a good source of flavonoid antioxidants.

Lime or lemon is the most cultivated citrus fruit with green to yellow colour loaded with vitamins A, C and folate. The juice of lime is good for detoxification and has antioxidant properties.

Peach – Round juicy fruit with a yellowish red skin & flesh having a taste of acidic tang and sweetness containing a rough stone. Always to be picked and eaten ripe.

Orange – A round thick-skinned juicy edible fruit that is a reddish-yellow colour when ripe with sweet to sour flavour. Peeled and eaten fresh or squeezed to make juice. Contain vitamin C, and flavonoids that provide pectin and are rich in sodium when ripened in the sunshine.

Plum – soft round smooth-skinned fruit with sweet flesh and a flattish pointed stone. It is high in carbohydrates and low in fat and calories. An excellent source of vitamins A, C, calcium, magnesium, iron, potassium, and fibre and is free of sodium and cholesterol. Home Doctor – BRAND NEW!

Papaya – A melon-like fruit with yellow-orange flesh with dozens of small black seeds enclosed in the skin that ranges in colour from green to orange. Either round, pear-shaped, or long like a banana. Rich in vitamins A, B, C, and D; calcium, phosphorous and iron. It is high in digestive properties and has a direct tonic effect on the stomach.

Pear – A sweet juicy yellow or green fruit with a rounded shape narrow towards the stalk. Best eaten at room temperature, pear contains calcium and riboflavin. It is good for the skin and contains plenty of fibres.

Strawberry – A triangular-shaped red colour fruit. It is one of the richest sources of Vitamin C and fibre. It has a high content of sodium and iron. It helps in whitening teeth. Used to relieve rheumatism.

Watermelon – a type of melon with smooth exterior rind and juicy sweet red interior flesh. Extraordinarily refreshing to drink as juice or eat when ripe and fresh. Valuable for minerals, vitamins and sugar with a useful amount of fibre and iron.

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