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When you begin a weight loss regimen, your life has to change to fit with your plans. However, that doesn’t mean that you have to start denying yourself your favorite foods. Simply cutting down on your portion sizes will help significantly in reducing the calories you take in.

Slow Down

One of the most important aspects of portion control is understanding when you’re no longer hungry. It takes our stomachs twenty minutes to tell our brains that it’s time to stop eating. If you’re rushing through your meals, your brain is still receiving the message to eat when your stomach may already be full. One way to slow down is to put down your utensil or food between bites. Another is to have an excellent conversation partner to talk with; it’s easy to take a moment between bites when you’re talking!

Pay Attention

Stop eating at your desk and while watching TV. When we’re being passively entertained, it’s easy for us to just keep eating because we’re no longer thinking about whether or not we’re hungry. Focus on your meal and your fellow diners so that you can be more aware of when your stomach lets your brain know it’s time to put the fork down.

Size Matters

Take a good look at what you’re eating off of. When we use large plates or bowls, our instinct is to fill them. That leads to us portioning out far more food than we ever intended to eat. Instead of using larger bowls and plates at home, use smaller ones, like salad plates or children’s bowls.

Pre-Portion

Cut the available food down to what you want to eat before you start eating. If you’re at a restaurant, ask your server to bring you a to-go box with your meal. Most restaurants serve portions that are much larger than is meant for one person; if you go ahead and portion out your leftovers, you won’t be as tempted to keep munching on them while you wait for the waiter to bring your to-go box with the check. When you’re at home, go ahead and portion out individual servings when you make a meal. You’ll have easy to heat leftovers ready for later, and you’re more likely to stick to your dinner portion when the rest of the food is already put away.

Don’t Forget: Indulge Sometimes

One of the biggest problems with diets is that we crave the things we deny ourselves. When we finally give in, we end up eating far more of the desired food than we intended. Don’t let your cravings get to the point of needing to over-indulge. Head them off early. Just remember to portion your indulgences too. Instead of eating the whole chocolate bar, have a small square. Have half a cookie instead of eating three. Limit yourself to one slice of pizza instead of eating a quarter of the pie.

Consider Supplements

If you find that you need an extra boost in willpower to help you control your portions, an all-natural appetite suppressant may be a good solution for you. These supplements help to curb appetite and help you to feel satisfied after smaller meals. Having an all-natural weight loss supplement by your side may be the easiest and most effective aid in finally starting to control your portion sizes.

M. Dwyer is the founder of Healthé Trim, diet pills clinically shown to promote weight loss. Healthé Trim combines natural ingredients such as Hoodia gordonii and green tea leaf extract in order to reduce food cravings and boost energy naturally.

It is undoubtedly known that adhering to a nutritious diet is extremely challenging while we are attempting to keep our finances in balance. The hustle-bustle of work, college, small children, and some other commitments leave us all with little time for scheduling and preparing food that will help our mind and our body.

Trips by way of a drive-thru windows searching for food, running to some local convenience store for snack, or purchasing starchy, prepackaged food at a neighborhood supermarket are generally techniques we use to keep stretching our dollars; but exactly, what do these options do for our wellbeing? A lot of this stuff is packed with sugars and also fats; for sure, not good for us at all. Yet, we keep buying them and buying them.

Literally, these products are everywhere you go – vending equipment, sports events, corner outlets, service stations, in shopping centers, and various other high-traffic institutions. Getting pressed for time or even choosing to be cash-conscious sometimes positions dieters with a moral crisis, forcing you and me to incline towards the low-cost treats that will commonly tend to give a quicker fix to peace our hunger cravings.

It seems that you can easily purchase these less nutritious goods for a fraction of the cost of wholesome, organic foods. Luckily, the fact is that things are finally flipping in support of more healthy alternatives being made accessible at our grocery store shelves. I think specifically in light of the overwhelming news of childhood over weight numbers hitting the roof in our country and many other countries.

Here you will find some easy guidelines for anyone in order to remain on the correct path in regards to healthy eating and keeping your hard-earned money under control!

I do not know about you, but, I am guilty of spending way too much money at lunch time. What can you and I do? Bring lunch with you! Rather than eating at the near by eateries or cafeterias, preserve some cash by packing your “unique” and “wholesome” lunches. Away from saving few bucks, or in my case many bucks, packing your own lunch also enables you to prepare your own food and to be aware of the ingredients and procedures used in the creation of your lunch items. Keep in mind that even when food looks healthy, lie the cafeteria salads and sandwiches they are often packed with ingredients are rich in carbohydrate and fat content. Preparing your own lunch permits you to check the calorie and nutrition details of each component and to come to a decision for yourself how much of every component, you unquestionably, want to consume in one sitting. Have you been to a Chinese take out recently, not only is the food expensive, is loaded with calories and salt! Not good for your health or wallet.

I am probably as guilty in this one, as the one before. I have found myself so hungry at the grocery store that I just want to grab the first thing I see. So, eat before grocery shopping. Bypassing breakfast, lunch, or dinner and then choosing to head to the supermarket to get good quality foods is rarely wise. While well-meaning as part of your intentions of selecting a supermarket above fast-food, generally what will happen is you’ll notice yourself shopping for what appears to be “delicious” at that precise moment, rather than selecting what is wise and health-conscious for your diet regime. Food items found in the bakery shelves are more tempting to us in these circumstances, increasing your probability of buying on an impulse and typically adding items to your “original” list that you came to the store to buy. You ended up spending more money than you had plan to, and got a lot more calories than you needed. My recommendation: eat a light snack and or drink some water before you go shopping. Your waistline and finance plan will give you thanks in advance.

I think this is the hardest for me, I can not plan my meals ahead of time. I am still struggling with this one, but here you go. Make a list of your snacks and meals in advance. Coordinating your meals days in advance will substantially support you to stick to your eating plan targets significantly better than eating on a whim. Creating your daily menus three to five days ahead (and this should include snacks) will also help you to improve your budget and your cash flow. You will be able to estimate your weekly food cost without surprises. Planning your meals essentially narrows the chances for fast food encounters and instead permits you to complete your day without guilt over food concerns or funding problems.

This is one of the simplest one, you will think. Take a look at your vitamin intake. Pesticides located in our fruits and vegetables are identified to take some of the important nutrients and vitamins from these otherwise healthy options; multivitamins are an affordable solution to supplementing these missing necessities. However, the simplicity ends when you arrive at the health food store to select your vitamins, you are not going to believe the amount of different types available. My recommendation is to read the labels and select the vitamins that have no additives or binders, you need none of that.

Add some eggs to your diet program. Rich in protein and vitamins, eggs are a healthy way to not only to start off your morning, but also are usually light on your grocery budget. You could also get eggs in volume at wholesale stores which allow you to acquire more for a lower cost than what you would find at a market. Do not forget – eggs can be made in a variety of means; eggs and are not just for breakfast! Boil an egg or two and cut into your salad for a healthy and filling lunch. Or, opt for egg salad sandwiches. I eat eggs every morning and sometimes at night when I get hungry.

I left the simplest one last, not because is the list important, but it is the easiest one to do. Water must be always available. Remove your soda, juice, and coffee/tea intake and replacing these with glasses of water will do wonders for your physique, skin, and finances. This is specifically effective if you choose to use tap water over the bottled varieties water; tap water is most rich in nutrients and is really free. However, if you have concerns, get a small water-filter for home. Water is an excellent means for nutrients to get into your body and is great for retaining your skin hydrated and your brain very sharp. Free from calories, water is also terrific for filling you up when you are experiencing a bit of hunger, acting as a wonderful support agent for fat loss. Decide for a some glasses of water over high-calorie snacks to tie yourself over until your next planned meal time! Think how much money you can save if you decide to take water instead of a soda.

These are truly simple things you can implement. These suggestions will keep you honest to your healthy life style and will help you with you budget. So next time you are that point that you need to decide for good or evil, you have the plan to always decide for good.

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Eating out as a vegetarian should not be too hard a challenge. Many people have food intolerances and don’t eat various ingredients these days, such as wheat, nuts, meat, dairy, so restaurant menus often notate which options are suitable for various requirements. Start by checking the bottom of the menu for a key to any symbols against the menu items. When you order an item flagged as vegetarian, there is no harm in checking to ensure that it does not contain the items you have excluded from your diet. As you probably are aware by now, not everyone knows the difference between a vegetarian and a vegan, or the various other stages in between.

If the menu is not clear as to the ingredients, ask the waiter, their job is to help you. If there are no suitable options, ask if a dish can be modified to suit you and most chefs will be happy to oblige. On the rare occasion when nothing looks suitable, order a salad, or ask for a plate of vegetables without any dressing. In a cheaper restaurant there is also the risk that the food may be cooked in animal fat, this is very unlikely in a good restaurant.

Indian restaurants are usually great places for vegetarians, offering many vegetarian options. Most Asian and middle-Eastern restaurants also offer many vegetarian dishes. When you are deciding where to go, it may be easier to opt for one of these options, though even steak houses usually have an extensive salad bar.

If you are tempted to order a dish that used to be a favourite, but contains non-vegetarian ingredients, you have the option of doing so. Nobody is forcing you to be vegetarian, it is your own choice, and sometimes it is easier to take it in small steps, so if you really want that dish, go ahead. The odds are that afterwards your body won’t feel so good and so the next time you will find it easier to reject your old favourite and move on to something new. You will soon start to build up a list of new favourite healthy eating options.

In Australia menus are pretty reliable in listing what will be in a dish, there are rules and regulations that must be adhered to regarding letting you know what you will be eating. Overseas may be a different story! In Poland we have found that there is a lot of poetic license between what is shown on the menu and what is delivered on our plates, and vegetarianism is quite unusual. This has lead to some challenges. We ordered a meal of pasta, mushrooms and cabbage to have it delivered garnished with bacon and with lard poured over the top. They must have thought we needed some flavour added to our vegetarian choice. We have learnt to be very specific when we order. Asking for apple pie without ice cream has lead to us being delivered apple pie with a dollop of cream on top… sigh! One of our current favourites is a vegetarian pizza without cheese – try it, it is delicious!

Good luck and happy eating out!

written by Suesie Kendall

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Food Addiction And Overeating.

The term food addiction is quite contentious at the moment, also known as junk food addiction or fast food addiction, with many people now believing it to be a real medical condition, but not everyone does, there are some who don’t agree.

1. On the one hand you have those severely overweight souls who have for a long time been saying, their condition is driven primarily by an inability to exercise any control over their eating habits, which is completely out of their control. Sound like a food addict?

2. On the other hand there are those who believe that an addiction to food is nonsense and that obese people try to blame the addiction for their weight problem, when in fact it is due to an inability to control their overeating.

Which foods are addictive?
Food addiction has as yet not been definitively proven either way, although there is compelling evidence from studies conducted on animals and humans, which go a long way to proving people can be addicted to food.

The culprit substance is proving to be processed refined carbohydrates (sugar) and fats, found in a host of food products that have become first choice for many. Fast foods and ready made meals being the most popular with white bread, cakes, biscuits, pastry, sweats and drinks also included. Not only are these foods full of calories they also have the ability to affect our pleasure center in the brain, causing addiction. After a period of eating these pleasure foods you start wanting them more and more.

A recent study shows convincingly that those examined, after being exposed to junk food would prefer not to eat anything at all if they could not eat their junk food. But it is a learn t behavior and can be unlearnt behavior and can be unlearnt if treated properly.

So what is it like to be addicted to food.
Try to imagine a life dominated by food cravings, nothing else comes remotely close to competing. Your days are consumed by food and eating, when you are not eating it you are planning and imagining your next meal, literally living from meal to meal. We stop eating for pleasurable sustenance and start eating purely for pleasure, with no thought for weight control.

With this in mind is it not unfair to brand all severely overweight people as weak willed because they can’t stop overeating. Should we not be treating them differently and be more sympathetic to their plight as we would with someone addicted to a narcotic substance. A disturbing problem is that food addiction has not been accepted by a large number of practitioners who still treat the symptoms of obesity, rather than what some believe to be the underlying problem.

Recently I read an article in an obscure corner of a national newspaper stating that the American Psychiatric Association has accepted sex addiction as a bona fide medical condition. But surely food addiction has a more legitimate claim. After all it is a substance.

Being addicted to food is more a condition of the mind than the physical condition one sees, and feels, and has to live with, so that is where it should be treated.

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Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It literally is the meal that “breaks your fast” after a night’s sleep, and should be full of nutrition. Eating a healthy breakfast will provide a sustained slow release of energy throughout the morning, and you will be less likely to reach for a snack.

Breakfast should be one of the easiest meals to fit into your healthy eating plan. The basics are a piece of fruit, a drink, and some muesli, porridge or whole grain toast. You may be eating something similar already, but you need to look quite closely at the ingredients. Many packaged varieties of muesli contain a lot of fat and sugar, disguised with titles such as “fitness”, “natural”, “healthy”, or “full of fruit”. The first thing to check for is added sugar, almost all have this, it is unnecessary and not what you need. As a guide, less than 2 grams of sugar per 100 grams is a little, 10 grams per 100 is a lot. One descriptor to avoid is “crunchy” – this usually means “coated with sugar”, also check the ingredients for dried milk powder, which is also added as a sweetener.

The original muesli, formulated by Dr Max Bircher-Benner, was soaked with fresh fruit to make it easy to digest. This was also what gave the muesli its sweetness and added pleasantly to the flavour.

The second thing to check for is the amount of fat, but this can be a little confusing because of the good fat/bad fat mix. If the fat is due to high nut content, it will be good unsaturated fats. Check for the amount of saturated fat – it should be less than 2 grams per 100.

There are some great muesli brands around, check the ingredients and find one that suits you, or make your own. I started making my own when my usual brand was not available at the supermarket and have never looked back. It means I can add exactly what I want. It also means my muesli varies slightly week by week, sometimes there are more nuts, sometimes more cranberries – I like the variety.

As well as knowing that your muesli only contains good ingredients, the other advantage of making your own muesli is that it will be lower cost than the really good muesli brands that are around. Some suggested ingredients if you want to try making your own – organic oats, barley flakes, rye flakes, sultanas, cranberries, nuts (walnuts, almonds, brazils), sesame, sunflower and pumpkin seeds. Look for ingredients with no artificial preservatives at your local health food store, and be sure to store your muesli in an airtight container.

If you are excluding dairy products from your diet, add some fresh fruit to your muesli, or a small amount of fruit juice – it will taste delicious!

Another breakfast trap is commercially produced bread. Many people have become used to white sliced bread that is devoid of any goodness. Even when you buy wholegrain breads, you need to check the ingredients; some just have a small amount of wholegrain added. Many breads have added sugar – bread is a savoury food – it should not taste sweet! Remember to check the ingredient list for fat and sugar content. It might sound like making shopping hard work, but once you know the brands to buy, you won’t need to check again.

For a weekend breakfast treat, try some fresh mushrooms and tomato on wholegrain toast sprinkled with coriander or parsley, or fruit pancakes made from wholegrain flour and soy or rice milk. As you learn how to substitute ingredients with vegan alternatives, your choices will grow.

written by Suesie Kendall

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Introduction

A healthy diet is important to having a life without major health problems. But how do you go about having a healthy diet. Well your first goal should be not to ever have to go on a diet because you are over weight. If you are over weight, subjecting to a healthy diet now will get you to your ideal weight, here is how.

What Is A Healthy Diet

A healthy diet is not hard to find or to implement. For example, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Health and Home Services (HHS) put out recommendations every five years on what a healthy diet is. In 2010 they have put out their latest recommendations, and here is what they say:

• Reduce your sodium intake to less than 1500 mg per day.
• Eat more fresh fruits and vegetables.
• Eat lean meat and more poultry and eight ounces of fish per week.
• Reduce your saturated fats and replace them with unsaturated fats.

You got the recommendations, so how do you go about eating healthy. Here is how I did it.

How To Eat Healthy

First off my wife and I discussed it and made a commitment to eat healthy. This is a must if you are married, because it will not work just one way. We both agreed to start eating a healthy diet.

The next step was to plan our meals a week in advance. Breakfast meals and lunches were not to bad to plan out. Dinners were more elaborate and a little more difficult to plan out though.

Specific meals can be left up to you, but make sure they contain or leave out that which is recommended by the United States Government in 2010. The only thing I would caution you on is their recommendation of eight ounces of fish a week.

A report issued by a European study found that eating fish by the general population was good for everyone because you received Omega-3, which has many health benefits. But if you target certain portions of the population, it found that women of childbearing age should not eat any fish at all, because of the mercury contamination found in the fish.

Since it is not recommended that women of childbearing age eat fish, you can still receive your Omega-3 by taking fish oil supplements.

Exercise

Healthy diet works well for a healthy life style. But to really kick your life into first gear, you need to also include an exercise program. Thirty minutes a day of moderate exercise should be enough.

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Healthy eating is definitely necessary in order to lose weight and keep it off. Many have tried to deny its importance, but there is just no getting around it. If you want to truly lose weight and maintain that weight you must change your eating habits. Many have been deceived about dieting. They look at it as some kind of torture where they have to give up everything they love. When in fact that is not true. Healthy eating is about eating less of the bad things and more of the good.

For instance, did you know that there are good fats as well as bad ones. Did you know that we need some fats for our body?

However it is still important to eat a well-balanced diet composed of the rights foods to ensure your body gets the correct nutrients. If you think that you can eat whatever you want and lose weight than you have been greatly deceived. Losing weight is about one thing-Calories. So if you burn more calories than you consume you will lose weight. If you ate whatever you pleased it would take a lot of exercise in order to burn off those calories.

Eating healthy doesn’t have to be a chore, it should be looked at as a responsibility. If you are a parent, you can be passing some of your bad habits to your children and child obesity is a big problem in our country.

Here are a few tips to help make healthy eating an easy transition in your life:

First off, start small. Remember that changing your eating habits will take time. Start with small goals that are easier to achieve and work on progressing.

Eat lots of fruits and vegetables. Think of your plate as a pie split in three unequal parts. Half of your plate should contain fruits or vegetables. One fourth of the plate should contain carbs and the other quarter meats.

Eat more fish. Fish is a great source of protein and is less fattening than beef. It also contains lots of vitamins and minerals, including omega 3 oils which are good for our memory. It is recommended that we eat at least two servings a week.

Cut down on the saturated and sugar. Notice I said “cut-down”. Foods contain two types of fat; saturated and unsaturated. Saturated fat puts cholesterol in our blood streams, YUCK. This is what can lead to heart disease. So try to cut down your intake of saturated fats which are found in things such as cakes, pies, biscuits, sausages, cream, butter, lard and hard cheese.

Don’t feel guilty. If you love foods such as apple pie, potato chips, candy bars or ice cream eat them in moderation, and choose other foods to provide the balance and variety that are vital to your health. If you must have sweets try things like eating half a candy bar or share it with someone.

While losing weight and changing your eating habits is not easy, the important decision to better your life out ways the difficulty. It was best said by Thomas Carlyle- “He who has health has hope, he who has hope has everything.”

So make the choice today and do it for yourself because a healthy body is well worth achieving.

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Want to Lose Weight?

Healthy eating diets may seem daunting at first, but you should concentrate more on adding healthy foods to eat than on avoiding unhealthy foods. Not only will this help you psychologically by not feeling deprived and helping to eliminate cravings, but it also keeps you physically full.

These are the top 5 healthy foods to eat, and if you think that you will never be able to enjoy them, think again! With a little thought, they can be made into delicious meals you can’t get enough of.

1 – Leafy Greens

Lettuce may not look like much, but it is a powerhouse of vitamins and has virtually no calories. Healthy meal plans usually involve lots of salad, but that can get boring. Other ways to enjoy leafy greens is to puree them into a soup, sauce, fruit smoothie or cook them into a stew or curry.

For yummy salads, you need to start with a great dressing. Make your own to avoid excess fat, or salt which stimulates appetite. Use flavorful ingredients like balsamic vinegar and garlic, or soy sauce and toasted sesame oil. Adding chopped fruits or vegetables, or something warm and cooked, to your salad can make it a fun part of your healthy eating plan. Try cooked vegetables, grains, beans or eggs.

2 – Dark Green Vegetables

Dark green vegetables, like broccoli and kale, are packed with vitamins and antioxidants, and give you 20-50% of their calories from protein. A healthy meal plan with a ratio of 15-20% protein is ideal for achieving healthy weight loss.

Lightly steaming broccoli and other dark green vegetables goes a long way in reducing their bitterness, but doesn’t leave them limp and boring. Make a delicious orange sauce and toss them with mandarin pieces, or try a salty Teriyaki sauce to counter the slight bitterness.

3 – Whole Grains

Brown rice, whole wheat, millet and quinoa are whole grains. Whole grains are an important part of healthy eating plans for weight loss because they provide lots of energy, vitamins and minerals. They absorb water while they cook and have lots of fiber, so they add to your liquid intake and fill you up with bulk fairly easily.

There are so many delicious ways to use whole grains in healthy eating diets, like brown rice with tomato mushroom sauce.
 
4 – Spices

Ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, turmeric, cayenne and other spices are more than just a way to make other healthy foods to eat more delicious, but are healthy foods themselves!

Including them in a healthy eating diet plan adds valuable proteins and vitamins. They also help to stimulate digestion, working other foods through your system more efficiently.

5 – Sea Vegetables

With a slightly more appealing name than seaweed, sea vegetables include things like kelp, nori, wakame and hijiki. The have been part of a vegetarian recipes and vegan diet plans for a long time, but they are becoming more mainstream. All sea vegetables are rich in minerals, but kelp is the best source of iodine out there, a mineral that supports your thyroid gland. Since the thyroid is in charge of your metabolism, keeping it strong is crucial to healthy eating plans for weight loss.

An easy way to work kelp into a healthy diet plan is to add dried powder to your salt shaker. If you have a grinder, you can add the flakes. This is also handy to reduce the amount of salt you eat.

Healthy eating doesn’t have to be boring, and should focus on increasing the proportion of healthy foods to eat. The ideas above are just the beginning – get creative and learn to love the foods that are the healthiest!

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Eating fresh fruit is one of the few mandatory pleasures of life that we so easily take for granted. It’s an immensely rewarding experience to grow your own fruit and so fulfilling to handpick and eat straight from the tree. If you need to re-awaken your passion for fruits, be more adventurous! There are lots more one can do with a fruit besides eat it fresh and whole. Here are some eat well ideas using fresh fruit.

Juice is a quick an easy solution. Most fruits are rich in flesh and water making them ideal for squeezing or crushing to make a cool refreshing drink. When making a light summer drink, what you need is citrus and berries. They have mild to strong, sweet and sour taste, which is totally refreshing for a hot summer afternoon. For richer, thicker juices, tropical fruits such as bananas, papaya, mango, guava are simply ideal. They are great for smoothies and just what you need to start your day with lots of energy and good digestion

Cakes and pastries are simply the best, if you love to bake or have a sweet tooth. Berries and pome fruits (apples and pears) make some of the best fruit cakes and fruit pies. They add a vibrant tangy taste to the pastry dish and with a little bit of cinnamon, work like a charm.

Chutney is typically a south Asian relish which accompanies curries, rice dishes and even deserts. It is made by chopping fruit and cooking them with spices, vinegar and other ingredients until it turns to a pulp. Their texture can vary from rough to smooth and their spiciness varies too, from hot to mild. They add a “kick” to savoury dishes, especially those made of mango, lime, tamarind and even coconut.

Garnishing food with an elegant fruit goes a long way in impressing a guest. It’s important to pick fruits that are both bright in colour and light to eat. Citrus are quite popular, as are berries.

Salads are the perfect light meal for hot sweltering weather and not to mention, losing weight. Fresh fruits can be used to make a fruit salad or mixed fruit and vegetable salad. When preparing mixed fruit and vegetable salads, grated fruits such as apples, pears and coconut, to blend in quite well. Lime or lemons can also be used to rinse through salad leaves, their acidic qualities kill germs and add flavour.

Stuffing is a traditional Christmas and thanksgiving favourite. Pork dishes and poultry dishes prepared with a mix of fruits, herbs and spices, can be quite a delight. Once again berries, citrus, apple and pears are a favourite for most.

Next time you have some fresh fruit, why not explore cooking with some of these eat well ideas.

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It’s hard to imagine a world without fruits, especially if you have grown up in the countryside or better still, in the tropics. Today, technology has made it possible for fruits to be transported worldwide. Technology has also made it possible to grow fresh fruit all year around and in countries where previously it would not have been possible, due to extreme weather conditions.

With most popular fresh fruits being fat-free, cholesterol free and rich in nutritional value, fruits make an important part of a balanced diet and healthy lifestyle.

There are at least five classifications of fruits that are common around the world, each with their unique properties and excellent nutritional values.

Berries are relatively easy to grow. They do will in temperate conditions. Packed with vitamin C, folate, fibre and phytonutrients they are excellent for helping prevent disease. Berries are also known to help prevent some forms of cancer.

In addition, blueberries and raspberries contain lutein, which is important for healthy vision. Moreover blueberries and cranberries have certain properties that help prevent bladder infections.

Examples of popular berry fruits are: blueberries, blackberries, cranberries and raspberries, strawberries. Others include: currants, gooseberries, lingonberries, ganberries and bilberries.

Citrus are acidic fruits which make them excellent for detoxification. They are a rich source of vitamin C and contain several other essential nutrients for the body, including: natural sugar, fibre, potassium, folate, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, copper, pantothenic acid, thiamin, niacin, as well as vitamin B6.

They too have a variety of phytonutrients. These protect against disease and are said to lower risk of anemia, cataracts, cancer and cardiovascular disease. Recent studies have also shown that citrus fruits play a vital role in preventing kidney stones.

Examples of popular citrus fruits include: grapefruit, lemons, limes, oranges, mandarin and other variations such as satsumas, tangerine and clemetine.

Melons are of two kinds, namely watermelon and muskmelon. Unknown to most, they are in the same plant family as cucumbers, squashes and pumpkins. Melons are low-calorie fruits with high water content. They also contain natural sugars and are a good source of potassium and vitamin C.

Examples of popular melons include: watermelon, honeydew, cantaloupe, casaba, pepino, persian, seedless watermelon, orange-flesh watermelon, yellow-flesh watermelon, amongst others.

Tree fruits are also of two kinds, namely pome fruit and stone fruit. Like most other fruits, tree fruits are rich in fiber, natural sugars, antioxidants, minerals and vitamins. They aid in digestion, fighting disease, as well as controlling blood pressure and heart rate.

Popular stone fruits include: peaches, apricots, nectarine, plum, cherry and figs. They are rich in vitamins A, C and E, as well as potassium and dietary fibre. Apricots also contain betacarotene and iron.

Popular pome fruits include: apples, pears, quinces and loquats. They are good source of copper, iron, potassium, manganese, magnesium and B vitamins. Apples and loquats are also rich in antioxidants.

Tropical fruits are essentially berries, citrus and tree fruits which are common in tropical regions of the world and have little tolerance of harsh weather (e.g. frost). They are loaded with water, natural sugar as well as essential vitamins and minerals.

Mango (a stone fruit) and banana (a berry fruit) are both considered super foods. This is because they are also rich in antioxidants which help fight against cancer.

Examples of popular tropical fruits include: bananas, avocado, mango, kiwi, papaya, jack fruit, tamarind, pineapple, coconut, passion fruit, lychee, amongst others.

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