Meaningful Fact #5

Today's Meaningful Fact is all about food!! More specifically fruits and veggies! When I was a young child I remember my favorite snack was broccoli, carrots, and cucumbers with ranch, and toast :] To this day I still love all of those things and many other vegetables and fruits. Not only do they taste delicious, leave me hydrated and energized, but they such a better alternative to packaged, sweet or salty snacks that contain ingredients I cannot even pronounce (and I'm a total grammar Nazi so that really irks me). Why would I want to eat something that contains "enriched bleached flour" or "red 40" both of which are terrible for us. I'm not perfect however, I still sneak some ~~unhealthy treats~~ every now and then, but I have found the longer I go without them, the less I crave them. Go grab a plate of fresh watermelon and strawberries and enjoy these facts about fresh produce that will encourage you to incorporate more of them into your daily life!

Kiwi contains twice as much Vitamin C as an orange

Oranges contain antioxidants that help fight the free radicals that damage and age our skin

Eating more fruits and vegetables could significantly reduce the risk of many chronic diseases, high blood pressure, obesity, heart disease and some cancers.

Lemons can kill bacteria-as they have high content of acid which makes them suitable for cleaning.

Lime oil is useful to cool fevers. It can also stimulate and refresh a tired mind and helps with depression

Dried fruits contain more calories than fresh fruits. Since drying process takes out water and volume

Eating an apple is a more reliable method of staying awake than consuming a cup of coffee. The natural sugar in an apple is more potent than the caffeine in coffee.

A half-cup of figs has as much calcium as a half-cup of milk.

Broccoli is a great source of vitamin C, A, low in calories, and high in fiber

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