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