An Apple a Day

Date: 28 January 2008
Tags: fruit, orange, vitamins, oral health, healthy diet, natural sugars, banana, Weight-loss-Recipes, Pink Lady, minerals, food, Britain, calories, Weight Loss, Vitamin C, Weight-loss-tips, energy boost, snacking, apples

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I remember growing up hearing my mum say to me that “An apple a day keeps the doctor away”...

I heard this so many times it became a very strong belief and I've made a habit out of eating them regularly to improve my health and to 'keep the doctor away'. What about you? Also, do you know what makes an apple so special?

Why is it that we never hear that an orange, or even a banana a day keeps-the-doctor-away? An apple has a combination of properties that no other fruits have and the benefits have been proven over time. Of course you could match the health potential of an apple with other fruits but it would require a bit of a cocktail, whereas an apple combines everything and keeps it simple.

Apples also contain Vitamin C which greatly helps your immune system. A lot of people who lack Vitamin C in their diet have poor healing, bruise easily and have bleeding gums. Your apple is also low in calories; a regular size apple has between 70-100 calories and eating an apple when a craving for chocolate occurs can relieve the desire since the apple contains sugar, but gives you only ¼ of the calories.

On average, British people consume around 20 pounds of apples a year, which comes in at around 1 apple per person, per week. Unfortunately, while an apple a week is better than nothing, it is nowhere close to being able to harness the advantages apples have to offer.

Eating apples is part of a balanced and healthy diet approach than can increase your longevity. So, why limit yourself to only 1 per week - how about one a day? Keep the chocolate away!

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Very interesting Pete and a nice update on the old adage. What do you think about eggs? Having had a bad press for years they are now said to be, perhaps not surprisingly, a really healthy choice packed full of vitamins.

# By Emma | 29/01/08 06:15

I always thought a banana was the perfect food with its easy zipper and neat yellow carrying case - but now I shall look at apples in a new light, and unlike a banana there's no skin to discard. I even eat the pips.

# By Josie | 29/01/08 06:17

Ewwwww! you eat the core? I just can't bring myself to do that...

# By Jen | 29/01/08 07:57

Emma I know eggxactly what you mean (ha ha) as eggs are as popular as ever. They are an important addition to a balanced diet. They don't cause heart disease and they don't even raise your blood cholesterol.
Egg yolks have all of the required fat-soluble vitamins, A,D,E and K. They are a good source of iron and heart-healthy omega-3 fat. The whites have all the water-soluble B vitamins and are a great source, if not the best source of high quality protein that you can eat.

# By Pete Cohen | 29/01/08 13:23

Really it is true..an apple a day keeps the doctor away..

# By Gernoff | 30/01/08 07:02

Thanks for good info, i know an apple a day keeps the doctor away but it's hardly eating apple everyday. Good option for mix it such as apple and pineapple juice. :)