Category: potassium

What a lovely pear

Date: 12 November 2008
Tags: pear, snacking, fruit, natural sugars, potassium, food, healthy diet, Vitamin C, fibre, nutrition, vitamins, minerals

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What's your favourite fruit?

I have a few and it seems to change throughout the year. At the moment I am really into pears. Did you know that this fruit inspired the Renaissance painters as they loved drawing still-life portraits of this fruit... I wonder if they liked eating them as well.

The Romans loved this fruit and would often carry them on their marches as they kept their freshness and taste so well.

So what's in a pear?

Well underneath its tender, nutritious skin, the pear is rich in vitamins, minerals, anti-oxidants and fibre. They are low in calories and taste really sweet.

One medium-sized pear meets more than a tenth of one's daily vitamin C needs. Vitamin C promotes health in the body and help fight free radical damage.

The flesh of this fruit contains virtually no sodium or saturated fat and is really rich in potassium.

Pears are also a great source of roughage as they are high in fibre, which, in turn, helps to keep our bowel movement smooth and regular.

Many great desserts include pears because they taste delicious when baked, roasted or fried.

So go on have a great pear today and let us know what you think of this great fruit!


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A Banana a Day

Date: 07 February 2008
Tags: fibre, fruit, protein, vitamins, carbohydrate, healthy diet, natural sugars, potassium, Weight-loss-Recipes, Weight-loss-tips, minerals, apples, food, calories, Weight Loss, Vitamin C, detox, energy boost, digestion, nutrition, snacking, banana

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Recently I talked about the old saying that “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.”

So have you been eating more apples? I have, especially the Pink Lady apple. In fact I used to go out with a girl from Australia whose father was the horticulturalist who designed the apple!

However, is it just an apple a day that keeps the doctor away? I don’t think so. What about the old banana then?

When you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrate, three times the phosphorous, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around!

It contains three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fibre and a banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy. Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world's leading athletes.

But energy isn't the only way a banana can help us keep fit. It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet.

So maybe it’s time to update that well-known phrase and say:

"A banana and an apple a day keeps the doctor away”

Now, is there another daily essential we should add...? What's your can't-live-without food? Put it in the comments...

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