- Let’s begin with the veggies!
- Beans
- Broccoli
- Cabbage
- Carrots
- Cauliflower
- Garlic
- Lemons and lime
- Mushroom
- Sweet potatoes
- Tomatoes
- Onions
- Next, fruits
- Bananas
- Grapefruit
- Grapes
- Oranges
- Pineapple
- Strawberries
- Watermelon
- Apples
- Avocados
- Other food that should be part of our diet
- Green tea
- Honey
- Walnuts
- Olive oil
- And let’s not forget the most important ingredient in our diet
- Water!
You’ve grown up hearing that you should eat your fruits and vegetables. Your Mom probably repeated it a zillion times. Then your teachers, at school. And of course you know you should eat your fruits and veggies.
But question is: are you? Have you been listening to that gold-plated advice?
Before you just wave this post away, I urge you to spend a minute to read WHY fruits and veg are crucial for your health. I am saying this especially because these days, lifestyles are hectic and people are super-busy chasing their to-do lists. As a result, they move their health down the priority list and end up feeling fatigued and tired. Meal times are often something grabbed and eaten in a hurry. On top of that, they wonder why they’re not feeling energetic.
The foundation of being healthy revolves around eating healthy, getting enough sleep and exercise. While we always have good intentions, we always fall short of our goals when it comes to self care and managing our diet.
Here’s a timely reminder why you should eat your fruits and vegetables. If you are living with diabetes, then it is absolutely mandatory to eat your fruits and vegetables! I’ve listed some of the most easily available ones.
Let’s begin with the veggies!
Beans
•Prevent constipation.
•Help hemorrhoids.
•Lower cholesterol.
•Combat cancer.
•Stabilize blood sugar.
Broccoli
•Saves eyesight.
•Combats cancer.
•Protects your heart.
•Controls blood pressure.
Cabbage
•Fights cancer.
•Prevents constipation.
•Promotes weight loss.
•Protects your heart.
•Helps hemorrhoids.
Carrots
•Save eyesight.
•Protect your heart.
•Prevent constipation.
•Combat cancer.
•Promote weight loss.
Cauliflower
•Keeps off Prostate Cancer.
•Combats Breast Cancer.
•Strengthens bones.
•Banishes bruises.
•Guards against heart disease.
Garlic
•Lowers cholesterol.
•Controls blood pressure.
•Combats cancer.
•Kills bacteria.
•Fights fungus.
Lemons and lime
•Combat cancer.
•Protect your heart.
•Control blood pressure.
•Smoothen skin.
•Stop scurvy.
Mushroom
•Controls blood pressure.
•Lowers cholesterol.
•Combats cancer.
•Strengthens bones.
Sweet potatoes
•Save your eyesight.
•Lift mood.
•Combat cancer.
•Strengthen bones.
Tomatoes
•Protect the prostate gland
•Combat cancer.
•Lower cholesterol.
•Protect your heart.
Onions
•Reduce risk of heart attack.
•Combat cancer.
•Kill bacteria(bactericidal).
•Lower cholesterol.
•Fight fungal infections.
Next, fruits
Bananas
• Protect your heart.
• Strengthen bones.
• Control blood pressure
• Block diarrhea.
Grapefruit
•Protects against heart attacks
•Promotes Weight loss
•Helps prevent strokes
•Combats Prostate Cancer
•Lowers cholesterol
Grapes
•Save eyesight.
•Conquer kidney stones.
•Combat cancer.
•Enhance blood flow.
•Protect your heart.
Oranges
•Support immune systems.
•Combat cancer.
•Protect your heart.
•Straighten respiration.
Pineapple
•Strengthens bones.
•Relieves colds.
•Aids digestion.
•Dissolves warts.
•Blocks diarrhea.
Strawberries
•Combat cancer.
•Protect your heart.
•Boost memory.
•Calm stress
Watermelon
•Protects prostate.
•Promotes weight loss.
•Lowers cholesterol.
•Helps stops strokes.
•Controls blood pressure.
•Fights dehydration.
Apples
•Protect your heart.
•Prevent constipation.
•Prevent diarrhea.
•Improve lung capacity.
•Cushion joints.
Avocados
•Battle diabetes.
•Lower cholesterol.
•Help stops strokes.
•Control blood pressure.
•Smoothen skin.
Other food that should be part of our diet
Green tea
•Combats cancer.
•Protects your heart.
•Helps stops strokes.
•Promotes weight loss.
•Kills bacteria.
Honey
•Heals wounds.
•Aids digestion.
•Guards against ulcers.
•Increases energy.
•Fights allergies.
Walnuts
•Lower cholesterol.
•Combat cancer.
•Boost memory.
•Protect against cardiovascular diseases.
Olive oil
•Protects your heart.
•Promotes Weight loss.
•Combats cancer.
•Battles diabetes.
•Great for skin.
And let’s not forget the most important ingredient in our diet
Water!
•Quenches thirst.
•Combats cancer.
•Conquers kidney stones.
•Keeps us hydrated
As you can see, it makes sense to eat healthy, which means: eat your fruits and vegetables ♥
Stay healthy!
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