Fruits

Fruits provide carbohydrate, vitamins, minerals, and fiber.

Examples of fruit include

    * apples
    * fruit juice
    * strawberries
    * dried fruit
    * grapefruit

 

    * bananas
    * raisins
    * oranges
    * watermelon
    * peaches

 

    * mango
    * guava
    * papaya
    * berries
    * canned fruit


What are healthy ways to eat fruits?

    * Eat fruits raw or cooked, as juice with no sugar added, canned in their own juice, or dried.

    * Buy smaller pieces of fruit.

    * Choose pieces of fruit more often than fruit juice. Whole fruit is more filling and has more fiber.

    * Save high-sugar and high-fat fruit desserts such as peach cobbler or cherry pie for special occasions.

  

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You are advised to seek professional medical advice when considering any form of alternative medicine or diet.