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August 24- August 31,2003 |
Health Kicks
Foods that keep you going strong
By Rita Simonetta
Originally Published: 2003-08-10
Food gives us energy and replenishes our system, but some types of food provide us with more energy and replenishment than others.
Fruits are one of Mother Nature's energizers. They provide glucose for the brain and body and are more easily digested than anything else.
Our bodies can find all it needs from fruits, which have the highest water content of any food and provide a generous supply of vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, amino acids and fatty acids.
But there's only one important thing to remember when reaching for a fruit: never eat it after meals. Fruit should only be eaten on an empty stomach. Eating fruit after a meal means that the fruit will not be able to digest properly.
Eat fruits as snacks in-between breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Those expensive power bars that line store shelves aren't the only way to get a quick pick-me-up during the day. A more inexpensive and just as powerful alternative is the banana. Most famous for its ability to strengthen bones, bananas are also high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system. This high-fibre fruit can also be used as a natural laxative. Pregnant women sometimes snack on bananas to avoid morning sickness. If you wake up the morning after with one of those nasty hangovers, reach for a banana. A banana milkshake will help calm the stomach. A tablespoon of honey will rebuild depleted blood sugar levels.
The kiwi is a small but powerful little fruit. It has twice the Vitamin C content of an average-sized orange and is also a good source of potassium.
It's no wonder that an-apple-a-day-keeps-the-doctor-away. Apples have plenty antioxidants that helps lower the risks of colon cancer, stroke and heart attacks. The skin is the most important part of the apple and carries the most antioxidant nutrients.
Speaking of antioxidants, there is no more powerful weapon than sweet and juicy strawberries, which have the highest total antioxidant levels and protect blood vessels from clogging.
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