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Your diet can make or break you. Here are a bunch of clever tips to get the most from your diet – by adding fruits!
A bowl full of vibrant and colourful fruits, the gooey pulp, and the sweet and tangy flavourful juice is sure to lift your spirits up in minutes, appealing to all your senses. Red, blue, orange, yellow, green, brown, purple, black and white- all the hues can be found in the ‘hue’mongous list of fruits. Sweet, sour, tangy, citric – there is a flavour to tickle each and every taste bud. And the heavenly whiff that hits the nose as you bite into one!
Palatable to the tongue and pleasing to the eyes, fruits pack in a punch and a whole lot of nutrients, bearing a testimony to nature’s bounty. All of us know/hear/talk about an ideal, healthy diet being rich in fruits and greens. But do we know the multifarious benefits of fruits enough to include them in our daily diet? Here is a ready reckoner to the tender and juicy treats, their benefits, and ways to make them a part of your diet:
However, knowledge of these boons bestowed by the nature will amount to nothing if 2-3 servings of different fruits are not incorporated in your diet. The best thing about fruits is that you can nibble on them anytime, anywhere, and even on the move! Fruits can be made a part of your breakfast, brunch, snack time or even dessert. It is always best to have raw, uncut, thoroughly rinsed fruits to retain all the nutrients. But you can add a dash of variety to your diet by whipping up some fruit based recipes.
The knowledge of these boons bestowed by the nature will amount to nothing if 2-3 servings of different fruits are not incorporated in your diet.
Here are some tips to add a fruity zing to your life:
With the great Indian summers already here, it is the best time to make the most of the fresh produce of the season. So this summer, spoil yourself silly with these delicious fruity indulgences without any guilt!
Pic credit: Dave Emerson (Used under a CC license)
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