Monday, June 23, 2008

Some fruits are good sources of many nutrients

FRUITS

As with vegetables, some fruits are good sources of many nutrients, including carbohydrates and fiber. In addition, fruits, unlike most desserts, can satisfy your sweet tooth without tipping the scales. Also unlike many desserts, fruits provide our bodies with a variety of important vitamins and minerals.

Choices include:

apple, fresh juice sauce
apricots, * fresh canned in juice dried
banana
berries, ** except strawberries strawberries
cherries
dates
figs, fresh and dried
fruit cocktail, fresh or canned grapefruit, ** fresh canned in juice juice
grapes
kiwi**
kumquats
mango
melon, *** except watermelon watermelon
nectarine***
orange, ** fresh Mandarin sections juice
papaya
peach, * fresh canned in juice
pear, fresh canned in juice
persimmon
pineapple, fresh canned in juice juice
plums
prunes
prune juice
raisins
tangerine**

* Good source of vitamin A
** Good source of vitamin C
*** Good source of vitamins A and C

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