If a person wants to be healthy, fruits and vegetables must necessarily be present in his diet. The variety of fruits is amazing - they differ not only in the content of vitamins and antioxidants, but also in color. Surprisingly, coloring can tell us a lot about the useful properties of a fruit or vegetable. Nature herself suggests that at one time or another will be beneficial to the body. How can I use these prompts?
Orange pigment
All year round, in the grocery baskets of every regular supermarket, orange vegetables and fruits flit. Summer is the season of peaches, yellow pepper, apricots, melons. In winter, especially for the New Year, it is customary to eat mandarins, oranges. In the fall on Halloween, all fans of this overseas tradition decorate the houses with gourmet pumpkins, and, therefore, enjoy pumpkin spicy soups. Carrots can be eaten all year round.
Juicy "sunny" color of vegetables and fruits signals to us about the content in the fruit of a large amount of beta-carotene. The human body gratefully accepts this substance, converting it to vitamin A. This vitamin is extremely useful for the skin, hair, nails, bones, eyes. It is also necessary for dental health, for strengthening immunity, for improving cardiac function.
Even, probably, it is not necessary to remind, than vitamin C is good for our organism, which is also rich in many orange vegetables and fruits.
What is so useful about orange vegetables and fruits?
Do you like cracking a carrot? Correctly! It is fantastically useful for the whole organism. It lowers blood pressure, improves eyesight, cleanses blood and even helps reduce cancer cells. Carrots are usually placed in all popular dishes: soups, salads, goulash. Fortunately and it is inexpensive. Do not give up carrots, and the body will thank you. Oranges and tangerines. To such fruits hands stretch themselves, and not in vain. Surprisingly beautiful fruits tone the body, improve mood, make immunity stronger and perfectly rejuvenate the body! But do not forget that citrus fruits often cause allergic reactions.
Pumpkin has a sweet taste, it produces excellent soups, especially if you add fragrant spices. Caloric content is not high, so the pumpkin is suitable for diets and proper nutrition. It is also rich in potassium. Use pumpkin to eat regularly, and you will never hear of problems with kidneys and liver.
Apricots and peaches. These fruits are especially useful in the summer. After all, in the heat due to the influence of UV rays, the absorption of vitamin A decreases, so the need for it becomes especially important. In peaches and apricots contains a large number of useful substances such as magnesium, zinc, potassium, as well as vitamins A and E. Therefore, do not ever deny yourself the pleasure of eating these delicious berries, and you will be happy!