Top 15 Healthiest Fruits
I find myself a lot of times that I need to eat something, but I know I’m not hungry because I’ve just eaten an hour ago and I shouldn’t eat something else if I’m smart and I’m aware of my goal to lose fat.
Sometimes I can win over this false hunger, but sometimes I don’t and I try to eat at least something that will bring valuable nutritions to my body.
This is my top 15 fruits I have in mind when this is happening:
- Apples – 1 medium apple (80 calories, 0 g fat): An apple’s 3 g of fiber help you meet your fiber goal of 20 g to 30 g daily. High-fiber diets can lower heart disease risk;
- Apricots – 3 apricots (51 calories, 0 g fat): A good source of beta-carotene (which is converted to vitamin A by the body), providing the equivalent of 35% of the RDA for vitamin A;
- Bananas – 1 medium (105 calories, 0 g fat): Bananas are a great source of potassium, which plays a key role in heart health and muscle function. Plus each one has 2 g of fiber;
- Blackberries – 1 cup (74 calories, 0 g fat): This fruit boasts a whopping 10 g of fiber in a single cup;
- Blueberries - 1 cup (81 calories, 0 g fat): Blueberries help prevent and treat bladder infections by making it hard for bacteria to stick to urinary tract walls;
- Cherries – 1 cup (84 calories, 1 g fat): A good source of perillyl alcohol, which helps prevent cancer in animals. Heart-protective anthocyanins give cherries their color;
- Grapefruits – 1/2 fruit (39 calories, 0 g fat): A good source of vitamin C and a compound called naringenin, which helps suppress tumors in animals;
- Kiwi – 1 medium (46 calories, 0 g fat): Just one little fruit packs a mean vitamin-C punch (74 mg) and an impressive 2.8 g fiber;
- Mangoes – 1 mango (135 calories, 1 g fat): A single mango has enough beta-carotene to cover your RDA for vitamin A while racking up 57 mg of vitamin C;
- Oranges fruits- 1 orange (61 calories, 0 g fat): One orange provides an impressive 50 mg to 70 mg of vitamin C, 40 mcg of folic acid and 52 mg of calcium;
- Papayas – 1 cup, cubed (55 calories, 0 g fat): Loaded with vitamin C (86 mg per cup), a healthy dose of fiber (2.5 g) and a sprinkling of beta-carotene and calcium;
- Purple grapes - 1 small (113 calories, 0.9 g fat):Offer three heart-guarding compounds: flavonoids, anthocyanins and resveratrol (green grapes are not rich in them);
- Prunes – 1/3 cup, stewed (87 calories, 0 g fat): Prunes’ famed laxative effect is no mystery: There are 5 g of fiber (both soluble and insoluble) in just 1/3 cup;
- Raspberries - 1 cup (60 calories, 0 g fat): Teeming with 8 g of fiber per cup, they also boast vitamin C, ellagic acid and anthocyanins;
- Strawberries - 1 cup, sliced (50 calories, 0 g fat): Strawberries have high levels of ellagic acid and anthocyanins, and are rich in vitamin C (95 mg per cup) and fiber (3.8 g per cup).
What is your favorite fruit and why?
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Anna
21. February 2007 | 15:22 hGreat list! I always try eating as healthy as possible.
How about watermelons?
Nessie
21. February 2007 | 15:34 hThis list was about the 15 top healthiest fruits I love to eat. In my opinion, any fruit is good for your health, just that some are better then others and you cannot find all the fruits in the area you are living, so you have to choose.
Anna, since you asked about watermelons, I can tell you that they are an excellent source of vitamins A, C and B6. They are also a great source of potassium, and extremely low in sodium. Watermelons are a great snack for both children and adults and they contain practically no fat.
So, if you have melons in your area, go for it!
Andy Green
21. February 2007 | 15:40 hGreat blog! I’ll keep an eye.
P.S. The RSS feed is not working.
Nessie
21. February 2007 | 15:50 hYes, Andy, the FeedBurner guys were doing some maintenance for an hour or so, but it’s up and running now. Thanks for letting me know about the issue and I hope you’ll enjoy my daily posts.
Craig
21. February 2007 | 18:00 hThanks for this nice resource on fruit, I think you may have a typo though:)
Al thought the amount of vitamin C in a orange is impressive I think you probably meant 50 mg to 70 mg and not grams. Taking that much vitamin c would give you a big overdose and could lead to some nasty consequences …. see the below link for details
http://ezinearticles.com/?Vitamin-C-Overdose&id=144404
Keep up the good work I look forward to reading more interesting fruit facts in the future
Nessie
21. February 2007 | 18:35 hThank you, Craig, for bringing this to my attention and for the link. You were right! I made the change.
I hope I’ll see you around!
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Kai
20. March 2007 | 07:27 hGreat list – a good one to print out and keep on the fridge as a reminder!
Andrew Won
12. February 2008 | 04:43 hMy favourite fruit is peach can u tell me stuff about peach???
And i also want to kno the things inside acocado (veg)
TY
Andrew Won
12. February 2008 | 04:48 hi wanna kno about peach cuz thts my favourite fruit and veg is avocado
can u tell me all the goods in them???
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5. August 2009 | 20:39 hWe should probably eat as much Grapefruit as humanly possible, so we can keep tumors down in animals.
Mark
23. August 2009 | 20:55 hThe list of the healthy fruits is very helpful. Now a days people are moving towards the processed fruits and vegetables. One must eat fruits in their natural way else their nutritional value is finished.
matthew
11. January 2010 | 18:20 hIlove blue berries
vinay
13. February 2010 | 20:16 hI feel pomegranate should be added to the list
Josh
15. June 2010 | 04:08 hThanks for the list.
Missydee
28. September 2010 | 05:29 hJust wondering would you be better off having two apples a day or 1 apple one banana? Thanks
Nessie
4. October 2010 | 18:04 hMissydee, one is not necessarily better than the other. Both apples and bananas have health benefits and it’s only a matter of preference. Thus, I would have one apple + one banana because variety is the key to a healthy diet.
Nigel
14. October 2010 | 00:53 hExcellent Blog; Found it really helpful
5 star’s
Kristen
13. December 2010 | 07:28 hI think guava should be added somewhere on that list.
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3. March 2011 | 02:15 hare the fruits on this list still as good if they are dried? I was thinking for the apricots, grapes, cranberries etc. What about peanuts?
Nessie
7. March 2011 | 08:38 hFinchy, dried fruits are a good snack if you crave for sweets. They are high in calories and sugar and you should be careful how much you eat.
Raw peanuts and all sort of nuts are a good source of essential fatty acid, but again, watch out for the calories. 50g of nuts per day should be enough.
Berber
10. March 2011 | 13:49 hMmmmm I love strawberries
And watermelon is great too.
You should also try yellow Kiwi, they’re much sweeter than the green ones!
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MIna
29. June 2011 | 04:44 hhey i have a question …. the body will gain wight if it takes over load of calories 2 … each fruit have a certain amount of calories … what is the limit of calories the body should take in the diet situation ?
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Captain Cool
12. September 2011 | 15:40 hwow thankyou so much. I had to right an essay about healthy eating and you really helped me with your list.thanks
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27. January 2012 | 07:50 hWatermelon Should definitely be in top 15
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