Benefits of Eating Dried Fruits Everyday: This is what you should know
If you are looking for the healthiest dried fruit for weight loss, then this article is for you. Dried fruits are very popular for a multitude of reasons! Eating fruit is associated with improved health and provides many of the essential minerals, vitamins, phytonutrients, and fiber that you need every day. Dried fruit doesn't spoil as quickly and is an easy snack to pack, especially for activities like hiking!
But keep in mind, that dried fruits are higher in calories because they are more concentrated once the water has been removed. Weight for weight, fresh fruit will have few calories than its dehydrated version. One hundred grams of fresh plums contain only 46 calories, whereas 100 grams of prunes (dried plums) have 240 calories. It is also important to note that some vitamins are lost during the drying process. For the same fresh plums, you are eating 16% of your daily needs for vitamin C, but when dried, you are getting only 1%.
It is also important to note that a single serving of fresh fruit is 1 cup, but when the fruit has been dehydrated, a single serving is only one-half of a cup.
Dried fruits are good for your health, especially if you stick to a proper diet.
1. Candied papaya fruits
Strengthen the whole body, activate protein metabolism, and increase activity.
2. Dried dates
Increases performance and can be used as a painkiller, contains vitamins B5, E, H, and strengthens the immune system.
3. Dried pears
Beneficial to the intestines, removing toxins and heavy metals from the body.
4. Apricots
Is an irreplaceable source of potassium; beneficial to the heart, and a means to prevent cancer.
5. Figs
Normalizes the activity of the thyroid gland, helps to eliminate parasites from the body, and in alternative medicine is used as a remedy for bronchitis.
6. Prunes
A great tool to support a healthy gastrointestinal tract.
Recommended for people with heart, kidney, and liver problems.
Helps with rheumatism, and improves vision due to vitamin A.
7. Raisins
Is an antidepressant and helps with thyroid disorders.
9. Currants
Currants have 3 grams of protein per serving, 13% of daily iron, and 18% of the average person's daily needs for potassium.
But keep in mind, that dried fruits are higher in calories because they are more concentrated once the water has been removed. Weight for weight, fresh fruit will have few calories than its dehydrated version. One hundred grams of fresh plums contain only 46 calories, whereas 100 grams of prunes (dried plums) have 240 calories. It is also important to note that some vitamins are lost during the drying process. For the same fresh plums, you are eating 16% of your daily needs for vitamin C, but when dried, you are getting only 1%.
It is also important to note that a single serving of fresh fruit is 1 cup, but when the fruit has been dehydrated, a single serving is only one-half of a cup.
Benefits of Eating Dried Fruits Everyday
Dried fruits are good for your health, especially if you stick to a proper diet.
1. Candied papaya fruits
Strengthen the whole body, activate protein metabolism, and increase activity.
2. Dried dates
Increases performance and can be used as a painkiller, contains vitamins B5, E, H, and strengthens the immune system.
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3. Dried pears
Beneficial to the intestines, removing toxins and heavy metals from the body.
4. Apricots
Is an irreplaceable source of potassium; beneficial to the heart, and a means to prevent cancer.
5. Figs
Normalizes the activity of the thyroid gland, helps to eliminate parasites from the body, and in alternative medicine is used as a remedy for bronchitis.
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6. Prunes
A great tool to support a healthy gastrointestinal tract.
Recommended for people with heart, kidney, and liver problems.
Helps with rheumatism, and improves vision due to vitamin A.
7. Raisins
Is an antidepressant and helps with thyroid disorders.
8. Cranberries, sweetened
It is almost impossible to find unsweetened dried cranberries, but inappropriate servings, they can still be a healthy choice! The dark color of foods, including cranberries, is associated with being rich in phytonutrients!
It is almost impossible to find unsweetened dried cranberries, but inappropriate servings, they can still be a healthy choice! The dark color of foods, including cranberries, is associated with being rich in phytonutrients!
9. Currants
Currants have 3 grams of protein per serving, 13% of daily iron, and 18% of the average person's daily needs for potassium.
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