The amazing benefits of eating apples, as part of a balanced diet, can play an important role in staying healthy and maintaining fitness.
The aim of this site is to provide information with a simple approach that everyone can benefit from and put into practice. One objective is to impart knowledge of the nutritional value of a healthy diet and the role it plays in one’s overall wellbeing.
Good nutrition is the path to a sound body and mind.
Health Facts
An apple is an amazing fruit that not only provides important physical nutrition during a workout but contains a rich source of potassium that helps combat mental fatigue.
Apples are a great source of slow-release energy for the body while exercising.
A simple nutritious pre-workout snack of 1 or 2 chopped apples mixed with dry dates will provide an excellent source of energy. There are numerous benefits of dates that are worth a mention and will be written about in a separate article.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away is as true as it sounds with a high composition of antioxidants especially found in the skin. The fruit is also high in dietary fibre and an excellent blood purifier.
The vitamin A content in apples is 50% more than oranges. This not only promotes growth but at the same time provides protection from infection.
The amazing benefit of apples are that the vitamin C content helps maintain strong healthy bones.
Eating apples, as part of a healthy diet, can help in reducing weight whilst at the same time lowering the risk of developing cancer, diabetes and heart disease.
Having a good diet and eating healthy foods can play a vital role in achieving one’s fitness aspirations.
These are some of the amazing benefits of apples that will help one to maintain health and keep one motivated to become the person they want to be.
Editor’s note:
Another aim of this site is to give recipe ideas that are simple and nutritious. In this case, the objective is to have fun and to take part in learning about different ingredients, rather than the exact quantities and weights of items required. However guidelines will be available. Recipes will be nut free, however, add them if there are no allergy issues.
KEEP IT SIMPLE RECIPES – APPLE FRUIT SALAD
Ingredients
- 1 apple
- A sliced orange
- 1 banana
- 10 white/black grapes
- 1 pear
Method
Chop the apple and pear into bite size pieces (the skin can be removed if preferred).
Slice/chop the banana as desired.
Add the sliced orange and grapes.
Mix all the ingredients in a bowl and serve.