Fruit Powerhouses
May’s Muscle & Fitness magazine had a good article on specific fruits and how they do the body good. Here is a quick rundown on the ones they mentioned.
Blueberries
1 cup = 84 calories, 1 g protein, 22 g carbs, 1 g fat, 4 g fiber
Health benefits:
- More antioxidants than most fruits
- Brain boosting effect
Cherries
1 cup = 87 calories, 2 g protein, 22 g carbs, 0 g fat, 3 g fiber
Health benefits:
- Contains antioxidant called anthocyanins (reduces inflammation)
Grapefruit
1 large = 106 calories, 2 g protein, 27 g carbs, 0 g fat, 4 g fiber
Health benefits:
- Keeps insulin levels steady
- Influences fat loss
Pomegranate
1/2 seeds only = 80 calories, 1 g protein, 18 g carbs, 1 g fat, 0 g fiber
Health benefits
- Antioxidants
- Enhance nitric oxide levels (dilates blood vessels)
Watermelon
1 slice = 86 calories, 2 g protein, 22 g carbs, 0 g fat, 1 g fiber
Health benefits
- Amino acid citruline which converts to arginine (produces nitric oxide)
- High in lycopene
One of my favorite snacks! Cottage cheese and bluberries! (but sometimes I add some yogurt and almonds too)
Great post!
Ah, pomegranate, you are my one true love you are!
nice little rundown you have here, I’ll just add another that I love, the indefatigable tomato, another excellent source of lycopene. tomato’s is fruits too, right?
i love blueberries but they are so scarce and expensive