Child and Nutrition – Fruits

Fruits represent one of the best sources nutrition for children. Fruits carry a lot of benefits.They are best eaten raw, which is convenient for busy parents like us. They are also very versatile, which makes them fantastic ingredients for fuss-free snacks and beverages. They also come in a wide variety of colors and flavors, which can make them appealing to a child. And nutrition-wise, the contain loads of vitamins and minerals.

Let’s take a look at some of the good things fruits bring to the table:

1. Cellulose. Cellulose is almost always present in fruits. This is the fiber that helps us eliminate waste easily. Taken regularly, it is a means for preventing constipation.
2. Fruits for hydration. The most enjoyable way to hydrate – that is, retain water in the body – is to eat fruits, especially if the child or person is sick. Not only does it replenish the liquid in your body, but it also supplies a host of other minerals that are good for you.
3. Fruits for detoxification via having a diuretic effect. The potassium, magnesium and sodium content of a fruit acts like a diuretic, making you urinate frequently. This helps your body eliminate toxins and wastes much more efficiently.
4. Fruits for detoxification via an alkalizing effect. As mentioned earlier, all fruits promote waste elimination. Aside from helping your body get rid of waste toxins, it also helps prevent toxins in the body from reaching vital organs. 

Eating fruits (apples, oranges, lemons and pomegranates to name a few) with calcium, iron, vitamin A, B-complex and C with the combination of the usual fruit sugars can help the heart function properly up until old age.

Apples, dates and mangoes on the other hand, work on your central nervous system (including brain functions) and can help sharpen one’s memory. Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries … name it; all berries are beneficial to the circulatory system. Iron, phosphorus and sodium are all present in the ever-reliable berry, and also good for nerve strengthening.

Lemons help people with liver ailments, indigestion, joint pains, arthritis and rheumatism. Watermelons are full of water (hence, the name) and are good cleansing agents, helping to flush out toxins from the kidneys.

Pineapples and pomegranates act as soothing fruits for nasal and bronchial distresses. Grapefruit can treat the common cold. Grapes, apples, and bananas are good brain foods as the natural sugars of the fruits transform into energy that refreshes and soothes the brain.
Fruits are a balm to a wounded body. If you can try to make fruit-eating a fun activity for your child, you can be sure that his health will not go awry. Fruits are best eaten raw, so start out by giving your child fruit smoothies and juices. With fruits, you can never go wrong.

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