The Healthiest Foods You Can Get

The following is a list of the healthiest foods that you can get.  This will help you get an idea as to what foods are the best for your body.

• Fruit

• Apricots
  Apricots contain Beta-carotene which helps to prevent radical damage and also helps to protect the eyes.  A single apricot contains 17 calories, 0 fat, and 1 gram of fiber.  You can eat them dried or soft.

• Mango
  A medium sized mango packs 57 MG of vitamin C, which is nearly your entire daily dose.  This antioxidant will help prevent arthritis and also boost your immune system.

• Cantaloupe
  Cantaloupes contain 117 GG of vitamin C, which is almost twice the recommended dose.  Half a melon contains 853 MG of potassium, which is nearly twice as much as a banana, which helps to lower blood pressure.  Half a melon contains 97 calories, 1 gram of fat, and 2 grams of fiber.

• Tomato
  A tomato can help cut the risk of bladder, stomach, and colon cancers in half if you eat one daily. A tomaton contains 26 calories, 0 fat, and only1 gram of fiber.

• Vegetables

• Onions
  An onion can help to protect against cancer.  A cup of onions offers 61 calories, 0 fat, and 3 grams of fiber.

• Broccoli
  Broccoli can help protect against breast cancer, and it also contains a lot of vitamin C and beta-carotene.  One cup of chopped broccoli contains 25 calories, 0 fat, and 3 grams of fiber.

• Spinach
  Spinach contains carotenoids that can help fend off macular degeneration, which is a major cause of blindness in older people.  One cup contains 7 calories, 0 fat, and 1 gram of fiber.

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• Grains, beans, and nuts

• Peanuts
  Peanuts and other nuts can lower your risk of heart disease by 20 percent.  One ounce contains 166 calories, 14 grams of fat, and over 2 grams of fiber.

• Pinto beans
  A half cut of pinto beans offers more than 25 percent of your daily folate requirement, which protects you against heart disease.  Half a cup contains 103 calories, 1 gram of fat, and 6 grams of fiber.

• Skim milk
  Skim milk offers vitamin B2, which is important for good vision and along with Vitamin A could improve allergies.  You also get calcium and vitamin D as well.  One cup contains 86 calories, o fat, and 0 fiber.

• Seafood

• Salmon
  All cold water fish such as salmon, mackerel, and tuna are excellent sources of omega-3 fatty acids, which help to reduce the risk of cardiac disease.
  A 3 ounce portion of salmon contains 127 calories, 4 grams of fat, and 0 fiber.

• Crab
  Crab is a great source of vitamin B12 and immunity boosting zinc.  A 3-ounce serving of crab offers 84 calories, 1 gram of fat, and 0 fiber.

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