YOUR FOOD BASKET DEFINED- PART 1

You should know the uses or importance and benefits of the foods that you buy or eat. After a long research I came up with this this article which is more like a summary which features over sixty different foods including spices, fruits, vegetables, nuts and their usefulness or importance to your body.

In this part of the article I will talk about mango, beans, carrots, apricots, spinach, peanuts, cucumber, oranges, coconut, turnips, leek, tomato, potato, pepper and cabbage.

1. MANGO
- Good for eyes, helps prevent heart attacks, good for hypertension and diabetes.

2. BEANS
- Help to prevent hair loss, good for hypertension, works for constipation, cholesterol and anemia.

3. CARROTS- eaten raw or cooked.
- Rich in beta- carotene, vitamin B, C, D, E and K. Has iron, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, and sulphur.
- Good for eyes, skin problems, diarrhoea, excess gastric acid, and helps to prevent cancer.

4. APRICOTS
- Good for eyes, anemia, skin problems, lack of appetite, depression and nervousness.

5. SPINACH- cook for a short period of time because cooking for a long time destroys nutrients.
- Rich in beta- carotene, Vitamin C, useful fatty acids, calcium, potassium, zinc, iron and magnesium.
- Strengthens the liver, good for eyes, anemia, high cholesterol level, pregnancy, physical activity and growth.

6. PEANUTS
- Rich in protein and essential fatty acids.
- Energy giving helps with skin problems, heart problems and hypertension.

7. CUCUMBER
- Good for skin problems, constipation, gout, obesity and diabetes.

8. ORANGES
- Rich in vitamin C.
- Good for coughs and colds, gout, cancer prevention, eye problems, and constipation.

9. COCONUT- rich in minerals can be eaten fresh or dry.
- Digestive problems, dehydration and fever.

10. TURNIPS- rich in calcium.
- Good for obesity and gout.

11. LEEK
- Good for sinus, bronchitis, constipation and excess uric acid.

12. TOMATO
- Alkalizes blood, good for the immune system, arteries, and protects you from prostate cancer.

13. POTATO- energy giving carbohydrate.
- good for the stomach, heart attack, kidney problems, obesity and diabeties.

14. PEPPER
- works for stomach disorders, constipation, diabetes, obesity and prevents cancer of the digestive system.

15. CABBAGE- works best when eaten raw.
- Rich in calcium, sulphur, vitamin A and C.
- Prevents cancer, intestinal disorders and parasites, heart disease, obesity, diabetes, scurvy, boosts immune system, controls infections including skin infections and heals ulcers.

Look out for part 2. Part 2 will feature the following foods;
- Cashew nuts, lettuce, grapes, peas, peaches, bananas, walnuts, broccoli, sour sop, guava, pear, cassava, strawberry, grape fruit, beetroots etc.

Thank you for reading. Remember to shop for the right food, so that you eat right and be healthy. Do not just buy, know what you buy.

God bless you.

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