| While eating a few bananas here and there won't | | | | Another way that eating fruit can help you live longer is |
| make you live to be 200 years old, making sure there's | | | | by acting as a substitute for other foods that might not |
| enough fruit in your daily diet can go a long way in | | | | be as healthy. If you grab an apple between meals, it's |
| keeping you healthy. | | | | a lot better for you than grabbing cookies or a bag of |
| What kinds of fruits should you add to your diet? Well, | | | | chips. Eating the apple (or other fruit) will fill your belly |
| all fruit has different benefits, but a wise rule of thumb | | | | and make you less likely to snack on food that might |
| is to eat a lot of fruit of various colors. Various colors? | | | | not be the best for your body. |
| You got it. | | | | Eating any kind of fruit is good for you, but you gain a |
| The reason for this is that different colored fruit | | | | lot more if you eat raw, fresh fruits. Most of the time, |
| contains different vitamins and other things that your | | | | you'll want to eat the skin of the fruit as this is where a |
| body needs to stay healthy. By mixing up colors of | | | | lot of the minerals are stored. It also acts as a great |
| fruit, you can make sure you're getting a wide range | | | | source of fiber. |
| of different vitamins and minerals to help your body. | | | | Frozen fruit is next on the list. While fruit loses some of |
| There's an old saying that you might have heard | | | | the things that makes it good for your body when it's |
| before - an apple a day keeps the doctor away. While | | | | frozen, it's still a good way to get enough fruit during |
| no one is entirely sure who came up with the phrase | | | | the long winter months if you don't live in a tropical |
| first, it's been around for a very long time. This is a | | | | climate where it's warm and fresh fruit is readily |
| testament to the truth of the statement. | | | | available all year around. |
| Beyond just apples, though, adding a wide variety of | | | | Last on the list of healthiest fruit is canned fruit. To |
| fruit to your diet is a good thing that can help your cells | | | | preserve the fruit in cans, the fruit is usually stored in a |
| stay healthy and give you a longer, more pleasant | | | | thick sugary liquid. You're still getting some of the |
| lifespan. | | | | benefits of fruit this way, but you also get all the sugar |
| Eating fruit increases antioxidants in your body and | | | | and all the problems that come with a diet high in |
| helps boost your immune system. Both of these things | | | | sugar. |
| are vital to a healthy body and a long life. | | | | |