Exotic fruits and Exotic fruits and vegetablesvegetables

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Fruits are an important part of a Fruits are an important part of a healthy diet. They are naturally low in healthy diet. They are naturally low in calories, fat, sodium, and cholesterol. calories, fat, sodium, and cholesterol. Fruits play an important role in keeping Fruits play an important role in keeping the body healthy and have many the body healthy and have many benefits. Fruits contain many vitamins benefits. Fruits contain many vitamins and nutrients that may reduce risk for and nutrients that may reduce risk for many illnesses. Exotic fruits are that many illnesses. Exotic fruits are that which are not native and that are which are not native and that are cultivated outside.cultivated outside.

Vegetables are important part of Vegetables are important part of healthy eating and provide a source healthy eating and provide a source of many nutrients, including of many nutrients, including potassium, fiber, folate (folic acid) potassium, fiber, folate (folic acid) and vitamins A, E and C. and vitamins A, E and C.

Exotic fruits-Exotic fruits-they’reweird and they’reweird and wonderful and wonderful and seriously worth seriously worth trying. trying.

Rambutan -a Rambutan -a sweet and juicy fruit sweet and juicy fruit that looks like a that looks like a lychee. It’s a popular lychee. It’s a popular garden fruit tree and garden fruit tree and one of the most one of the most famous in Southeast famous in Southeast Asia. -Asia. -

Jackfruit Jackfruit

Native to Native to southwestern India, southwestern India, Bangladesh, Bangladesh, Philippines and Sri Philippines and Sri Lanka If you like Lanka If you like pineapple, you’ll pineapple, you’ll love jackfruit. love jackfruit.

Dragon fruitDragon fruit

Native to Mexico Native to Mexico and Central and South and Central and South America Dragon fruit America Dragon fruit (also known as (also known as strawberry pear or strawberry pear or pitaya) is a fruit of pitaya) is a fruit of several cactus species several cactus species with a sweet delicate with a sweet delicate taste and creamy taste and creamy pulp. The most pulp. The most common dragon fruit common dragon fruit is the red pitaya. is the red pitaya.

African cucumberAfrican cucumber

Native to Native to Kalahari Desert, Africa Kalahari Desert, Africa The African cucumber The African cucumber (also known as horned (also known as horned melon or melano) is melon or melano) is like a melon with like a melon with horns. It has dark horns. It has dark green pulp that tastes green pulp that tastes like bananas, limes, like bananas, limes, passion fruit and passion fruit and cucumbercucumber

CeleriacCeleriac

It makes a It makes a great great alternative to the palternative to the potatootato in the winter, and  in the winter, and is an excellent is an excellent source of dietary source of dietary fiber.fiber.

RomanescoRomanesco

Is an excellent Is an excellent source of vitamin source of vitamin C, vitamin K, fiber C, vitamin K, fiber and carotenoids.and carotenoids.

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Chili were once new to the average Chili were once new to the average American consumer. But these days American consumer. But these days most everyone is familiar with these most everyone is familiar with these hot peppers and as further indication hot peppers and as further indication of their widespread popularity, salsa of their widespread popularity, salsa has eclipsed ketchup as the country's has eclipsed ketchup as the country's most popular condiment.most popular condiment.

Mangoes and kiwisMangoes and kiwis were also once  were also once viewed as unconventional.viewed as unconventional.

CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION

Eating exotic fruits and Eating exotic fruits and vegetables :vegetables :

-The nutrients in vegetables -The nutrients in vegetables are vital for health and are vital for health and maintenance of your body.maintenance of your body.

-Eating a diet rich in -Eating a diet rich in vegetables and fruits may vegetables and fruits may reduce risk for stroke, reduce risk for stroke, cancer, heart diseases cancer, heart diseases

––One to four cups of One to four cups of vegetables or fruits are vegetables or fruits are recommended each day, recommended each day, depending on how many depending on how many calories you need. calories you need. 

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