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Nutritional Info for Raw Fruits & Vegetables, Most Popular Raw Vegetables Sold
Written by Diet Bites
A list of the most common foods - fruit, vegetables and fish sold in their raw state.
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If you're looking for weight loss you won't have to look any further than the Garden of Mother Nature. She has prepared a bounty of foods that can fit into any healthy diet plan. Whether the food is from her garden, the sea or under the Good Earth, natural foods are naturally low in caloric and dietary fat content.
The most common foods that are sold in their raw state are documented in the dietary chart below. Let us review their wholesome nutritional contents:
Banana - Contains potassium benefits in addition to B-vitamins. An excellent choice for snack time and breakfast.
Apple - It may have been Eve's culprit but who can blame her if so? For about 100 calories an apple holds significant vitamins and nutrients that may even help keep the doctor away. The crispness of the apple may assist in waking individuals who take longer to come into focus after their nightly rest.
Lettuce - Most varieties of lettuce contain about 5 skinny calories per cup. You should insert the darker varieties into your daily diet as well as orange, yellow, purple, red and other eye-catching fruits and vegetables.
Limes, lemons, oranges, grapefruit - Adding citrus to your daily diet assists in fighting diseases and illness such as the common cold as citrus-based foods contain a substantial amount of Vitamin C which boosts immunity. Vitamin C can also assist in healing.
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Remember that a variety of healthy foods on the menu helps to ensure the best nutritional values. Adding raw foods to the daily diet not only adds crunch but nutritional values:
Peelings add roughage and dietary fiber content.
The crunchy texture assist in dental health and keeping plaque under control.
Raw vegetables and fruits are naturally low in caloric values. Enjoying a salad mix with lunch and dinner can assist in consuming fewer calories during meal time. A fruit salad consisting of raw fruit can accomplish the same.
Most Common Fruits, Vegetables and Fish Sold Raw
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Top 20 Fruits |
Top 20 Vegetables |
Top 20 Fish |
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banana |
potato |
shrimp |
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apple |
iceberg lettuce |
cod |
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watermelon |
tomato |
pollock |
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orange |
onion |
catfish |
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cantaloupe |
carrot |
scallop |
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grape |
celery |
Atlantic/coho salmon |
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grapefruit |
sweet corn |
flounder |
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strawberry |
broccoli |
sole |
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peach |
green cabbage |
oyster |
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pear |
cucumber |
orange roughy |
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nectarine |
bell pepper |
Atlantic/Pacific and jack mackerel |
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honeydew melon |
cauliflower |
ocean perch |
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plum |
leaf lettuce |
rockfish |
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avocado |
sweet potato |
whiting |
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lemon |
mushroom |
clam |
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pineapple |
green onion |
haddock |
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tangerine |
green (snap) bean |
blue crab |
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sweet cherry |
radish |
rainbow trout |
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kiwi fruit |
summer squash |
halibut |
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lime |
asparagus |
lobster |
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