8 Reasons to Eat Pineapple
Posted on Thursday, June 17th, 2010
Have you ever looked at a pineapple and thought to yourself that it seems like a difficult fruit to cut? Well, this intimidating vessel of juiciness is absolutely simple to maneuver. I learned the hard/easy way as out of all the fair maidens in the produce section, I happened to pick the one without an instructions tag attached around her neck. I was left to search the Internet for a way to cut a pineapple. It literally took me longer to read the instructions than to cut the entire pineapple, which was sliced and diced in less than 1 minute – no lie.
The pineapple is a healthy, tropical fruit with historical roots in Brazil and Paraguay. Today, it is grown in various parts of the world, including Southeast Asia, Hawaii, Thailand, the Philippines, Costa Rica, and Japan. There are plenty of benefits linked to this tasty delight.
Below you will find 8 reasons to eat pineapple:
1. Packed with Vitamin C: Just one cup of pineapple chunks contains 131% of your daily recommended value of vitamin C, which provides a healthy boost to the immune system.
2. Available Year-round: The season for pineapple is from March through June, but grocery stores offer the juicy fruit throughout the year.
3. Low in the Bad Stuff: Pineapples are low in sodium, cholesterol and saturated fat.
4. Vitamin Rich: Come closer to satisfying your daily intake of vitamin B6, thiamin, copper, manganese, and dietary fiber.
5. A Filling Treat: When you’re in need of a sweet snack, why not choose a healthy option that makes you feel fuller than high-sugar or high-fat junk food? Thanks to a high-water content, pineapples make a tasty treat between meals.
6. Health Remedies: In the past, fermented pineapple juice was actually used to dissolve warts, calluses, and corns.
7. Aids Digestion: When you consume moderate amounts of the natural acids (citric, malic, and tartaric) and bromelain enzyme found in pineapple, you can aid in digestion.
8. Natural Diuretic: Flush your system of toxins by eating pineapples.
I love pineapple, I need to pick one up before it goes out of season!
I LOVE pineapple! I don’t know how to pick a good, sweet one though, so I always have to get my sister to pick them out for me. Thanks so much for the link. I don’t buy them as much as I’d like because the way I usually cut them up is much more time consuming – don’t know why I didn’t think of that!