The problem of balanced nutrition is relevant for almost every second inhabitant of the Earth. Nutritionists are urged to include as many berries and fruits as possible in the diet to combat overweight and the diseases that follow it. However, everything is not so simple. It turns out that many gifts of nature should also be eaten with caution. Otherwise, instead of the treasured dumping of kilograms, there is a threat to gain new ones.
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Yes, fresh fruits and berries have a rather low calorie content. But many of them contain large amounts of sucrose. And it is rich in carbohydrates, the very ones that become a serious barrier to weight loss and a healthy lifestyle. For example, grapes for this reason are not very good for parting with weight. It is too sweet, in simple terms. Or, say, dates. Against their background, other fruits and berries clearly win. Their caloric value is much less. But this is precisely in the background, do not forget! Or another example: we know that pineapple is one of the main foods with excess weight. It helps the body process excess fat. But overseas fruit contains 48 kcal per 100 grams. Because it is advisable to eat fruits and berries, calorie is still also counting.
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And now, in order:
- The most “dangerous”, as already noted, is the date. In 100 g of fruit, no less than 281 ccl. So a handful of the product, plus something else from the same sphere, can make up not only tasty, but also a full-fledged lunch or dinner.
- The second and third place is occupied by rose hips. In fresh, as much as 101 kcal, and in dried even more - 253. A decoction of it is extremely useful, but due to such calorie content it is not recommended to put sugar or other sweeteners in it.
- We will give the fourth place to bananas, in them 91 kcal. Next to them, other fruits and berries are not so high in calories.
- Already mentioned grapes - 69 kcal. It is more than 80% water. But since there are a lot of carbohydrates, 17.5%, then there are too many calories.
- Then, after each other, they lined up: the eastern sweetness of persimmon (62 kcal), garden mountain ash (58 kcal), figs (56 kcal) and black chokeberry (54 kcal). Mulberry, cherry and pomegranate adjoin them: 53 kcal and 52 kcal each.
- The calorie content of fruits and berries, which we will consider below, is already so small that you can not be afraid to eat them in unlimited quantities. In cherry - 49, in pineapple - 48, in kiwi - 47, in apricots and apples - 46 kcal, respectively. Because these products are an excellent dessert after the main course or a snack with a feeling of hunger.
- The table of caloric content of fruits and berries considered by us was constructed on the basis of a decrease. Now let's go from bottom to top. Cranberries, 28 kcal, took first place in low-calorie food. The second is sea buckthorn, 30 kcal. And the third is lemon, 31 kcal. The remaining gifts of gardens, forests and vegetable gardens surpass them completely insignificantly. So, 45 kcal in dogwood, 44 kcal in garden gooseberries and our beloved southern peaches. 43 - in plums, 42 kcal has a pear. 41 - strawberries, raspberries, 40 kcal - in lingonberries, blueberries and black currants. The calories of quince, oranges, tangerines, white and red currants, grapefruit, etc. ranges from 39 kcal to 41. Recall that the same grapefruit is also necessary in the daily diet in the presence of excess weight. His bitterness is a great fat burner.
Here she is, a pantry of nature, capable of feeding her fill, and helping to become slim, healthy, beautiful!