Healthy Fruit Salad
- Strawberries
- Apples
- Blueberries
- Watermelon
- Raspberries
How to Make: Cut up apples, watermelon, and strawberries. Mix all fruit in a bowl, add some sugar if you want and most importantly enjoy! Make sure to use as many as local fruits as possible and support community grocer or farms.
Noriah's grandpa is the one that teachers her about food and the importance of food in a community. For that, I have added nutritional facts of these fruits.
Apples: Contains phytonutrients and antioxidants.
Blueberries: Contains fiber, potassium, vitamin B6, and Vitamin C.
Strawberries: full of vitamin C, manganese, also have many antioxidants.
Watermelon: 92% water. Has vitamins A, B6, and C. Also has antioxidants and amino acids.
Raspberries: Contains vitamin E, K, and B6. Also has calcium, iron, potassium, and manganese.
Antioxidants: Can help reduce the risk of cancer, hypertension. diabetes, and heart disease.
Dairy Council of California. "Health benefits of Fruit." Web. March 23, 2018.
Laura. "Berry watermelon fruit salad." Knife Fork Swoon. Sep 1, 2015. Web. April 6, 2018.
