Natural Foods
Natural foods have been shown to have wide-ranging health benefits. Read up on some of the most popular natural foods and their characteristics.
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What are the world's healthiest foods? These nutrient-packed items should be part of every day diet. Try our 20 healthiest foods!
The passion fruit has a brittle, wrinkled purple-brown rind enclosing flesh-covered seeds, something like a pomegranate. Learn more about the passion fruit in this article.
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Plantains resemble bananas but they are longer in length, thicker skinned, and starchier in flavor. In most countries, plantains are used more like a vegetable than a fruit. Learn more about plantains in this article.
Black beans, lima beans and black-eyed peas and other legumes are quite good for your health. What can these seeds do for you?
By Brian Boone
Cucumbers are known as one of the lightest and most refreshing fruits around. In fact, that old "cool as a cucumber" cliche isn't a joke at all.
By Dave Roos
Herbs are a wonderful, natural solution for treating many common illnesses. Learn more about the power of rosemary and see how you can incorporate more of it into your diet.
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Clementines are great for vitamin C. See how to select clementines and how to best use clementines in the kitchen.
Beans and peas are high in fiber, low in fat and packed with lean protein. Exploding with vitamins and minerals, beans and peas are a natural way to slim down and stay healthy. Discover how you can add beans and peas to your diet.
Low-fat buckwheat offers dieters many nutritional advantages, quick-cooking properties, and versatility. Buckwheat contains all eight essential amino acids, and is high in fiber. Learn about this surprising diet-friendly fruit.
Bulgur is high in fiber and protein, and low in fat and calories. This diet food offers bulk and nutrients to fill you up. Learn how bulgur helps shed pounds.
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Cabbage offers dieters vitamin C, fiber, and potassium with no fat or cholesterol. Learn about the different cabbage varieties, its disease fighting antioxidants, and how cabbage can add volume with few calories to your meals.
Garlic is great for weight loss. Learn how to reap the benefits of garlic, about garlic's disease-preventing potential and healing compounds, and how to use garlic to add flavor to diet food.
Kale fights fat. Discover this green for its high fiber content great for suppressing a dieter's appetite. With a combination of vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients, kale is a dieter's dream food.
Low-calorie lemons and limes can be used for their tart juice. Learn how adding these fruits to you diet can help you fight fat by perking up all the fresh, low-calorie foods.
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Fish is packed with vitamins and minerals, and a source of omega-3 fatty acids. Learn what kinds of fish are best for weight loss and the health benefits of eating fish.
When you were a kid, your mom told you spinach was good for you. When is Mom ever wrong? Spinach offers twice as much fiber as other greens. Learn about spinach.
When you cut back on meat, you may also be cutting back on important nutrients, too. Filling the void, though, is fat-fighting wheat germ. Find out about wheat germ.
Corn is a great weight-loss food. Corn is a good source of nutrients including vitamin C. Learn how high fiber corn can fill you up, lower cholesterol, help digestion, and help you lose weight.
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Dates are sodium-free, fat-free, cholesterol-free, and a good source of fiber. Learn about this sweet fruit, and how dates can suppress the appetite, promote weight loss, boost energy, and improve health.
Learn how eating grapefruit can benefit weight loss and promote good health in many ways. Grapefruits are low in calories, low in sodium, high in potassium, and high in enzymes that burn fat.
Get to know collard greens, a highly nutritious vegetable rich in calcium and vitamins. Learn how to enjoy collard greens with preparation tips, and how collard greens stand out as an anti-cancer food.
Kiwis contain numerous phytonutrients as well as the most known vitamins and minerals that promote your health. Learn about kiwis and how to add kiwifruit to meals for a diet with tropical flare.
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A Mediterranean-style diet, rich in olive oil, has proven valuable to the people of that region for thousands of years. Recently, its benefits have been scientifically promoted for weight management. Learn about olive oil.
Peppers don't have that spicy image for nothing. This vegetable is an excellent way to spice up otherwise bland dishes, keeping you interested in your new healthy-eating lifestyle. Learn about peppers.