Better for you, and much healthier than taking diet supplements, or getting radical with the latest fad diet, is the wonderful world of fruit.  Eating at least five portions a day will fill you up, and cut down on snacking.  My sister always said to me, “if you want to lose weight, eat more fruit!”

 

For one thing, fruit has lots of fiber in it.  This helps the body feel full, and decreases the tendency to snack later.  Even if you do wish to snack later, just eat another piece of fruit. Try a different kind for variety, as this will not only satisfy better, it increases the variety of nutrition that you’ll be getting.  The natural sweetness of fruit will satisfy most of the craving for those sugary snacks that are packing on the pounds.

 

Fresh fruit is always the best, as the dried fruits are much denser, and have a much higher calorie count.  They are also often dried with preservatives of one kind or another, and have lost many of their enzymes and some of their vitamins just because of aging.

Eating fruit every day is a great way to stay healthy.  Fruits provide vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients that our bodies need to deal with the toxic environment and the stresses that life throws at us daily.