What Makes Fruit Less Healthy?
• Added fat, sugar, or processed flour makes fruit less healthy. This means desserts like pastries, pies, and sorbet. Try a fruit salad or a smoothie instead. • Fruit canned in heavy syrup contains added sugar. Check the label to find out if the fruit is canned in syrup. If it is, rinse the fruit before eating it, and don’t drink the syrup. • Juice with sugar added (not 100% fruit juice) contains a lot of calories and very little nutrition. You may already know that soda has a ton of sugar in it, but believe it or not, so do most juice drinks! Instead, try sparkling water with a dash of juice. • Dried fruit has less vitamin C and more calories than fresh fruit. It’s okay from time to time. Just remember, it’s not as good for you as fresh fruit.
