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Daily Fit Tip: Get that apple a day

Posted on Apr 26th 2007 6:00AM by Martha Edwards

Filed Under: Daily Fit Tip

They may be banned on the Atkins diet, but make no mistake: Fruit is good for you. It's full of important vitamins and minerals that you might not be getting from other sources. You know that saying, 'An Apple a day keeps the doctor away'? I think there's some true merit to that.

My favourite thing about fruit is that it's relatively inexpensive and it's easy to take along with you for a quick snack. I almost always have an apple in my purse for quick energy fixes. Or, if not an apple, an orange, some grapes, a banana -- delicious!

In case your having trouble working fruit into your diet, eDiets has these tips for buying, storing and preparing fruits.

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Suzique 4-26-2007 @ 4:05PM

Love your blog! But fruit is NOT banned on Atkins and actually is encouraged. Fruit carbs just go into the overall carb total for your day--strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, etc., are great for the Atkins and other low-carb diets.
Suzique, from
waistedinthewasteland.blogspot.com

Martha 4-26-2007 @ 4:07PM

Thanks for the info Suzique. I always thought it was a no-no but I guess I was mislead.
Martha

Crabby McSlacker 4-26-2007 @ 9:32PM

The thing I love about apples is they're easy. They don't demand to be sliced, and they last forever without going bad like other fussier fruit.

For some reason, I'm particularly partial to the teeny-tiny kind you get at farmers markets. A whole big apple just get kind of boring by the end, but a little one is just about right. Plus, the flavor seems more concentrated or something.

Crabby does her usual grousing at http://crankyfitness.blogspot.com