Lemon

NUTRITIONAL VALUES OF LEMON(100gm)

100gm of lemon provides

Energy ---29kcals

Carbohydrates --9.32gm

Fiber --2.8gm

Fat -- 0.3gm

Protein -- 1.1gm

Vitamin- C(Ascorbic acid) -- 53mg

Magnesium -- 8mg

Calcium  --26mg

Phosphorous -- 16mg

Potassium - 138mg

Zinc - 0.06mg



Lemon or lime is a fruit which is widely used in many foods for enhancing their  taste.

Lemon juice is either used in the preparatin of sweets or
used in pickles also
Lemon juice is added at the end of many food preparations to enhance their taste.
Adding lemon juice in chicken, fish  preparation helps in increasing the taste of them..The fiber present in chicken and mutton will somewhat dissolve the fiber.So will be digestd quickly.Lemon juice is applied on the raw chicken and mutton

Lemon juice is also added  to chicken and mutton before cooking. By adding to fish it helps in the conversion of amines to ammonium.

Summer special

Lemon sharbath also called lemonade without icecubes.

Lemon flavoured soft drinks and chocolates are coming in the market.

The outer covering layer is used in bakery products and puddings preparation.

Lemon juice is used as a temporary preservative.

Also when they are available in large amounts they are used in preparing jams, squashes.

And finally if you  have more lemons in your  house just put the lemon juice in the  ice trays and store it in the fridge whenever you  want you can add water to the ice cube add some sugar and have lemonade instantly.

Many people use lemon to prevent vomiting during  the journeys.

USE OF LEMON OIL

Cleaner.

• To count large number of papers people use lemon juice itself.
• The oil obtained from the outer shell of lemon is used in cleaning wood and polishing the wood.
• Salt mixed with lemon shells helps in the easy cleaning of copper and brass vessels.
• The detergents and utensils cleaning liquids are prepared using lemon .
• Lime is used in  sanitary kitchen deodorants.
• Grease and other spots can be removed  using lime juice.

Lemon and Lime are different from each other.

The fully ripe and yellow colored one is lemon.

And the one which is half ripe and green in color is lime.

Cantaloupe

Cantaloupe

Cantaloupe is also called muskmelon and rockmelon. It belongs to the same family as gourds ,squashes,cucumber and pumpkins.

Cantaloupe is one of the fruits which should be included in the diet of obese people.

People who want to lose weight must have cantaloupe in their menu.This is because this fruit

contains more water and no cholesterol and even provides less calories .It helps in the retension of water in the body and prevents dehydration.

The provitamin present in it promotes lung health.

A cup of cantaloupe pieces provide only 56kcals.

This  fruit has high content of Beta-carotene in it when consumed gets converted to Vitamin -A .
This Vitamin -A is  good for eyes.Regular consumption of this fruit reduces the occurence of cataract in the older age and helps in providing good eye site.

And more over this fruit has high Vitamin- C (Ascorbic acid(water soluble vitamin)).
Cantaloupe is an excellent source of vitamin -B6, niacin, folic acid and potassium.
1 Cup of cantaloupe provides



Cals     - 56kcals

Protein -1.41gm

Carbohydrates  -13.38gm

Fiber    - 1.28gm

Cholesterol- 0gm

Vitamin-A - 5158International units

Niacin       -  1.13mg

Vitamin-C - 67.52mg

Folate        -27.20mg

Breastfeeding Women nutrition

                                              The Diet of a lactating/nursing/breastfeeding mother must be rich in all the essential nutrients ,calories and fiber.The diet must mainly contain foods that enhances/increases the production of breastmilk. It is known that feeding the newborns with breastmilk until their first birthday provides good resistance power through out their life.The children fed with breast milk will be more resistant to diseases/infections than children fed with bottle/formula milk. I knew this fact by looking at my sisters two daughters.Her first daughter was fed with breastmilk for the first 2 months only.But her second daughter was fed with her milk for 1 to 11/2 years.The second daughter was so stronger and immune to infections than the first one.The breastmlik supplies all the essential nutrients required for the healthy  growth of the baby.


                                                The more frequently you feed the  baby , the more will be the milk production.

Pomegranate

Pomegranate

Pomegranate is one of the most nutritious fruit among all fruits.

Pomegranate is a very good source of vitamin -C, pantothenic acid ,vitamin B5 ,potassium and poly phenols such as tannins and flavonoids.

They are very rich in fiber The poly phenols in this juice are hydrolyzabletannins called ellagitannins.

Another phytochemicals found in this fruit are catechins,gallocatechinsand anthocyanins such as prodephinidns ,delphinidin ,cyanidin and pelargonidin.

The antioxidant capacity of this juice is measured as 286- units per 100gms.

Juice of pomegranate is effective in reducing heart disease.

Extract of fruit can inhibit the proliferation of human breast cancer cells.

Juice of Pomegranate consumption may also inhibit viral infections.

Overall this fruit also has some traditional importance through out the world.

This fruit is considered as a sign of prosperity and fertility in some Asian countries.

Pomegranate

It is advised to eat pomegranate during pregnancy since it is rich in Folic acid.Folic acid helps in the healthy  growth of the foetus both physically and mentally .It helps in keeping the skin healthy.It is rich in water. The calories obtained from this fruit come mainly from carbohydrates.

Importance of Dates in your Daily life

Dates are one type of dry fruits which contains lots of essential nutrients .Dates