Sliced apples make a perfect snack anytime of the day. Add a little natural peanut butter and you have a sweet protein packed snack to fuel your body through the day. There are also so many different types of delicious apples available for you to enjoy.
Different Types of Apples
Red delicious apples
Golden delicious apples
Granny Smith apples
Winesap apples
Gala apples
McIntosh apples
Rome apples
Gravenstein apples
Jonathan apples
Fuji apples
Benefits of Apples
The nutritional stars in apples (fiber, flavonoids, and fructose) translate into apples’ ability to keep us healthy. Apples are a good source of dietary fiber and vitamin C. Most of the apple’s fiber is contained in its skin, as is the majority of its quercitin. Unfortunately, in conventionally grown apples, the apple skin is also the part most likely to contain pesticide residues and may have toxic residues if covered in petroleum-based waxes. Since peeling results in the loss of apples’ flavonoids and most of its valuable fiber, choose organically grown apples whenever possible.
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