December is Root Vegetable and Exotic Fruit Month!

Private Home Care is always glad for another reason to promote and appreciate healthy eating and living!

Although these fruits and vegetables may seem like opposites, they share many of the same health benefits. These foods are loaded with important nutrients such as fiber, vitamins and carotenoids. Carotenoids are an organic pigment found in many root vegetables such as carrots, turnips, and sweet potatoes that helps prevent eye disease and certain cancers by protecting healthy cells against mutation.

Both of these types of foods are also high in vitamin C, which has also been found to protect healthy cells from mutation, and can help reduce blood pressure, boost the immune system, and prevent iron deficiencies. In addition, exotic fruits are high in antioxidants! More common exotic fruits include dragonfruit and persimmon. At Private Home Care we love to try new fruits and veggies, we cannot wait to try some of these exotic fruits! 

https://www.nfcr.org/blog/root-vegetables-and-exotic-fruits-month-superfoods/