Feijoa goodness

Have you ever tried a Feijoa, I did yesterday and now I'm addicted! It is just a fairly sweet fruit whose flavour is comparable to a mix of these fruits: guava, banana, pineapple, and strawberry. It smells devine and tastes even better..

Feijoa Fruit is perfect for  smoothies, yogurt, juices, ice creams, fresh fruit juices, shakes, jam, or even they simply enjoy it on its own like a natural and also healthy fruit. The Feijoa fruit is excellent and nutritious for individuals simply because in about a cupful of this pureed fruit you may get these types of vitamins and minerals:

- Calcium

- Calories

- Carbohydrates

- Copper

- Iron

- Magnesium

- Manganese

- Natural Fats

- Phosphorus

- Protein

- Vitamin B1, Thiamin

- Vitamin B2, Riboflavin

- Vitamin B3, Niacin

- Vitamin B5, Pantothenic Acid

- Vitamin B6, Pyridoxine

- Vitamin B9, Folate (great deal)

- Vitamin C (great amount)

- Zinc

What an amazing list of vitamins and nutrients, don't you think?

These fruits can be found in backyards on a shrub like tree or purchased from your local supermarket and or fruit grocer. 

Advantages of feijoa while pregnant.

Feijoa is regarded as the perfect fruit while pregnant simply because:

1. Foliates. Feijoa is probably the fruits which are very wealthy in foliates which are crucial in the development of blood cells. it is suggested that every lady of childbirth age needs to be consuming sufficient quantities of folic and also feijoa is one rich source. Insufficient foliates while pregnant may lead to anemia along with other birth problems.

2. Fiber. Since feijoa is abundant with vegetable fiber, it is suggested for the treatments for bowel problems that usually takes place while pregnant and after birth.

3. Iodine. Iodine’s content in feijoa is 50mg-100mg. this content is really a lot more than in various other fresh fruits and also in freshwater. Iodine is essential throughout pregnancy in every life beings

You can recognize a feijoa fruit by its blue/green skin that varies in texture from smooth to coarse. Additionally, feijoas are oval in shape and are approximately one inch to 3 1/2 inches in length. Even though you shouldn’t consume the skin of the feijoa fruit raw, you may utilize it just as one component in preserves. Whenever you cut into a feijoa, you will notice thicker, succulent flesh which is possibly light yellow or even white in colour. 

The moment you cut through this delicious fruit a strong perfume scented aroma will fill the room, it seems delicious and tastes even better.

So next time your in the supermarket or grocer or at someone's house that you know grows them... Go and get one- you won't be disappointed. 

Tarryn x