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Peaches
May help prevent: cancer, heart disease, high blood pressure, obesity

A medium sized peach delivers a variety of vitamins and minerals with only 40 calories. Its low calorie content helps the fight against obesity and heart disease by supporting healthy waistlines. To further this fight, its pectin fibres help to lower cholesterol and suppress appetite by stabilizing blood sugars. This fuzzy fruit supplies a hefty amount of beta-carotene, a carotenoid important for healthy vision and protecting against cancer and heart disease. Similarly to most fruits and vegetables, the potassium in peaches supports healthy blood pressure levels. Peaches also contain disease-fighting phytochemicals including quercetin and tannins to protect against heart disease and cancer. Peaches also supply glutathoine, the body’s most powerful antioxidant with longer lasting capabilities to fight disease.

Action Tip: These stone fruits are delicious grilled and served with grilled chicken of fish. Sweet peaches are great in fruit and green salads, smoothies and fruit salsas. Peach slices can also be paired with yogurt, cottage cheese or topped on cereal.