Fruits and vegetables well can form a human diet along with diary products. Fruits form a highly nutritive part of vegetarian diet. They supply nutrition and keep the digestive system clean, thereby helping in body detox.
They are basically of two kinds.
Juicy fruits: Orange, pineapples, pomegranates, grapes etc.
Pulpy fruits: Bananas, mangoes, papaya, guava, peaches and other similar fruits.
There is a third kind, called dry fruits like dates, raisins, figs, red seeded raisins, apricots etc.
- They contain sugar – dextrose, glucose, fructose etc which are quickly absorbed and disintegrated in the body providing heat and energy to the weak and sick.
- They are free from fats.
- Proteins are less, so digestion is easy and quick.
- They contain natural water which is pure and free from other impurities.
- They contain soft digestible fibre which acts as an expander in intestine and helps in peristalsis. Hence they are good to prevent constipation.
- Full of vitamins. But they are natural not synthetic, so readily absorbed and utilized in the body.
- They contain acids, citric, malic, acetic, tannic, tartaric, etc. Many of these acids increase appetite, improve digestion, act as an antiseptic
- In addition, many fruits and vegetables, particularly dried beans and peas, are significant sources of folate, a B vitamin that can help reduce the risk of certain serious and common birth defects.
- Many items, such as raisins, grapes, cherry tomatoes, and bananas, can be eaten on the spot, with minimal preparation. NCI campaign literature refers to fruits and vegetables as the "original fast food" and in fact the only healthy fast food.
- The blood, serums and other liquids in the body are purified with the intake of only selected fruits for few days. The whole body is cleansed.