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Hydrate with These Watery Fruits
and Vegetables
As children, we learned that the human
body is primarily made up of fluids. Yet,
here we are, adults, and we still don't fully
understand what that means. If we truly
did understand it, we'd all be following a
much different diet, and processed foods
and fast food restaurants would be a thing
of the past.
The human body is made up of between 70
and 80 percent water. Naturally, if our
bodies are composed of mostly liquids, in
order to properly maintain the correct liquid
levels within the body, we should feed our
bodies plenty of liquids, right? Notice the emphasis is on liquids, not necessarily water. While a
woman requires approximately nine glasses of liquid per day to replenish liquids lost through
natural bodily functions, men require approximately 12. But if we're being honest, we'd probably
have to admit that it's a rare day, indeed, when we put that same amount of liquid back into the
body through water or other liquids.
That's where food comes into play. The magic eight glass of water per day takes care of the majority of it. The rest must come from the foods we eat. In order to get the remaining two to four cups
of liquid, it's important to hydrate with foods that are high in water content as well as antioxidants
and nutrition.
We require fruits and vegetables on a regular basis.
Food and % Water Content
Because not all fruits and vegetables have the same
liquid or water content, it's important to know your
Tomato
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foods inside and out. The food with the highest water
Cucumber
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content is the tomato. Ninety-seven percent of this
Lemon
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vegetable is water. The rest is filled with antioxidants,
Zucchini
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vitamins and delicious nutrition. In comparison, red
juicy watermelon is about 93 percent water. The table
Celery
95
to the right lists a variety of fruits and vegetables and
Watermelon
93
their prospective water percentage content.
Green Cabbage
93
Cauliflower
Carrot
Red Bell Pepper
Strawberry
Broccoli
Lime
Grapefruit
Peach
Cranberry
Cantaloupe
Tangerine
Apricot
Blackberry
Apple
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Food is the building block upon which the body operates. Fruit and vegetables are high in potassium, as well
as high in fiber and water, and yet low in calories. If
you want to feel even better every day and have even
more energy, buy organic fruits and vegetables.
Sources: http://www.thefruitpages.com/contents.shtml
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0NAH/is_7_35/ai
_n6116720/
http://www.theallineed.com/health/06030906.htm
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