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Calories in Fruit

What would we do without fruit? Especially when you are trying to reduce your calories, fruit can be a lifesaver to stop any hunger pangs.
We should all be eating at least five fruits a day to be healthy, and the great news is that the calories are really low in most fruit.

Cut up a juicy orange and enjoy all that vitamin-filled sweet tangy flesh and remember it is only around 50 calories! Have a crunchy apple and feel fuller (only around 45 calories) and you are less likely to snack on food with empty calories. Bananas are so easy to carry around with you to combat any unexpected hunger pangs and are a brilliant slow-release food and contain virtually no fat.

When you are cutting down it can be very comforting to eat a bowl of warm rhubarb or cinnamon spiced apple or enjoy a portion of delicious fresh fruit salad. Fruit is teeming with minerals, vitamins and fibre and we are very lucky that we can enjoy all types of fruit all year round.

We are no longer restricted to eating only the fruit in season, now we can eat strawberries any time we feel like it. Admittedly the flavour isn't always as good as during the summer, but they are still a low calorie and enjoyable option. Keeping slim can be easy when you have delicious fruit options on hand, so make sure your fridge is well stocked always.

Calories in Fruit and Nutrition and Diet Tips

The calorie content is for medium sized individual fruits (like apples or bananas),
or 100g of smaller fruit (like berries)

	Fruit	Calories
A	Apple (eating)	45	lots of fibre content will help you feel full longer and flavonoids that protect against many diseases.The pectin is believed to lower chloresterol and cut cravings for several hours. It's true 'an apple a day keeps the doctor away'
	Apricot	17	contain lots of potassium and fibre
B	Banana	80	great slow-release fruit full of potassium
	Blackberries per 100g	28	lots of yummy vitamin c
	Blueberries per 100g	51	provide the most antioxidants, which help prevent cancer-causing cell damage
C	Cherries per 100g	40	high vitamin c and anti-inflammatory properties
	Clementine	20	contains thiamin, potassium and is teeming with vitamin C. This is the easiest small orange to peel and should be pipless.
	Cranberries per 100g	46	full of antioxidants and helps prevent plaque formation on teeth. Can help block urinary infections
G	Gooseberries per 100g	36	lots of vitamin C, vitamin A, potassium, manganese and fibre
	Grapefruit (half)	20	full of vitamin C, vitamin A, folic acid and potassium. Studies have shown that eating half a grapefruit before a meal can help you lose weight and help lower cholesterol. There are more vitamins in pink and red varieties of grapefruit
	Grapes per 100g	60	contain lots of, vitamin C, vitamin A and K. Grape skins contain flavonol a powerful antioxidant. The darker the grape colour the more they contain.
K	Kiwi Fruit	25	more vitamin C than an orange and lots of antioxidants and fibre. Studies have shown eating kiwi fruits may help protect you against age-related Macular Degeneration and asthma
L	Lemon	14	packed with vitamin C and anti-oxidants - good cure for scurvy too!
	Lime	11	vitamin C and potassium
M	Mandarin	20	delicious, tasty and full of vitamin C
	Mango	95	high iron, magnesium and potassium content and enzymes which can tenderize meat and increase metabolism
	Melon per 100g	15 - 27	watermelon has the least calories and Honeydew the most - but still a low-calorie option
N	Nectarine	50	vitamin A, niacin and potassium and a good source of Vitamin C
O	Orange	48	bursting with vitamin C, thiamin and fibre
P	Peach	36	vitamin A, phytochemicals(these elements protect against disease) and fibre
	Pear	48	a great source of dietary fibre, vitamin C and copper
	Pineapple per 100g	42	contains enzymes that tenderize meat and aid digestion - it's why we have gammon and pineapple. Great source of vitaminC and B and lots of minerals
	Plum	20	vitamin C and A, calcium, magnesium, iron, potassium and fibre. Can act as a gentle laxative due to an element in the skin (the dried plum is a prune)
	Pomegranate	100	full of potassium, vitamin C and vitamin K and pomegranate juice contains antioxidants and helps boost your immune system. two or three times higher anti-oxidants than red wine and green tea
R	Raspberries per 100g	24	full of salicylates, compounds with anti-clotting properties, helps reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
	Rhubarb per 100g	21	a good source of dietary fibre, vitamin C, vitamin K, calcium, magnesium, manganese and potassium
S	Satsuma	20	vitamin C, thiamin, potassium are found in this tasty seedless orange - a wonderful low-calorie snack
	Strawberries per 100g	24	vitamin C, folic acid, potassium, iron and manganese
T	Tangerine	20	loads of vitamin C and the tastiest of the small oranges

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Before trying a new diet you should always consult your doctor to discuss whether you are healthy enough to restrict your calorie intake.

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Sugar-free chewing gum can help you to stop reaching for that snack that you shouldn't be having. Even cleaning your teeth can be enough of a delay to make you reassess whether you really are hungry.

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