One fruit that often gets overlooked by many for favour of bananas, apples, and oranges is the pineapple. This is too bad however as pineapples are a great fruit to include in the diet and offer a number of different important nutrients.
Pineapples offer a very unique, sweet taste as well and work great as an addition to any fruit salad.
Let’s have a look at the nutritional stats for this fruit so you can see what you’re getting.
Major Nutrients Found In Pineapple
Pineapples are slightly higher in calories than some other comparable fruits such as berries, but are still a relatively low calorie food so should be able to fit on the plan nof just about anyone.
Pineapples are also a rich source of dietary fiber, Thiamin, vitamin B6, copper, as well as vitamin C and manganese, so you can see why you’re missing out by not including them in your day.
Pineapples do tend to have a lot of fruit sugar however, so if you tend to be somewhat sensitive to this, then pair your pineapple with a protein source as well.
Storing/Selecting
When selecting pineapple you want to look for one that is bright yellow in color, heavy for its size, and firm to the touch. Pineapples can remain on the counter until you cut them to eat and after that should be placed in the fridge.
Eat It With:
Pineapple can be eaten on its own, served with pizza, added to fruit salad, or used in various dessert dishes.
Burn Off Calories In Pineapple
To burn off the number of calories in a serving of pineapple you would have to do:
- 35 minutes lawn darts
- 16 minutes ice staking
- 14 minutes hard rowing
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