Strawberry is a sour, sweet-tasting fruit, very good to be included as dessert or snack on slimming diets because each strawberry has about 5 calories. In addition, strawberry has diuretic properties, is rich in vitamin C, which helps in healing of wounds, strengthens the wall of blood vessels improving circulation and increases the absorption of iron by fighting anemia.
Some Strawberry Health Benefits
Strawberry is also a fruit rich in antioxidants, such as anthocyanins and ellagic acid, which confer other health benefits:
- Combat aging skin;
- Help prevent cardiovascular disease;
- Improve mental capacity;
- Prevent cancer;
- Help fight inflammation.
In addition, the strawberry also has constipating fibers and zeaxanthin, an important substance for eye health.
Strawberry can be consumed as a vitamin, mixed in gelatin, with yogurt, in cereals for breakfast or in fruit salad, for example.
Strawberry nutritional information
| Components | Quantity in 100 g |
| Energy | 39 calories |
| Proteins | 1.0 g |
| Fats | 0.6 g |
| Carbohydrates | 7.4 g |
| Fibers | 2 g |
| Vitamin C | 72.8 mg |
| Calcium | 22 mg |
| Iron | 0.9 mg |
Strawberry is an excellent fruit to help you lose weight by having fewer calories, such as watermelon or kiwi, for example. Find out more about fruit slimming in: Slimming Fruits
Strawberry and Melon Salad Recipe
This is a fresh salad recipe to accompany lunch or dinner. When using strawberries for salads, juices or vitamins, it is important to wash the strawberries before removing the foot, because if it is then water enters the strawberry and it will spoil more easily.
Ingredients
- Half-iceberg lettuce
- 1 small melon
- 225 g of sliced strawberries
- 1 piece of cucumber with 5 cm, finely sliced
- Fresh mint clamps, to garnish
Ingredients for the sauce
- 200 ml natural yoghurt
- 1 piece of peeled cucumber with 5 cm
- Some fresh mint leaves
- Half a teaspoon of grated lemon peel
- 3-4 ice cubes
Method of preparation
Put the lettuce in a bowl, add the strawberries and the cucumber without the peel. Next, mash all the ingredients of the sauce in the blender. Serve the salad with a little sauce on top.
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