They are naturally good and contain vitamins and minerals that can help to keep you healthy. These are important part of your daily diet. Vegetables and fruit contain other compounds, antioxidants or photochemical, which help protect the body against heart disease and cancers most especially diabetes. There are many varieties of fruit and vegetables.
Types of vegetables
Vegetables are available in various varieties and can be classified into ‘biological groups’ or ‘families’, these are:
• Cruciferous – cabbage, cauliflower
• Leafy green – lettuce, spinach and silver-beet
• Marrow – pumpkin, cucumber and zucchini
• Root – potato, sweet potato and yam
• Edible plant stem – celery and asparagus
• Allium – onion, garlic and shallot.
Types of fruits
Fruit is the lovable, fleshy, edible portion of a plant. It contains seeds. Some Fruits are usually eaten raw, while some varieties can be cooked. They come in a wide range of colours, shapes and flavours. Regular types are listed here:
• Apples and pears
• Citrus – oranges, grapefruits, and limes
• Stone fruit – nectarines, apricots, peaches and plums
• Tropical and exotic – bananas and mangoes
• Berries – strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, kiwifruit and passion fruit
• Melons – watermelons, rock melons and honey dew melons
• Tomatoes and avocados.
