Healthy Foods You Need To Include in Your Diet.

You are what you eat. That is why a good diet means better skin, better metabolism and a better functioning body. It is easy to overlook certain foods that provide different nutrients for many reasons but why risk your health by missing them in your diet? Here are six different healthy foods that you could include in your diet and how to.

1.Watermelon.

Watermelons contain useful minerals that can help your body in digestion and fight off diseases. An ample serving of melon is rich in vital vitamins and minerals like Vitamin K, B1, B2, B3, and potassium. Vitamin K improves the transport of calcium through the body, promotes stronger bones, and aids in the blood-clotting process. Vitamin B helps break down food into energy, improves the health of your skin, and prevents memory loss. Potassium alleviates stress and anxiety, improves the condition of stroke patients, and promotes a healthy heart. The best part is that there is almost an infinite amount of ways to eat watermelons. You can also include it in your mock tails or cocktails, turn it into a punch bowl, or eat them whole

2.Bamia.



Ladyfingers or bamia/okra is rich in both soluble and insoluble fibres. The fibre content in lady fingers helps in food digestion and fighting off diseases. Bamia is known for its ability to fight diabetes, constipation, high cholesterol, obesity, and prevents the onset of colon cancer. Bamia also has some health benefits on your skin and hair. Spice your ugali today by eating it with bamia za karanga or add it your leftover rice to make it more appetizing.

3.Papaya

Papaya is one of those fruits that should be taken regularly. Papaya can be used everywhere from fruit salads to homemade skin treatments. It also contains an enzyme known as papain which is a meat tenderizer. Papaya fruit can help in food digestion. You can add a papaya to your yoghurt smoothie, or to your biriyani to add flavour. Truly, there are no limits to the ways you can eat this fruit.

4.Eggplant (Biringanya)

Eggplants contain essential nutrients like vitamin B, C, and K. They also contain minerals like magnesium, niacin, phosphorus, thiamin, manganese, and potassium. An eggplant diet can help you lose weight, improve food digestion, and promotes healthier brain function. The nutrients in egg plants also help in fighting heart disease, anaemia, and malignant growths. You can add eggplants to spice up your stew or make Ratatouille, a mixed vegetable dish.

5.Sorghum.

Sorghum is a cereal plant with a host of minerals. Sorghum carries plenty of antioxidants, magnesium, iron, copper, calcium, phosphorous, and potassium. Incorporating sorghum into your diet helps reduce chances of getting diabetes, heart disease and some neurological disorders. For gluten free lovers, sorghum can be your go-to healthy food. As much as you think it is a limited option, you can actually have it as an ingredient for a snack or have it for breakfast as porridge. Or you can have sorghum pancakes to curb your sweet tooth craving.

6.Avocados(Embe mafuta/Parachichi)



Avocados are rich in the healthy monounsaturated fatty acids. They also contain traces of Vitamin B, D, E, C, and K. Avocados are also known to carry a higher potassium content than bananas. The best part is, avocados can be eaten as they are or served in any meal or salad. You can also blend them for a healthy smoothie.

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