Apples have been a power food since the Garden of Eden. They’re
low in calories, rich in fiber, and a source of boron, a mineral
your mind may require for mental alertness and your body uses to
maintain sufficient levels of calcium. Tart yet sweet, apricots
are a storehouse of beta-carotene, a nutrient that helps protect
against many types of cancer. Three raw apricots or ten dried
halves will give you your daily quota of this nutrient. Here’s
one creamy food that can help lower your cholesterol – by as
much as 9 to 43 percent, according to one study. Avocados are
also rich in potassium and magnesium, two minerals your muscles
rely on. The banana is the world’s best natural, low-fat source
of Vitamin B6, a nutrient that helps make antibodies to fight
disease. Eat just one banana, and you have taken in one-third of
the U.S. Recommended daily allowance of B6. Bet you wouldn’t
think of the nectarine when asked to name a fiber-rich fruit.
Yet a single nectarine has even more fiber than a whole banana.
Nectarines