Fresh Dates is on sale at the market.
Dates is one of the most nutritious foods on earth. It contains natural sugar, and has lots of benefits to health, Includes the following;
- It lowers blood pressure
- Good for weight loss
- It prevents constipation
- Good for digestion
- Promotes heart health
- Prevents colon cancer
- High in iron
- Highly beneficial for pregnant women
- Anti inflammatory
- Impotence
Dates has been a part of religious teaching in Islam, Our muslim brother's and sister's need to break their fast with dates (if not available, they should break their fast with water).
(Dried Dates)
Breaking your fast with Dates helps to stabilize the glucose levels in your body from fasting, it is easily digestible, and helps to satisfy the hunger, thus prevent excessive eating. It is a natural sugar that are high in fiber, magnesium and other essential nutrients needed for the body.
Dates is the national fruit of the UAE (United Arab Emirates). It is planted everywhere across the emirates,
(Date Tree)
Dates can be eaten Fresh or Dried. Fresh Dates may be soft to semi soft, it has moisture, and can stay fresh for up to 8 months when refrigerated in an airtight container. While Dried Dates has a lot less moisture. It is dehydrated and dried, has a more longer shelf life that can last a year if refrigerated in an airtight container.
There are lots of variety of dates, but all of them is similar in nutrition content. This rich flavour from sweet to mild sweetness of Dried dates will surely fills your sweet tooth.
This is for my contribution for #fruitsandveggiesmonday by an awesome steemian 