FACTS AND FABLES ABOUT VEGETABLES AND FRUIT

Bananas make you fat, celery makes you thin, and the skin of pumpkin is toxic. Nowadays, you are bombarded with facts and fables about what is in the supermarket. So much so that we actually no longer know what is true and what we should especially. quickly forget.  Time for some clarity about that vegetable drawer. 1. Cucumbers are made up of only water and have almost no nutritional value.

A cucumber indeed consists of 95% water and yet a cucumber is packed with antioxidants, beta-carotene, and vitamins A, B, and C. A cucumber has almost all the vitamins you need in a day. So not only is it the ideal snack when you're thirsty, it's also really healthy, as long as you don't throw away the skin.

2. Tomatoes protect you from the sun.

That the sun is harmful to your skin is a well-known fact, and besides the fact that you should apply sunscreen with a high factor, a good amount of tomatoes can also protect you. To better protect your skin against harmful radiation, you need 16 milligrams of lycopene daily, which is equivalent to seven tomatoes, 300 milliliters of (homemade) tomato soup, or 200 milliliters of tomato juice. But that doesn't mean you can leave your sunscreen at home from now on.

3. The juice of red beets can be used as paint.

Not only very tasty in your salad, but also ideal for giving a natural color to your frosting or even your hair. Yes, really. The juice can be effectively used to give your hair a red tint. Not for the long term, but hey, for a night out.

4. Canned vegetables are just as healthy as fresh vegetables.

Canned or jarred vegetables often contain more salt. You can use them in a dish occasionally, but it's better not to have them on the menu every day.

5. The combo of fish and spinach is dangerous for health.

The Nutrition Center advises not to combine spinach and other nitrate-rich vegetables with fish. The combination of nitrate-rich vegetables and fish causes the release of so-called nitrosamines. These toxins could significantly increase the risk of cancer. However, there is no hard scientific evidence for this yet.

6. Oranges contain the most vitamin C.

Are you cold? Then you often get the advice to enjoy a fresh juice infusion. Yet there is a type of fruit that contains more vitamin C, namely the blueberry. Or take a bite of a raw bell pepper, which contains three times as much vitamin C as an orange.

Bananas make you fat, celery makes you thin, and the skin of pumpkin is toxic. Nowadays, you are bombarded with facts and fables about what is in….