WHY IS KIWIFRUIT SO HEALTHY

A little green fruit with fuzzy brown skin can help your heart big time!

Eating lots of kiwifruit is like putting a tag team of heart helpers on your cardio-health case.

Here's why.

It's in Your Blood
Kiwifruit appear to put the kibosh on artery-clogging plaques in two ways: They help lower triglyceride levels, and they reduce platelet clumping. The platelet effect could be particularly good for your ticker: Although platelets aid in blood clotting, when these cells stick together too much, it could set the stage for a heart attack or stroke.

Head of the Class
There's plenty of heart-helping nutrition in kiwifruit to explain these positive impacts. You may be surprised to learn a kiwi has more vitamin C than an orange, beats bananas for potassium, and is chock-full of vitamin E and magnesium.

Dive In
Kiwifruit are easy to eat. Just slice one in half and scoop out the insides with a spoon, like you would a melon.

RealAge Benefit: Eating 5 servings of fruit a day can make your RealAge 1.4 years younger

HERES A HEALTHY GREAT TASTING BANANA KIWI SALAD RECIPIE


Ingredients
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 tablespoon minced shallot
2 teaspoons rice vinegar
1 teaspoon honey
1/4 teaspoon salt
Pinch of cayenne pepper, or to taste
4 kiwis, peeled and diced
2 firm ripe bananas, cut diagonally into 1/2-inch-thick slices
1/2 cup diced red bell pepper
2 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh mint
2 tablespoons chopped cashews, toasted (see Tip)

Directions
1. Whisk lime juice, oil, shallot, vinegar, honey, salt and cayenne in a medium bowl. Add kiwis, bananas, bell pepper and mint; toss to coat. Serve sprinkled with cashews.

Nutrition Information
Per serving
Calories: 170
Carbohydrates: 30g
Fat: 6g
Saturated Fat: 1g
Monounsaturated Fat: 3g
Protein: 3g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Dietary Fiber: 5g
Potassium: 544mg
Sodium: 151mg
Nutrition Bonus: Vitamin C (190% daily value), Fiber (20% dv), Potassium and Vitamin A (15% dv).