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Fruits are good to eat besides have many health benefits for the body because any form of fruit e.g. dried, raw, fruit juice and other fruit form usually contain many nutrients and vitamins are beneficial for the body

Health benefits fruits such as dried fruits like dates, raisins and apricots contain iron and calcium that are beneficial for strengthening bones and maintain good blood. To consume the fruit as much as 1 or 2 fruit per day can help your digestive tract and ease bowel action

Various types of diseases such as cancer, diabetes, heart problems and so on, can reduce by eating some fruits sources of vitamin C such as apple, lemons, Oranges and Guava. Papaya fruit as well contains vitamin C and carotene are changed to vitamin A which is really good for body health. The nutrients in apples, dates and mangoes can sharpen memory, prevent exhaustion, mental tension, and hysteria insomnia, besides apples, lemons, oranges and pomegranates also helps the functioning of the heart

Banana, grapes, and figs are good for all brain deficiencies. Pineapple and pomegranate fruit can help reduce fever soothe inflammation of the nose, throat, and other chronic or bronchial disease. Sodium, Iron, and phosphorus that are contained in berries fruit, have health benefits to stronger the nerves and blood development. Lychees fruits also contain vitamin C, phosphorus, and iron, sucrose and glucose. Lychees fruit consumed at night can increase the energy reserves for the next day. Fruits of watermelon can clean the kidneys too

Avoid cooking the fruit for cooking when there are the nutrient salt and carbohydrate loss, but make sure that the raw and ripe fruit that you eat is not contaminated with various chemicals that can damage the body, and in addition do not forget to wash the fruit before it consumed

Fruits generally have dissimilar nutrients; another types of nutrients or the quantity of nutrients contained in fruit and in essence, the more various the fruit we eat the better in order to make perfect nutrition and the health benefits fruits to be acquired for the body

The sad death of Keith Floyd and the subsequent televised career highlights last week brought home to many just how different and original he was as a TV Chef. He quite frankly makes many of todays celebrity chefs (Gordon Ramsay aside) seem rather boring.

Floyd's often chaotic and amateur approach to TV presenting is what truly endeared him to many. His on screen drinking and passionate defence about the finer things in life as well as his critical stance on modern day eating habits and culinary indifference for many made cooking cool and accessible.

Part of his success was speaking in plain English and conveying the simple enjoyment of food and drink.

Modern day celebrity chefs have been paying homage to the original TV chef. Marco Pierre White said: “He had this great ability at the stove, great confidence. He was a natural cook.” Jamie Oliver went as far as to say: “Keith was not just one of the best, he was the best television chef. An incredible man who lived life to the full and and was an inspiration to me.”

In perhaps true Floyd style he apparently died peacfully after a champagne and fish dinner.

Keith Floyds TV programmes were truly ground-breaking in their day. The format saw an often tipsy Floyd in odd locations, often performing amazing feats of outside catering. Often with no assisting mobile caterers it went wrong and with an instant quip and a glug of wine the food would often go in the bin.

Aside from his cookery programmes Floyd also wrote 20 books and its they not the TV that made Floyd wealthy. Ironically his biography is due to be published next year and ensuring his death will make his estate even richer.

Despite success as an author and presenter Floy’d personal life was as chaotic as his presenting style. A lack of business sense was a key flaw and after the popular BBC shows he starred in finished he reputedly went bust after accepting a massive cheque at his pub in Devon which bounced. He had 3 failed marriages and has a 4th wife.

I have an aunt who is one of the most thoughtful, giving persons I know.  Let me tell you about a terrific surprise my aunt sent to me.  She sent a package to me that truly helped me through a very trying time in my life.  I was at Band Camp late in the summer.  Her own daughter had attended this same one a few years earlier.  Band Camp is a week of rigorous instruction in which performances for football half-time shows, as well as week-end competitions are learned.  It is a week of structured activity and, frankly, hard work.  It is an extremely strenuous activity, as choreography, music memorization, and fine-tuning skills are perfected.

The location of Band Camp is at a rather isolated, rural setting.  Comfort is non-existent.  The cabins in which we stayed are old, dilapidated structures which house spider-ridden, musty-smelling cots.  They are arranged side-by-side and in bunks, accommodating as many campers as possible.  Talk about living in “close quarters”.  There is no other furniture in the cabin.  Even though these living and sleeping arrangements seemed undesirable and lacked privacy, we were so exhausted after our daily routines, we quickly adapted.

Meals were shared in a cafeteria setting.  The food, although filling, consisted of high-calorie, bland-tasting fare.  Nothing was fresh; everything tasted like it came from a can…and it probably did.  We were so hungry that we really didn’t care what we ate, as long as it was filling.

The week I attended Band Camp, the weather was uncomfortably hot and humid.  Seasonal allergies prevailed as pollen counts elevated.  Being at Band Camp was both stressful and strenuous.  Practices were brutal and the pressure of living in this kind of environment, as well as the mental and physical demands, made me miss the ordinary comforts of home. 

One day, about mid-week, I was particularly frustrated.  The rigorous activity and the living conditions were getting to me.  I was hot and tired.  My muscles were sore and I was probably slightly dehydrated.  My allergies were making me even more uncomfortable, depriving me of much-needed sleep.  My muscles were sore and I was probably on the verge of dehydration.    During a short rest break, my fellow campers and I heard the roar of a UPS truck coming down the lane.  “Oh great”, I said.  “Probably some more of that fattening food being delivered”, added my friend.  Imagine my surprise (and delight) when the Band Director called out my name with his megaphone to inform me that it was I who had the delivery.

I hurriedly tore the heavy box open, while fellow campers stood around and watched.  Inside the wrapping, I found a hand-written note from my thoughtful aunt and read it aloud to the growing crowd.  “I know you and your band-mates need to keep up your energy.  Band Camp is a time for learning and sharing; a time for loving and caring; a time to make lasting memories.  Enjoy!” 

Inside the huge box was a beautiful bushel basket brimming with a variety of delicious, fresh fruit.  Sweet and juicy peaches, plums, and nectarines were abundant.  There was an assortment of McIntosh and Granny Smith apples; Bartlett and Bosc pears; red and green seedless grapes.  Juicy nectarines and peaches were also included.  Sealed packages of raisins, dried cherries, and banana chips were thrown in, as well.  Best of all, was a gigantic, ripe watermelon.

Due to my aunt’s thoughtfulness, my band-mates and I can look back at our Band Camp experience with fondness.  It was one of the more memorable highlights of the week.  Sending me the Fruit Gift Basket turned out to be the encouragement (and nourishment) I needed to see me through to the end.  It arrived at one of the more difficult times in my life and turned it into a positive experience.  In fact, it was such a great idea, I plan to send a delicious Fruit Basket to other band campers in future years.  I’m sure they will appreciate it as much as I did.