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Adding dates to your diet can be beneficial due to its innate composition of macronutrients

The perfect 'Date' for you

Dates, scientific name Phoenix Dactylifera, are a popular tropical and food among the people of North America and the Middle East. Its high nutritional value, carbohydrates and fibre make it one of the best energy fruit to maintain your overall health.

Adding dates to your diet can be beneficial due to its innate composition of macronutrients and many other healthy elements.

Health benefits of dates

Keeps your brain healthy: consuming dates regularly can help reduce the chances of inflammation and plaque formation in the brain. It also helps in reducing the chances of developing Alzheimer's disease.

May prevent bone injuries: Dates are packed with calcium, phosphorus, magnesium and potassium which all contributes to forming healthy bones. It may also help prevent serious bone conditions like osteoporosis.

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Helps in blood sugar control: Dates are rich in fibre, antioxidants and have a low glycemic index. Thus, making them a good alternative for people with Diabetes. It is also a natural alternative for sugar helps in diabetes management.

May promote natural labour: some experiments claim if dates are consumed during the last few weeks of pregnancy it can promote ease in labour and natural birth but more research is needed to claim the same.

Fights diseases: Dates are rich in antioxidants like flavonoids, carotenoids and phenolic acid which help in reducing the risk of many serious illnesses. Consuming dates along with a healthy diet can help reduce the risk of developing heart disease, cancer, diabetes and cancer.

How to add them to your diet

  • Kick start your day with lukewarm water and four dry dates to retain energy throughout.
  • You can also consume them as fresh fruit after lunch.
  • Another way is to add dry dates in sweet dishes like halwa, kheer, warm milk.
  • You can also prepare a paste of fresh date fruit and spread it over bread whenever you want.

If you want to try something unique, go for puddings, barfi, cake and shakes prepared from fresh fruit dates.

Nutritional value of dates
Below mentioned is the nutritional value of dates per 100grms.
Calories – 282 g
Protein – 5.1 g
Total Fat – 0.4 g
Sodium – 2 mg
Potassium – 656 mg
Carbohydrates (dietary fibres and sugar) – 75 g

NOTE- These values can differ from variant to variant.