Benefits of the skins of fruits and vegetables

What you do with the peels of fruits and vegetables??? I know the answer will be "We through it in the dustbin".....Please don't do this. Here are some health benefits of the peels of different fruits and vegetables, which will surely nurture your thinking. 


1. Banana peels: Everyone takes banana, but who takes banana peels. Yes, you can eat banana peels. the peels of banana contains high amount of Vitamin, Potassium and Magnesium, which are very important for your daily nutrition balance.

How to Eat: There are many ways like you can make banana vinegar from the peels which later you can add to your different salads or dishes or you can make Pakora with the peels of banana.



2. Potato peels: Yes It sounds weird, but yes you can have that too. Did you know potato peels are more rich in nutrients than the pulp. It contains fibre, phosphorus, potassium, zinc and vitamin-C. It helps to reduce the spots and scars of skins.

How to Eat: Its very simple, make small slices of the potato peels similar to the potato fry make fries with onion and chilli.


3. Ash guard and Bottle gourds peels: All the gourds are very rich in zinc and they have different antioxidants too, which improves skin and nails.

How to Eat: You can have the skins similar like the fry of potato peels. Here along with the peels you can also try the seeds of different gourds. Simply make a pate of the seed and have with rice. From the peels you can make juice too.

Too Know about health benefits of more vegetables and fruits you can check in here

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