Rambutan Fruit

I was very surprised when I saw this rambutan fruit at the Asian market where we usually buy my stuff like fish, squid etc. It is my first time to see such a fruit like that being sold here in America. Of course I couldn't pass by it. I've been wanting to taste this fruit again for so long, I did buy a package of it that cost us $4.99. Yes, that is kind of too much but what can I do? I just want to eat this fruit.

Rambutan is grown in Southern part of the Philippines. There are many rambutan trees at my grandmother's farm in Davao that every time we go visit there when we were kids, we could eat as much as we wanted to eat until we get sick in the stomach. Rambutan, I should say was one of my favorite fruits and one of the many things I look forward of eating when my father would bring us to his hometown.

Pregnant's Usual Craving

Eating raw and sour mango wasn't my thing before. But then when I got pregnant, this became my friend. I could eat a whole fruit of sour mango in less than 30 minutes dip in shrimp paste or just salt without stopping! Why is it that pregnant women love to eat this? What's with this fruit that someone like me who is currently in her almost five months pregnancy crave so much?

I tell you, once I push this baby out, I dare not to eat mango again for I don't like the feeling it leaves in my teeth after eating the fruit. Ngilo kaayo and I have the most sensitive teeth in the world so I try to avoid eating mango once I'm in my normal self.

Mango Nutrition Facts

My baby and I both love mangoes. I love the smooth sweet taste of the fruit that I can eat it everyday with no complain, so does my baby. I am glad she loves it for it contains a lot of nutrients that her body needs. I would not hesitate buying mango at the grocery store if it is available because aside from sweet goodness it gives us, it also is a good source of fiber which is exactly what my baby needs.

Read on below for the nutritional facts I got from the original source. This is just to share you all so you will love eating mango even more.

Mangos are an excellent source of vitamins A and C, and for those who are physically active, whether working out or constantly on the go, mangos are a great way to replenish that lost potassium.

An average sized mango can contain up to 40% of your daily fiber requirement. If you are eating your mango-a-day, irregularity is not a problem for you and so we'll spare the gruesome details regarding constipation, piles and spastic colon.

Research has shown that dietary fiber has a protective effect against degenerative diseases, especially with regards to the heart; may help prevent certain types of cancer, as well as lowering blood cholesterol levels.

ORIGINAL SOURCE