Healthy eaters know the importance of showing some skin—on their fruits and veggies, of course! Keeping the skins on food adds fiber to your diet, aiding your digestion and helping to lower your cholesterol. Eat the skin when you enjoy your next baked potato, and be sure to keep the skins on apples, grapes, peaches, pears, peppers, zucchinis, and any other fruit or veggie with an edible outer skin. Find out just how much fiber some of your favorite fruits and veggies have.
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Keep it raw so you preserve the natural vitamins and nutrients. Pick fruits and vegetables you like to eat uncooked and munch on them with the skins intact.