Many of us try to get more fruits and veggies in our diet and if we do so properly, we can benefit from it. This is true of our physical health but even our mental health can benefit in some ways when we are physically healthy. When it comes to lemons, what do you do when you buy them from the store?
Typically, lemons are either going to end up in the refrigerator or the fruit bowl. If you want to get more out of the simple lemon, however, try this awesome trick. If you try it one time, you will never go back to eating “regular” lemons again. It is phenomenal.
Lay your lemons out on the counter and slice them. You should then slip them into a freezer bag and freeze them.
I know this may sound a little out of the ordinary, but once you try it, you’ll understand why is quickly gaining popularity.
It doesn’t take much research to learn that lemons are very good for your health. Not only is the flesh full of vitamins, there are also many nutrients found in the skin of the fruit as well. Although that may be true, the vast majority of people who eat lemons lose most of the health benefits because they throw away the peel.
Call me crazy but I love lemons and I often eat them as a snack. I squeeze them in my water, cut them up over my salad and I even just eat them raw! Up until the time that I started doing this, however, I was missing out on many of the benefits that they offer.
Why is it so beneficial to freeze your lemons? Because fresh lemon peel has a rather unusual taste, and most of us don’t care for it. The same is also true for the texture of the lemon peel, so it typically ends up in the trash.
The taste is different when you eat a frozen slice of lemon and you won’t believe the difference! When you take your first bite of this frozen treat, you will see that is packed full of citrusy flavor. You won’t even notice that you are eating the peel along with the flesh!
What vitamins and minerals are found in lemons?
Vitamin C, B6, A, and E
Folate,
Calcium
Copper
Iron
Zinc
Magnesium
Potassium
Protein
Riboflavin
Niacin
Thiamin
Phosphorus
As you can tell, that is quite a list of goodness and you certainly will not want to avoid eating lemons just because of the taste. In addition to all of those nutrients, there is some antibacterial and antiviral benefits as well. There has to be about 1 million different reasons why you should be eating lemons and now that you know this little trick, there are exactly 0 reasons why you should not eat them!
Make sure you pass on the magic of frozen lemons to others.