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Sunday 23 September 2012

Musa versus Apple

Posted by Unknown at 19:16

Have you ever heard “Wang Pokok Pisang” ? Some might say “Yes” and some might say “No”. This is due to this kind of money were been used such a long ago, before Malaysia attains it Independent Day.

But, this blog will not  going to discuss more about “ Wang Pokok Pisang”  since the main intention of this blog  will be exposing more about the fruits that used to be eaten by Generations X as well as Generations Y. 



Basically, bananas also known as Musa are one of the most popular choices when it comes to healthy snacks. They are cheap, accessible and don’t have to be washed as you peel of the skin. Bananas are used in everything from bread to chips, savoury dishes and desserts.  If you thought that banana is just another fruit, take a look at these benefits of eating bananas.












banana nutrition


Before Malaysia achieve it National Day, in order to stay alive and endure with the war environment, the people used to eat banana fruit since it contains lots of nutrients such as good for health, can prevent the constipation problem as well as provide the energy. This is due to, during that time, it was really hard for them to find the rice, so in order to get survived they were eaten banana to ensure they have the ample energy to carry out their daily routine in life. 






However, Generations Y nowadays tends to eat other fruit instead of banana, for instance an apple. It is true that an apple consists of bundles of benefits towards the human kind such as in recent reports apples have been listed as helping to prevent high cholesterol and its ability to lower cholesterol. Aside from the benefits to scrub the intestines and aid in elimination apples are also a cancer prevention food. Apples can help in preventing, Breast Cancer, Colon Cancer, and Liver Cancer.



Besides that, apples are also helping children with asthma.  Children who eat apples or drank apple juice had fewer asthma attacks versus children who did not eat apples or drink apple juice.


Nutritional Value and Calories of an Apple

  • 1 med. apple
  • 81 calories
  • protein approx 1/2 g
  • carbohydrate 21g
  • Fiber approx 4 g
  • Vitamin A 74 IU
  • Potassium 159 mg
  • Niacin 0.106 mg
  • Folic acid 4 mcg
  • Vitamin C 8 mg









An apple a day keeps the doctor away commercial video



As a conclusion, even though these kinds of fruits are totally different but on the other side both of them provided Generations X and Generations Y benefit in the term of health. 

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