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When you're trying to eat healthier, finding the right information is the place to start. Chiquita has been bringing you fresh fruits and vegetables to help nurture your healthy diet and lifestyle for over 100 years. Knowing more about the fruits and vegetables you bring home is a big part of staying healthy. Learn more about the nutritional content and health benefits of bananas as well as your other favorite fruits and vegetables on the following pages.

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Chiquita^® Cantaloupes

Cantaloupes provide beneficial nutrients for everyone, especially expectant mothers. That's because cantaloupes are a good source of folate. And a healthy diet with adequate folate may reduce a woman's risk of having a child with brain or spinal cord birth defects. So cantaloupe is good for you and your future.

And don't forget, cantaloupes are fat free. And while many factors influence the development of cancer, a diet low in total fat and rich in fruits and vegetables (foods that are low in fat and may contain dietary fiber, vitamin A and vitamin C) may reduce the risk of some types of cancer. Cantaloupes are high in vitamin A and vitamin C.

Just one serving of cantaloupes provides 120% of the US RDA for vitamin A - one of nature's most powerful antioxidants.
Cantaloupes are also a good source of folate and high in vitamin C.
Cantaloupes are fat and cholesterol free.
Studies show that diets consisting of fruits and vegetables, like cantaloupes, that are low in saturated fat, may reduce the risk of heart disease.
Perfect for breakfast, dessert or a snack; one quarter of a cantaloupe has a mere 50 calories.