June Parenting

Hi Singapore Parents

Do you know that coconut water contains organic compounds possessing healthy growth promoting properties that can help:

• Keep the body cool and at the proper temperature
• Orally re-hydrate your body, it is an all natural isotonic beverage
• Carry nutrients and oxygen to cells
• Naturally replenish your body’s fluids after exercising
• Raise your metabolism
• Promote weight loss
• Boost your immune system
• Detoxify and fight viruses
• Cleanse your digestive tract
• Control diabetes
• Aid your body in fighting viruses that cause the flu, herpes, and AIDS
• Balance your PH and reduce risk of cancer
• Treat kidney and urethral stones
• Boost poor circulation

   

Coconut water is naturally low in carbohydrates,  99% fat free and low in sugars.  Contrary to traditional belief, coconut water is:

• more nutritious that whole milk - less fat and no cholesterol
• more healthy than orange juice - much lower calories
• better than processed baby milk - it contains lauric acid which is present in human mother’s milk
• naturally sterile - water permeates though the filtering husk
• a universal donor - it is identical to human blood plasma
• a natural isotonic beverage - the same level we have in our blood

Based on a 100 ml drink, coconut water:

• contains more potassium (about 294 mg) than most sports drinks (117 mg) and most energy drinks
  
• has less sodium (25 mg) where sports drinks have around 41 mg and energy drinks about 200 mg
  
• has 5 mg of natural sugars where sports and energy drinks range from 10 - 25 mg of altered sugars
• is very high in chloride at 118 mg, compared to sports drinks at about 39 mg
  

So parents, do consider coconut water as a regular booster than the usual sports or energy drinks.

Posted on June 15th, 2009 by June
Filed under: Food and Juices, Parenting Tips