Naija Diaries: 5 Popular Traditional Nigerian Fruits To Eat

Wow, so I am not a foodie but we all don't need to learn rocket science to know the that fruits and vegetables are not only essential to your daily healthy lifestyle, but it also carries natural vitamins and nutrients that our bodies desperately need. Daily.

As mentioned in an earlier post, Nigeria as a nation is known as a country that grows a variety of organic fruits and vegetables. These fruits are fresh, easily accessible and can be picked in any local farm or garden. Fruits such as apples, pears, grapefruit, melon, mango, banana, pineapple, watermelon, oranges, tangerines, etc, are all grown organically.

This post was to re-introduce certain popular Nigerian fruits that are unknown to many. On a personal note, these are the fruits I ate during the school holidays, as we had 3 out of 5 of the below fruit trees in our village compound and bought the other two whenever they were in season. This is mini-heaven to me.

For those of us that are on a diet, these are the 5 fruits we need to sink out teeth into. Lets skip the intricate details of all the health benefits shall we? All you need to know is that it is very healthy and you can indulge guilt free. Simple.

1. Cashew Fruit

2. Agbalumo/Udara

3. Soursop

4. Paw Paw

5. Guava

xoxo