Between categories 🍅🥒🎃🫑🌶️
Some foods sit quietly between categories: vegetable fruits are one of them.
Tomatoes. Cucumbers. Courgettes. Aubergines. Peppers. Squash. Pumpkin.
Botanically, they are fruits.
Nutritionally, they behave like vegetables, and they bring colour, hydration and powerful antioxidants to the plate.
Vegetable Fruit value
What makes vegetable fruits so valuable:
• High water content → deeply hydrating
• Rich in vitamins, minerals and antioxidants
• Bright pigments (yellow, orange, red, purple) signal anti-inflammatory and protective compounds
• Support cardiovascular health, immunity and cellular protection
🌱 They also adapt beautifully to seasons and energetics:
🌱 Cooling and refreshing: cucumber, tomato – ideal for heat and dryness
🌱 Warm and nourishing: squash, pumpkin, grounding and supportive
🌱 Summer-grown foods that balance seasonal heat and inflammation
Examples
Some stand-out examples:
• Tomatoes are rich in lycopene – linked to cardiovascular and prostate health
• Peppers deliver more vitamin C than oranges
• Aubergines contain anthocyanins that protect cells from oxidative damage
• Squash supports vision, skin integrity and immune function via vitamin A
Fuel your body with nature’s goodness! And awaken your senses!
Emilie Ayton – Conscious Marketer & Future Naturopathic Nutritionist | Reclaiming health through plants & awakening your 5 senses | Founder Plant Power 🌱
Emilie is from London, England
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