{"id":614097,"date":"2026-04-19T08:34:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T08:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/614097\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T08:34:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T08:34:43","slug":"the-8-best-fruit-to-eat-during-the-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/614097\/","title":{"rendered":"The 8 Best Fruit to Eat During the Winter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>And it\u2019s important to make room for them in your diet because the nutrients in these fruits support the immune system and overall health, Ruggles says, not to mention a healthy weight. Vitamin C can also be beneficial for fighting winter colds and illnesses \u2014 and citrus fruits are replete with it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"view-sources\">[3]<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0The most recent research suggests choosing whole foods with vitamin C, rather than vitamin C (ascorbic acid) supplements.<\/p>\n<p class=\"view-sources\">[4]<\/p>\n<p>Vitamin C helps the body produce white blood cells, which Ruggles describes as the \u201cwarrior cells\u201d in the immune system.<\/p>\n<p class=\"view-sources\">[5]<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u201cThose cells attack foreign invaders like viruses and bacteria,\u201d she says. Vitamin C\u2013rich citrus fruits may be a highlight in the winter, but they\u2019re not the only nutritious fruits the season has to offer in North America. Here, explore eight of the best fruits to eat during the winter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"And it\u2019s important to make room for them in your diet because the nutrients in these fruits support&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":614098,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[49,48,84,395],"class_list":["post-614097","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nutrition","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-health","tag-nutrition"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/614097","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=614097"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/614097\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/614098"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=614097"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=614097"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=614097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}