Packed with flavor as well as nutritional value, peaches are one of the best-loved of all fruits. They're versatile, delicious, and among a handful of plant-based foods that travel tolerably well, making them a great lunchbox treat. Beyond the flavor and juicy goodness, peaches contain vitamins and minerals that keep the body in optimum health: vitamin C, vitamin A, potassium, B-carotenes, and the flavonoids lycopene, lutein, zeaxanthin, and cryptoxanthin.

 

With several other nutrients, peaches provide many health benefits, such as free radical scavenging, improved eyesight, protection against infection, lowered blood pressure, a healthy heart rate, and even lowered incidences of cancer and heart disease. So eat a peach – it’s good for you!