Reasons to eat the super fruit, papaya

If you are writing down your next grocery shopping list, you better include the super fruit papaya or what they call pawpaw in other regions. As most of you know, it is jam-packed with high amounts of nutrition. It is a great source of Vitamins A and C. Plus, it promotes better digestion.

Health benefits of papaya

Let’s have a quick list of the advantages of eating papaya.

• Treats certain skin problems
• Helps people suffering from acid reflux
• Improves eye health
• Improves hair condition
• Reduces the pain brought by PMS

There are still more benefits to include and it could us days to finish everything. Bottom line is, it’s healthy.

Papaya recipe ideas

What we love about papaya is that it’s a versatile fruit that can be used in several recipes. We have here some of our personal favorites. Try some of it and enjoy healthy yet extremely delicious foods.

Papaya yogurt bowl

You might want to start your day with a delicious papaya yogurt bowl. You just need to wash your papaya, remove the seeds, place the greek yogurt on top of the papaya and sprinkle it with nuts.

Papaya jam

How about creating your own healthy jam which the entire family will love? It’s easy to make. Just mash five cups of ripe papaya, 1/4 cup of orange juice, dry pectin, and honey as a replacement for sugar. Stir the papaya, orange juice, and dry pectin together in a large pot on medium-high heat. Wait for it to boil and add the honey. Continue stirring until the boil returns.

Green papaya salad

Just toss Thai chilis, sweetened lime fish sauce dressing, papaya, carrots, garlic, honey, romaine lettuce, and cilantro. It’s so easy to make and is perfect if you are a busy person but would like to snack on something healthy.

Salmon with papaya salsa

You can add some boost to your baked salmon by making your own papaya salsa. Just combine papaya, green and red peppers, lime juice, onion, and coriander in a bowl. Season it with salt and pepper.

Papaya coconut muffins

Why don’t you make a special muffin out of papaya and coconut? You need wholemeal self-raising flour, honey, butter, egg, papaya, and coconut. It’s the perfect dessert for everyone.

Papaya and banana bread

Or maybe, you can bake your own version of papaya and banana bread. This is going to be your kid’s ultimate favorite. Aside from your papaya and bananas, you need coconut sugar, flour, baking powder, coconut oil, desiccated coconut, and vanilla extract.

Lettuce wraps with shrimp and papaya

Cut the cucumber, papaya, and mango into slices. Get medium-sized shrimps and lettuce. Don’t forget your peanut sauce and chili garlic. It would be really a feast in your mouth.

Papaya smoothie

But of course, you can make smoothies with papaya. Others are adding banana, greek yogurt, and honey for a tastier treat. It’s so easy, you can finish it in just a couple of minutes.

Papaya fruit pops

And for summer, you can create your own version of papaya fruit pops. If you want to make it even fruitier, then add raspberries. You just need lime juice, honey, and kosher salt. Place it in a mold and chill it.

Do you have other papaya recipes to share?