One of my favorite winter time fruits, the pomegranate, has many confirmed health benefits. Pomegranates are very rich in antioxidants, vitamin C, and folic acid. These antioxidants:

• Keep bad LDL cholesterol from oxidizing.
• Keep blood platelets from clumping together to form unwanted clots.
• They aid in wound repair and act as an anti-inflammatory agent.
• They help to slow the wrinkling of the skin.
• Pomegranate juice appears to prevent the hardening of the arteries and may even help to reverse the progression of this disease.
• Recent studies also suggest that pomegranate juice may prevent prostate and breast cancers. Winter Fruit Salad 4 oranges or clementines, peeled 3 pink grapefruit, peeled 1 pineapple peeled, quartered, cored and sliced 2 star fruit sliced 1 pomegranate cut in half , scoop out the seeds to use them Directions: Remove white pith from oranges and grapefruits. Quarter the fruit lengthwise and cut into 1/4 inch slices. Place in a large bowl and toss wit pineapple, star fruit and pomegranate seeds. This recipe was found on www.foodnetwork.com and is courtesy of www.EatingWell.com