[Magdalen] Another "worthless" food.

[M J _Mike_ Logsdon]

Recall my thread a while back about how little tomatoes actually have to offer.

"A medium peach, weighing 100 g (3.5 oz), contains small amounts of essential nutrients, but none is a significant proportion of the Daily Value.  Nectarines have similar low content of nutrients." - Wikipedia.

First, I learned that peaches and nectarines are essentially the same thing, just different.  Though I do find nectarines much more tart than peaches.

But here we have yet another fruit (tomato = fruit, yada yada) that offers very little to the eater other than enjoyment, it seems.

I'm left to wonder, though.  Why has the Nutritional World always advocated ALL (generally, that is) fruits and vegetables as "good for us", if at least some of them ultimately amount to little more than water?  My guess is, better to stuff oneself on "worthless" fruits and vegetables than crap that'll kill us.