It's the third week of season 7 and I will be willing to participate in another edition of the contest hosted in the community which is basically about fruits. I've got a great piece to share again for the day and I enjoin you to read through this piece.

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For this contest, I'm going to make fruit juice, not from one fruit but two from different families. The first fruit in my combo today is Pineapple. The pineapple plant is a plant that bears a sweet edible fruit and is very popular in this part of the world, it belongs to the family of Bromenliacaea and research shows that it's a native fruit of South America.

Pineapple happens to be one of my best fruits since childhood, in fact, it used to be cultivated by my father during those years which means it's very close to the family and we do love to eat it a lot. The delicious taste of a ripe pineapple is hard to resist and I have not come across anyone that doesn't like pineapple as such it's been one of my favorites over time.

The second fruit I will be combining with pineapple is Coconut. Coconut is a special fruit from the coconut palm tree, in the family of Arecaceae which is quite a solid edible milky fruit with water inside it. That said, the fruit is protected by a shell that can be utilized for so many purposes like crafts, burning in fireplaces, and so on.

Chewing the coconut fruit sometimes can be tiring due to its solid nature but it can be consumed in several ways, fried, juiced, and so on. I'm choosing the juicing method today.

Both pineapple and coconut are economically rich in my country, they are capable to earn a farmer a fortune. These fruits are loved by my entire family.

There are a lot of health benefits associated with pineapple and coconut. Some of those would be shared separately in this section of the contest.

• Pineapple has a lot of nutrients that are very essential for the human body, some of which are Calories, Carbs, Vitamins, Protein, Fat, Magnesium, Iron, and much more.

• It is established that pineapple contains antioxidants that eliminate oxidative stress that could have caused damaged cells as such it keeps the body system healthy.

• Pineapple is said to be capable to aid digestion and build the immune system.

• It can be an aid in the quick recovery of wounds or enhance recovery from physical stress.

• Coconut is high in fibers which help to slow down the release of glucose in the body system such that it's conveyed to the right cell where it's converted to energy useful for the body.

• It helps to maintain diabetes as it's established that it aids insulin secretion and breakdown of glucose to the right energy which is highly needed by diabetic patients.

• Research shows that coconut helps to prevent urinary tract infections.

• Coconut water also has antioxidant properties that neutralize oxidative stress to prevent damage to cells in the body.

These are just a few benefits of pineapple and coconut, there are a lot more and you can just read that from different publications on the internet.

I bought both the pineapple and coconut from a local greengrocery in my town, it's my usual place for the purchase of fruits. The pineapple cost 700 NGN (~ 5 STEEM) and the coconut cost 400 NGN (~ 3 STEEM).

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I will be taking you on a few steps on how I got the juice ready from the pineapple and coconut fruits.

• The coconut was cracked open while its water was poured into a clean container because it would be used later. Just a little coconut would be used in this mixture.

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• The brownish part of the coconut that would be used for the juice was removed. Then I peeled the pineapple and have it sliced into smaller pieces.

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• The fruits are ready to be juiced and it was poured into an electric blender.

_{Pineapple and Coconut fruits in the Blender}

• The mixture was blended evenly and the coconut water was utilized in the process to reduce the viscosity of the mixture. After a few minutes, the juice was ready but before I continue, I sieved the mixture and then had it poured into a container.

_{Pineapple and Coconut fruits Juice}

The processes took place at night and I placed the juice inside the refrigerator because it's best served chilled. The next day would be a nice time to have this because I felt filled for the night already. Finally, I served my juice the next morning.

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The juice came out just the way I wanted it. No added sugar or any kind of preservatives, just natural and healthy for human consumption.

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In conclusion, fruits are an essential part of the human diet that contains a lot of body-building nutrients, helps in managing certain health conditions, and so on. It's more healthy to keep it natural with no added artificial components. I have prepared a mixture of pineapple and coconut fruit juice in this piece without any artificial ingredients. I hereby invite @carlaisl, @preye2, and @yakspeace to participate in the contest.