The Importance Of Tropical Fruits with Dr Laura Roberts-Nkrumah

Why are tropical fruits important to our diet in Trinidad & Tobago?
Dr. Laura Roberts-Nkrumah gives us key insight into why it is important for us to include more tropical fruits in our everyday diet. Dr. Roberts-Nkrumah also expressed a need for increased awareness and education in schools and community engagement in promoting more consumption of our local fruits like West Indian Cherries, Five Fingers or Carambola, Pommecythere, Pommerac and Mangoes to name a few.
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[@franromany8096]

That's why children before including myself hardly got sick because of consuming local fruits. We have been brain washed. Am eating a pomerac while listening to this talk. 😌

[@yasminroberts9841]

I hope its a nice sweet one

[@fabioa8602]

@@yasminroberts9841 lol

[@mrsmomy5897]

We love our traditional fruits and vegetables in Namibia

[@rajpattiemohan9256]

Hi 63

[@ashleylorenjo]

I like that she focused on fruit trees that can be grown at home in small spaces

[@orlandogardener]

Yes agreed

[@karminiparsan9256]

So informative..brings back so many memories of my youth. It was a shock for me years ago when I had to buy mangoes as I knew about getting them freely. I never liked the foreign fruits except for maybe bing cherries. I eat whatever is in season..so right now I am getting my mango fix😄 and only a few days ago I got a few of the 'white pommerac' and I had my fill. Yes..nothing beats back our sunkissed fruits. Sapodilla..soursop..sugar apple..caimite..portugals..mangoes..avocadoes..etc etc..we have it so nice here

[@vicruzan7888]

I could definitely live a fruitarian lifestyle 🍇🍈🍉🍊🍋🍌🍍🍓🍒🍑🍐🍏🍎🥭🥝🍅🥥

[@eatahfood]

Fruitarian! 💯💯

[@homeishome3901]

One love from Nigeria

[@seanregehr4921]

Great content Dr. Laura Roberts-Nkrumah!

[@LisaX84]

i love local fruits....those cherries are the best,does make a wicked chow too...i never could understand the big woo rah for apples and grapes...-

[@karminiparsan9256]

Me too..only when better cant be done.

[@orlandogardener]

Awesome🍑🍅🍉🍈🍏

[@trinimassive33]

Yes thank you! I wish we here in the US 🇺🇸 were able to get some of our tropical fruits from back home!!!

[@sharleenwilliams8065]

Good West Indian fruits!!!

[@TasteofTrini]

Thank you for this informative video! 🙏🏼 Amazing!

[@TasteofTrini]

The abundance of fresh tropical fruit has my mouth watering! 🤤

[@eatahfood]

Thanks Reshmi! Appreciate it! 😀

[@orlandogardener]

Agreed

[@mrzoukdotcomzouklambadaboo8212]

All this knowledge was known by our ancestors, my grandmother's used to teach me about all these topics, we lost our ways thinking we're better or more intelligent but we're stupid compared to the people from the past....

[@ridmid]

Totally agree with you

[@akeem1221]

2017 I started my fruit orchard back in Kenya. I got varieties of fruit and I am very proud of my collections. Thanks for your information.

[@ridmid]

Nice

[@fitawrarifitness6842]

Great

[@AKAM49]

This woman is delightful, God bless her

[@marydass3411]

Yes the fruits now are Apple's grapes blueberries strawberries but I'm so happy now that someone is educating us of our local fruits.we ate a lot of it when we were young. But children are fed kfc pizza burgas soda 'wings and fries no wonder diabetes on the rise in kids.thank you Dr. Roberts- Nkrumah

[@RoseRose-ih9be]

As a child we had a west Indian cherry tree and many other fruits which I enjoyed and still do

[@angelstarr5509]

I enjoyed watching this video and listening to her explain in detail about each fruit, gives us more reason to treasure our local foods and culture. Thanks so much

[@fibi8346]

I love how high density and close the planting is. Very good use of space.

[@michellereid3691]

Julie, East Indian, Bombay and Number 11 are my favourite Mangoes. Stew ripe June plum delicious.

[@hookandcookreellife]

I am so amazed with this episode... luv it .. we grew up eating most of these and I am very happy u did this educational segment about our tropical fruits...I live in Florida and I planted most of these fruits in my yard ... my main goal was for my kids to connect to our culture especially through our foods, cooking and of course fruits and veggies.....u break this down so logically....thanks Vlad / Ravi 👍🇬🇾🇺🇸🇹🇹 ... I also lived in Trinidad for a while so I luv the diversity of all the fruits ...

[@lylinbest948]

Great vid.just wished more fruits were showcased . Can't wait for borders to open.

[@miriamjones8804]

Blessed day sis this is my country Trinidad and Tobago

[@devbachu7072]

Well said plant a fruit tree today an tomorrow we harvest i love gardeni g

[@user-ir5we9wu1g]

The children of today's world knows nothing about pommarec,pommcthyree,West Indian cherries,sugar cane,and all the many tropical fruit that she mentioned,I as a young ate all those fruits and still do , I used to suck sugar cane every day,my grandfather had fields as far as the eyes can see,mangoes I had choices which one I wanted on any given day to eat ,Portugal,orange,grapefruits,and the other citrus was their to have to your heart contents, but as the world changes rapidly so also I am assuming that people views on fruits and vegetables maybe different from when I was a child and grown into an adult,I still my fruits,vegetables,it's a must have with me .Once again you all did a very beautiful vlog ,thanks .

[@luciramdeen6246]

ALL my FAVORITE tropical fruits...Thanks for sharing!!

[@ourkidstropicalnurserylarr7257]

GREAT & Thank You Dr. Laural Roberts for Sharing, Yes the Carambola Fruit tree is a Blessing as it produces Several Crops A Year !!! As well the ACEROLA CHERRY TREE also produces Fruits through-out the growing Year !!! FRUIT TREES That produce multiple Crops A Year are a Big + for any Garden. DWARF JUNE PLUM TREES are Also Everbear and can be eaten green & when they Ripen in color. OH Yes There are FRUITS FOR EVERY SEASON OF THE YEAR !!! There is Nothing like Picking Ripe Fruits from Your very own Trees !!! Thank You, Sherry & Larry Shatzer - Our Kids Tropical Fruit Tree Farm & Nursery.

[@hemaleite6331]

Wow beautiful and so true. Our 4th generation have lost touch with our local Fruits. As parents we have to encourage and teach out future generations. Looking at that mango tree . My favourite fruit. Thanks for sharing

[@beverlydavid5628]

I do miss my local fruit right now I am trying to grow tropical fruit trees in Florida

[@joannew-schmidhammer9325]

Love this video from Dr. Roberts-Nkrumah..

[@RomaDass]

There are so many fruits locally. Beautiful and appreciated information. I love the sweet cherries. Love this video to show my daughter in Standard 2

[@aleemellis]

Many thanks Dr. 😊

[@NurseTalking]

I applaud you for continuing and promoting agriculture and food research. Good job on your collection of tropical fruits.

[@grapetree7219]

Thank you teach, appreciate your caring and sharing of information.

[@user-oc5zw2cd8k]

Love fruits and vegetables, thanks for sharing

[@rorshak2548]

I would also speak about the different flavors depending on ripeness. For example 5 fingers taste like green grapes when they are still green. Also many tropical fruit trees are heavy producers

[@ellislaborde1648]

Five fingers are my second best fruit, I actually have a few trees in pots

[@yohanneslucky5538]

Thank you for educating me.

[@ironnorse]

Growing up in Miami, exposed to the multi cultural popular fruit and vegetables, has made me a more rounded individual. The Cuban -American and Jamaican- American communites are an excellent examples of immigrants reluctant to surrender to the limitations of the local grocery stores.

[@jafrijaffar5227]

Very proud stay at Malaysia,rainforest n too many fruits here very valuable to your healthy

[@karenayoungchee410]

Thank u for this info

[@karlenesampson8089]

I thoroughly enjoyed this video. Looking forward to more like these.

[@AncientOneFamily.]

I love bananas and we can't grow them here in Canada. So many around the world have gotten into garbage foods like chips and cheesies. When I was little, desert was fruit.

[@introtwerp]

Try cold hardy banana varieties like basjoo

[@AncientOneFamily.]

@@introtwerp Do you think it could take under -30C?

[@introtwerp]

@@AncientOneFamily. no max -5

[@introtwerp]

@@AncientOneFamily. maybe try sikkim banana

[@padminikadle4957]

Madam you have opened the world of fruits for us Thank you

[@violetaalvarado1719]

Thanks for the knowledge ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@deliafernandez3870]

Excellent lesson learned. Thank you.

[@dmunchman]

Thanks much , very informative and helpful .

[@dianaarchibald5370]

This is fantastic. What has taken us so long to do this. We look forward to more.

[@SiriusStarGazer]

Gr8 video...my mouth watering for those fruits. I am a local fruits addict.

[@jesseferguson6208]

Perfect

[@bknatureafrica7106]

Thank you for sharing informative knowledge, God bless you

[@deborahleslie6257]

Thank you! Very knowledgeable & informative!!!

[@24k.purelife]

God bless you Dr Laura !!! Love Breadfruit

[@Brogoshi]

this was an important and informative watch, thank you

[@eatahfood]

Thanks for watching!

[@marybassit8246]

Wow all my favorite fruits 🍎

[@kathleenk7286]

So informative and important for the youths

[@ameliakhan7011]

Very educational an informative i love this.

[@nicolewildman8976]

Hello. I'm into home gardening. I enjoyed watching this video. We have a wonderful array of fruits here. It really inspires me to go planting. Thank you for sharing.

[@lifestylechannel1468]

Wonderful place

[@Christne12]

Thank you Professor, great information for our youths in today's society. Let's share this video and encourage our youths to watch this video. Change their mindset about our local fruits.

[@aquaruis99]

Very educational, thank you.

[@ellislaborde1648]

I completely enjoyed this, thanks people it was informative.........I don't have alot of growing space so I do a few potted fruits sugar apples, lemons , cherries just to name a few or I forgot Bird peppers

[@WeavedIn]

Thank you for sharing this valuable information 👏

[@greenfeather2773]

Great took me back in time

[@ryanali694]

Very informative video on our lovely tropical fruits.

[@AAHomeGardening]

Lovely video, thanks

[@lygie2002]

Wonderful and educational video!

[@seygra20]

Informative

[@AfrocaveMan]

Great 😊 material, it reminds me of my home country “DR Congo” ...I used to eat most of fruits in this video 😋... Yes yes mango trees can grow so big, the last time I was home, my grand ma got ready of it including the avocado tree 😌...

[@purandharkubanooraya493]

Thank you so much Dr it was truly interesting to hear from you and I wished I could visit your fruit garden..

[@leonidbier]

Yes mam, you are totally right! Why import expensive fruits, while there is so much variety on our own soil. We need more of Dr and Professors to educate our people, so the Caribbean countries can export instead of import and make money!!!

[@elizabethcorven3599]

Thank you

[@joygreaves202]

Such a beautiful video FRUITS and vegetables are my special delight thank you so very much

[@AAHomeGardening]

I would love to come visit your garden, looking so good I love fruits so much I am here in the UK, growing loads of tropical fruits and plants here

[@rajusookram5475]

Love what you guys do with this channel. Keep educating the young about local ingredients. We need to go back to our foods

[@eatahfood]

Thank you!

[@kuangoseilah9321]

Ty

[@phyllissimon3518]

Thank for that it was very educational and well presented.

[@ritabanga1]

Very informative and beautiful knowledge about local fruits. I love Africa because of its richness of the Natural Resources and of beautiful culture .Always preferred to eat local fruits, vegetables coz firstly they are best chosen by Mother Nature for us accordingly our needs and secondly we can get them free ( if we own some fruit trees) or at less price as compared to imported ones. I got the chance to live in Africa and observed that people here don't know how to best use these resources or different methods of processing these fruits.

[@laurafordesvideos]

Very informative. Fruits certainly play a very important part of our diet.

[@micaze8050]

Very informative video.than you

[@devbachu7072]

Well said my passion is rge same i have a sugar apole tree a mango orange an lune an coconut tree ib my back yard keep up tge good work

[@AAHomeGardening]

West Indian cherries are the best

[@PrasannaKumar-dt6xw]

Thankyoudoctor

[@DavidMac8Six8]

I love this. Really educational. I love our local fruits and I want to plant as many of them as possible. It's a lost treasure but this video should be shared so people understand that we need these trees.

[@eatahfood]

Much thanks. We really need to promote the planting of fruit trees in communities and encourage more fruit consumption

[@jasminedavid1071]

Extremely informative

[@toconutbliss5897]

Love it! Them cherries better than apples any day for me

[@LGGGlove]

Stunning presentation. I am creating a fruit forest in NYC. I loved all the amazing information

[@holaforistas]

Fruits are delicious 😋

[@miraflorjomuad5178]

Very nice!

[@RehabCareerCoach]

Great content!

[@asztapaszta9]

Great video, thank you! Also, your production quality puts all the local tv stations in shame!

[@FruitisTheBestFoodAndDrink]

Awesome. Fruit 👍🙌🏻

[@ravengameslife9071]

It is obvious she is a healthy appearing woman

[@PlantsAmore]

Great video!

[@gipsygirl3936]

Wow! That West Indian Cherry 🍒is so mouth watering 😋 You do beautiful work, keep this education going am learning so much. In my childhood I had those cherries but the tree was a big one we used to climb it. It must have been another variety

[@renasrenaissance8691]

I love this! I grow so many fruit trees for this reason! Local is sustainable and more delicious :)

[@orlandogardener]

Yes me to

[@ankomayawoada2663]

Pumcity in Jamaica we called it June plum

[@TabukieDapVlogs]

Eat local everytime 👊🏿💜🇯🇲And do a background check on your farmers also

[@AAHomeGardening]

We call golden apple, June plums in Jamaica

[@kestonlal9794]

Nice video

[@aaronabberz]

Moms did well 😀

[@adonis1287]

Hello Mel , love you guys, am trying to get Drizzy do an episode of how he met 6ix Boss.

[@stephoncharles3956]

Where can get the dwarf trees to buy..... Great information...

[@my_garden.secrets]

So excited to land on your channel. 🍁🍀🌵☘🌵🌱🌼🌺🌺💙❤🧡🧡❣💟💗💓💞watching from Botswana, Southern Africa .🥰