Good morning.
Here's a great article on antioxidants.
My favorites summer fruit? Last year, I would have said peaches or pineapples. This year, it's been berries, berries and more berries. Strawberries have the added bonus of being "free" on the Weight Watchers point system. For some unknown reason, the first serving (5 oz) of strawberries is 0 points. You can't beat zero when you're looking for "cheap" foods. Five ounces is about five medium strawberries.
They're great plain. They're yummy drizzled with some balsamic vinegar. Add them to cereal. Add them to yogurt. Top a salad with them. Reduce them into a syrup for a nice topper to poultry or fish. Blend them into a smoothie. The ways to get a serving in a day are almost limitless. I confess. I'm a simple kind of person. I eat mine plain, and that's just perfect for me.
What about other berries? Blueberries, raspberries, blackberries... All good for you. Tough to eat 5 oz of any one of them in one sitting. Those are better in handfuls. Do I have a favorite? Tough to say. Blackberries have a sweet nostalgia to them. My grandfather and I used to pick them off a tree that grew in the park near us when I was young. So, they've got sentimental memories associated with them. Blueberries are Mr. mouse's favorites, so they have the shared goodness associated with them. And, raspberries were less interesting until this summer. A couple of friends have raspberry bushes, and the fresh ones. Omigod. They're so good.
In conclusion, you really can't go wrong with any of them. With the rain in the Northeast, there's a bumper crop of high quality affordable berries. Perfect!
Cheers!
mouse
PS: Trixie told me about Organic Raisin Bran and Rice Krispies. I'll try them out as soon as I finish my conventional box.
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