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It’s time for berries! Let’s rediscover those little wonders of nature, which are jam-

packed with more nutrients than most cultivated fruits. Wild berries are even more

nutritious and you can get them for free.

High in Antioxidants and Nutrients

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Antioxidants are compounds that safe against cell damage inflicted by molecules

called oxygen-free radicals, which are a major cause of disease and aging. It’s been

found that most berries rank higher in antioxidant activities when compared to

other cultivated fruits and vegetables. The Usda Human food center ranked

blueberries the #1 most antioxidant rich berry. Strawberries came second on the list.

The antioxidants are commonly found in the pigment that give berries their color. They

help safe us from cancer naturally.

Berries also contain a higher whole of phytochemicals than most other fruits.

Phytochemicals are components of plants that have been shown to help preclude

certain diseases, or at least sway our health in a safe bet sense.

Berries are ordinarily high in vitamin C. For example, a cup of strawberries contains

as much vitamin C as a cup of orange juice. Without having to go through the list,

let’s just remember that berries, especially wild ones, contain abundance of vitamins,

minerals, antioxidants and other phytochemicals, more than most cultivated fruits.

The Fun is the Variety

The best thing about berries is that there are so many of them. Strawberries,

raspberries, blueberries, but also blackberries, black raspberries, gooseberries… The

list is endless. All types of berries have their particularities and health benefits, and

we all have our favorites!

Mine are black raspberries, raspberries and blackberries. Each year it seems I

discover a new type of berry that I’ve never seen before… And it’s all the time an

enjoyable experience.

Unfortunately…

The bad news is that most commercially grown berries are heavily sprayedwith

pesticides. The ones that are notoriously bad in that regard are strawberries and

raspberries. As mentioned in a previous article, those two berries are in the top-12

most contaminated furnish sold in North America.

For that reason, it would be wise to seek organically-grown berries, or even better,

wild ones.

Where to Find Wild Berries

Wild berries are all nearby us. Honestly, it would be hard to dream person living

farther than 5 or 6 miles away from a bush of wild berries. Each year, I’ve all the time

made a point of seeking the wild berries in my area and I’ve all the time found some.

Sometimes the furnish was scanty, yes, but no matter where I lived I’ve all the time been

surrounded by berries.

When I went to Oregon a few years ago, I discovered the magic of blackberries of

the Northwest. It appears that the woods in that area are jam-packed with big,

sweet, round blackberries while the summer. I remember picking and eating so

many of them that I ultimately understanding to myself: there’s got to be a way to feed the

whole state with what’s found in the woods!

The question is that most people don’t even see wild berries, or look for them, and

when they do, they don’t eat them! A few days ago my friend and I went to a

national park nearby where I live. Suddenly, we found an endless furnish of wild

blueberries. As we started picking them almost greedily, many people went by and

saw us picking berries. “Oh look honey, there are blueberries there”, they were

saying, and then just passed by us without even trying them! A few people tried

some, but found them to be too small to be worth the hassle. I couldn’t believe it!

What can you expect when most people think “food” needs to be wrapped and sold

in a supermarket.?

So before you turn into an insensitive city-dweller who never gets to well pick

the food he eats, reform yourself beginning today. Go out to pick some wild berries.

They’re easy to find in the outskirts of woods and nearby trails. If you live in a city,

you might want to check out along railways (if there are any), or do the right thing,

which is to leave the smog for a day and come back with buckets of the stuff.

A hassle-free alternative would be to go to an organic farm and ask them if you can

pick them yourself. Usually, they offer that selection and charge a lot less for it. When I

do this, I ordinarily spend hours picking and come back with so many berries I don’t

know what to do with. I like that feeling…

Some Ideas on What to Do With Berries

Berries make a great entree to a supper salad, and well combine very well with a

salad, since they do not contain as much sugar as other fruits. You can also make

nice salad dressings with berries. A non-fat dressing formula to try is blending

raspberries and celery stalks together.The corollary is surprising!

Smoothies made with berries are hard to beat. One that I well like is blending 2

thirds mango with 1 third raspberries. For example, 2 cups of mango flesh with 1

cup of raspberries. You can try variations of this with other berries and fruits. The

possibilities are endless and the

results are predictably outstanding.

Here’s a nice berry formula from my book, Instant Raw Sensations:

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Summer Berry Soup

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Makes 4 servings

1 liter (1000 ml.) freshly-squeezed orange juice

2 cups fresh raspberries

1 cup fresh blackberries

1 cup fresh blueberries or strawberries

Instructions:

Mix all ingredients together and let sit for sometime to let the flavors mix.

Notes:

This is a great soup to enjoy as often as possible while the berry season. I serve it

as an entree before the supper meal.

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Freezing Berries

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If you’ve got too many berries at the height of the season, or would like to enjoy

those wild berries at other times of the year, you can well ice them.

Although I don’t propose the consumption of cold, frosty fruits on a quarterly

basis, those thawed berries still contain most of the nutritional benefits of fresh

berries and this might be a great selection to add range while the winter. What I

want to avoid, however, is the consumption of cold frosty berries (or other fruits),

as this negatively impacts the health of our intestinal flora. So when you want to eat

your frosty berries, all the time thaw them beforehand. They make nice additions to

smoothies and fruit salads while the winter.

In conclusion: eat more berries.

Suggested Berry Book (In honor of the child in you.)

“Jamberry” by Bruce Degen, is a breathtaking children’s book all about berries.

A teaser:

“The story of a young boy and a amiable rhyme-spouting bear,

joyously romping through a breathtaking berryworld. They won’t

stop their berry picking until the last boomberry has blasted

in the strawberry sky.”

Here’s an excerpt:

“One berry

Two berry

Pick me a blueberry

Hatberry

Shoeberry

In my canoeberry…”

“The child in you wants more berries!”

The remarkable tiny Berries

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