Category: berries

What’s Long, Dark Purple, Sweet, and Packed With Nutrition?

By Judith Prieve From Bay Area News Group “All fruits are beautiful, but the mulberry is the king of fruits.” –Persian Proverb Move over cherry, there’s a new berry in town. Thousands of cherry lovers throughout the Bay Area make their way each spring to one of dozens of U-pick farms in Brentwood, California, for…


Top 10 Superfoods of 2023 as Recommended by Nutritionists

Superfoods are foods rich in antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients. They offer numerous health benefits for the human body, including strengthening the immune system and helping to prevent disease. Amy Fischer, a registered dietitian from the United States, has recently shared on Good Housekeeping’s website her list of the top 10 superfoods: 1. Fermented Foods  Fermented…


Backyard Berries, a Gardener’s Dream

Fresh strawberries for breakfast. Again. Ten days in a row. Can you have too much of a good thing? Think I’ll head to the garden and pick some tayberries instead; my wife can have the strawberries. She loves to just eat them out of hand, while I use them to fancify my morning cereal. Tayberries…


Acai Berries Prevent Cardiac Scar Formation After Heart Attack

Myocardial infarction, also known as heart attack, is a cardiovascular medical disease that generally occurs in middle-aged and elderly people. It seriously endangers the health of patients and even threatens their lives.  Myocardial infarction is the necrosis of the myocardium after ischemia (restricted or reduced blood flow), when the necrotic myocardium cannot be regenerated.  Prevent…


Natural Plant Compound in Grapes Protects Brain Health, Research Reveals

Over the past few decades, resveratrol, a polyphenol found in grapes and berries, has generated a lot of “buzz,” with numerous – and well-publicized – studies attesting to the cardiovascular benefits of resveratrol-rich diet. But what else can this natural plant compound do?  Claims for the health-promoting benefits of resveratrol have been coming thick and…


Huckleberry Everything: It’s the Season for the Beloved, Stubbornly Wild Berry of the Mountain West

“I’m your huckleberry.” One of American cinema’s most famous lines is probably better known than the unassuming little mountain fruit it rests upon. Val Kilmer’s declaration in “Tombstone”—which his character Doc Holliday apparently did indeed say to Johnny Ringo at the OK Corral in October 1881—yields 4.2 million results in a Google search.  Nonetheless, growing…


The ‘Perfect’ Summer Parfait Starts With Home-Gathered Berries

When visiting family in the Boston area, I’ll do some eating, to put it mildly. The way a hungry coyote finds time for a wounded rabbit, I’ll make time for the farmers markets to see what’s in season, and for the old world markets for dolmas, hummus, and Aleppo peppers. I’ll carve out a block…


Spinach and Berries to Prevent Muscle Soreness

What are the effects of spinach and berries on oxidative stress, inflammation, and muscle soreness in athletes? Higher fruit and vegetable consumption was “positively associated with muscle power” in adolescents, but they aren’t the ones who really need it. What about the consumption of fruits and vegetables and the risk of frailty in older adults? Researchers found…


Strawberries Aren’t Berries — but These Other Fruits Are

Good for your heart and good for your mind, strawberries, blackberries and raspberries add color to your plate and brighten up your day. Yet, in a botanical sense, strawberries, blackberries and raspberries are not actually berries. To understand the discrepancy, here’s what makes a fruit a fruit in the first place. Fruits are the edible…


Strawberry Crumble

So easy to make and so aromatic, this strawberry crumble will imbue your kitchen with the fresh flavors and colors of early spring. It’s delicious served right out of the oven or at room temperature, with vanilla ice cream or a dollop of orange-scented whipped cream. The crumble topping is made with rolled oats, butter,…