I'm so lucky.
I have a big Mulberry tree out back, a couple of raspberry and blueberry bushes and my garden is taking off.
I've noticed the local farmers had their first crops of various berries out and are proud to say that they pick themselves.
Berries, any of them, are powerhouses of nutrition.
They contain nearly every vitamin mineral and vital nutrients out there.
They are tasty and delicious.
And the variety is wide enough to satisfy every palate.
When berries are in season, I always suggest people eat at least a handful every day.
But there are a few things we need to watch.
Namely these are pesticides, nonlocal and too much sugar.
When berries are produced locally, that is by farmers we can know and talked to, we can find out exactly what has been done to the berries that we are eating.
In addition, we are also guaranteed that the berries we are eating were picked only a day or two ago.
If the berries were not local, or even worse out of country, we can't talk to the local farmer and we have no control or say over what pesticides were used.
This is especially worrisome because most people do not wash their berries well enough to remove most pesticide residue.
Strawberries, raspberries and blueberries are some of the highest sprayed crops grown in the United States.
Some farms will spray their berries enough times and with enough chemicals that you can actually feel and pull off the layer of pesticides on the berry.
This is why getting organic berries is better than buying commercially grown.
I often get from my clients, especially the diabetic ones, that they avoid fruits and berries because they're too high in sugar.
Well, in a well-balanced diet, one that focuses on vegetables and whole cuts of meat, fruit and berries are part of a well-balanced diet.
It is better to cut out bread and pasta, most of which have no nutritional value, and eat the wholesome berries.
My favorite way of eating berries is picking them right off of the tree or bush, ones I know that were not sprayed with pesticides at all, washing off the dirt and eating them while they are still warm from the sun.
In the winter, I make smoothies from the frozen berries I got in the summer.
And right now I'm on a little kick where I make a syrup out of the berries and poured it over my vegetables at dinner.
I have a big Mulberry tree out back, a couple of raspberry and blueberry bushes and my garden is taking off.
I've noticed the local farmers had their first crops of various berries out and are proud to say that they pick themselves.
Berries, any of them, are powerhouses of nutrition.
They contain nearly every vitamin mineral and vital nutrients out there.
They are tasty and delicious.
And the variety is wide enough to satisfy every palate.
When berries are in season, I always suggest people eat at least a handful every day.
But there are a few things we need to watch.
Namely these are pesticides, nonlocal and too much sugar.
When berries are produced locally, that is by farmers we can know and talked to, we can find out exactly what has been done to the berries that we are eating.
In addition, we are also guaranteed that the berries we are eating were picked only a day or two ago.
If the berries were not local, or even worse out of country, we can't talk to the local farmer and we have no control or say over what pesticides were used.
This is especially worrisome because most people do not wash their berries well enough to remove most pesticide residue.
Strawberries, raspberries and blueberries are some of the highest sprayed crops grown in the United States.
Some farms will spray their berries enough times and with enough chemicals that you can actually feel and pull off the layer of pesticides on the berry.
This is why getting organic berries is better than buying commercially grown.
I often get from my clients, especially the diabetic ones, that they avoid fruits and berries because they're too high in sugar.
Well, in a well-balanced diet, one that focuses on vegetables and whole cuts of meat, fruit and berries are part of a well-balanced diet.
It is better to cut out bread and pasta, most of which have no nutritional value, and eat the wholesome berries.
My favorite way of eating berries is picking them right off of the tree or bush, ones I know that were not sprayed with pesticides at all, washing off the dirt and eating them while they are still warm from the sun.
In the winter, I make smoothies from the frozen berries I got in the summer.
And right now I'm on a little kick where I make a syrup out of the berries and poured it over my vegetables at dinner.
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