Topic: berries

You Know That Fruit In Your Food? It May Not Be Fruit At All.

You Know That Fruit In Your Food? It May Not Be Fruit At All.

Attention shoppers, we interrupt your trip down the grocery store aisle to bring you a very important announcement: That cereal with blueberries you are about to put in your cart doesn’t actually contain blueberries. In fact, those blue chunks are actually a “concoction shaped into balls and dyed to look like real berries,” according to a new report that exposed what’s really in the “fruit” many companies are selling us. More »

4 Reasons to Eat More Berries Now

4 Reasons to Eat More Berries Now

Free radicals in the body cause cellular damage, accelerate aging and contribute to the development of diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer’s. But don’t panic; berries are here! High in antioxidants and fiber, berries have a multitude of benefits that can help you feel smarter, younger…and yes, even slimmer. More »

Good at Life: Eat Some Black (or Yellow) Raspberries—Now

Good at Life: Eat Some Black (or Yellow) Raspberries—Now

The black raspberry has been called the king of berries in terms of health benefits, but with a growing season that typically only lasts through the month of July, you should get your hands on some soon. The elusive fruit looks a lot like a blackberry (though mutant black raspberries can be yellow, and some farmers now deliberately breed these yellow raspberries) and, like most berries, are packed with anti-oxidants. More »

Fight Fat with Fiber This Summer

Fight Fat with Fiber This Summer

Only those eligible to join the AARP should worry about their fiber intake, right?

Au contraire. The average American gets less than half of the ADA’s recommended daily dose of fiber — 25-35 grams for women and 38 g for men. And a lack of dietary fiber is a major risk factor for gaining weight. Conversely, eating a high-fiber diet can help you drop pounds because of its ability to fill you up faster and to slow sugar absorption in your bloodstream after meals (fiber is one of the key nutrients emphasized in the DASH diet, recently ranked best overall diet by U.S. News & World Report). More »

Morning Links: Win $10,000 to Improve Maternal Health

Morning Links: Win $10,000 to Improve Maternal Health

5 Reasons to Pay $5 for Blueberries – Berries aren’t cheap, but they’re good medicine. This is why you should eat more berries. (FitSugar)

Get Money to Make Moms Healthy – ABC News is awarding $10,000 for the best idea for improving maternal health, so get crackin’. (GOOD)

How to Get Zen in Real Life – Check out this guide to making meditation work for you, because it’s not easy to sit still sometimes. (Everything Yoga) More »