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Blueberries are healthy, low in calories, versatile, and taste great. You can throw a handful of blueberries into your yogurt, add them to a salad, or microwave frozen blueberries and eat them warm
Storage
Keep refrigerated
Preparation guidelines
Wash before use
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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 100g |
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| Amount per serving | |
| Calories 57 | |
| % Daily Value | |
| Total Fat 0.33g | |
| Total Carbohydrate 14.49g | |
| Dietary Fiber 2.4g | |
| Sugars 9.96g | |
| Percent Daily Values are based on a 2.000 calorie diet. | |
About
Historically, blueberries are one of only three fruits that are native to North America (the other two are cranberries and concord grapes). Native Americans introduced colonists to blueberries and used them in both culinary and medicinal applications.
Cindy Bailey
Editor-in-chief
Health in mind
Blueberries may also help lower blood pressure. A study conducted on obese subjects with metabolic syndrome, found that those who consumed a blueberry beverage over an eight-week period had a decrease in their blood pressure when compared to those who consumed a placebo beverage.
Health benefit
Berries have been found to have some of the highest antioxidant levels of any fresh fruits.
Top tip
Blueberries add a signature twist to salads – pair them with mangos, peaches, apples or pineapple in sweet or savory combos.
Health benefits
A study found that object memory loss that occurs normally with aging can be not only prevented but also reversed by feeding older rats blueberries.
Health benefit
Blueberries contain a category of phytonutrients called polyphenols which have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties and can contribute to heart health and a reduction of other chronic diseases.
Berries have been found to have some of the highest antioxidant levels of any fresh fruits.
Cooking & preparation
The versatile blueberry is showing up in everything from berry-topped breakfast parfaits to savory entrée salads and sophisticated drinks. Today, chefs are adding blueberries to menus in innovative new ways - or they simply pop blueberries into existing recipes where they add their own unmistakable colour and fruity flavour.
Cindy Bailey
Editor-in-chief
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