I’m slowly falling in love with blueberries. Our relationship knows no boundaries, and each time we come together our time is special and unique… Alright doin a lot, but you catch my drift. Blueberries are just hella delicious and good for you which is an incredible win win considering how difficult it is to maintain a healthy and nutritious diet each day. For starters, blueberries are an excellent source of Vitamin C, which aids in the absorption of iron and promotes a healthy immune system. In addition, blueberries serve as an excellent source of antioxidants helping prevent cancer and other heart related disease. Best of all, just a half cup of blueberries a day meets our daily requirements of 5 to 9 servings a day of colorful fruits and vegetables. Summer’s coming around which is when blueberries are at their most plentiful. So find your local grocer to day and start poppin some blueberries today! Hit the MORE for some helpful links about blueberries health.
U.S Highbush Blueberry Council – An excellent resource for all things relating to blueberries.
World’s Healthiest Foods – The best of the best foods, when it comes to nutrition and you.
Nutrition Facts and Analysis for Blueberries – The breakdown for how to get down with blueberries.
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Nothing better than poppin a hand full in your mouth. Yum.
i fucking love blueberries. they are one of those “superfoods”: http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/superfoods-everyone-needs
OH DENG LOOKIN LIKE PURPLE BALLZ
Blueberries are a fantastic, versatile food. Good anytime. On yogurt and granola for breakfast, or even to glaze a steak for diner. You may raise your eyebrow at that, but trust me, it’s delicious.
Seeing as springtime is here and a lot of people are going to be looking to shed that winter bulk, here’s a great idea for a salad with an awesome blueberry vinaigrette:
-1/2 cup olive oil
-1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
-1 tablespoon apple juice
-2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar*
-1 shallot clove, minced
-A small dab of Dijon
-Salt and Pepper to taste
-1/2 cup blueberries, fresh or frozen, doesn’t “really” matter, but just use fresh because you know it tastes better.
Puree the ingredients.
*And a note on the balsamic: not all are created equal. In fact, most that I find in supermarkets are pretty awful. A good balsamic should be thick, almost like maple syrup, and if you get that, it’ll do wonders. I shop at Trader Joe’s and even their “Gold Standard” leaves a bit to be desired, but if it’s all you can find, use it.
In a mixing bowl, throw in equal parts of spring mix and arugula, a little chopped asparagus, peas, almond slivers, and a few whole blueberries. Mix with dressing (but don’t drown it). Then take a serving in your hands, gently, and transfer to a bowl. Build your salad to a sort of pyramid shape, arugula holds shape really well. Crumble some goat cheese on top. And that’s it. A fantastic, colorful, healthy salad.
And most importantly, enjoy it.
Love,
Chef DS
Yes! Who knew blueberries could be used for so much.
This salad sounds great.
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Blueberries were the catalyst..
Doug coming through with the recipe! We gotta make this someday soon.
Yeah blueberries are dumbass good, but I’m not tryna drop a grand on blueberries over the course of the year to eat my daily handful of them. Those little bastards are expensive. I mean, is my health really that important anyway? A little bit of cancer might not be all that bad
Buy ‘em frozen. Just as good for you, and way cheaper. Plus they won’t go bad.
From what I hear, cancer is not the business…
To the anonymous commenter below me,
That’s what your mom said.
Pardon. **To the first comentee,
That’s what your mom said.
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