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I am a nurse and a mother of 2. I am also the founder of Nourish Interactive. I am very concerned about the health and well being of our children. I started the Nourishing Thoughts Blog so that I could help parents keep up on the latest trends in children's nutrition and exercise.

I know that much like reading and writing is the foundation for learning, nutrition is the foundation for healthy children. But with so many new studies, products and trends constantly being reported it is hard to keep up. I just want to make it a little easier for parents by doing some of the legwork and providing you with up to date information.

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This is the season for fresh cranberries that are loaded with vitamins, antioxidants and fiber!

Fresh cranberries are now in season between October and December, just in time for the holidays!

One serving of fresh cranberries (1/2 cup) is low in calories and full of vitamin C and fiber and also a good source of manganese and vitamin K.

Cranberries have a great deal of health benefits:

  • helps protect the urinary tract from infections
  • fights viral infections
  • increases the good cholesterol
  • improves vascular function high antioxidant properties help fight cancer

Now that you know how great cranberries are for your family’s diet, here is some guidelines on buying fresh cranberries:

  • Choose firm, ripe cranberries
  • Look for cranberries that are deep red color
  • Remember, fresh has more antioxidants than the dried cranberries or bottled cranberry drinks
  • Fresh cranberries can be stored in the refrigerator for several months. Before storing, discard any soft, discolored, pitted or shriveled fruits.
  • Once frozen, cranberries may be kept for several years. To freeze, spread fresh cranberries out on a cookie sheet and place in the freezer. In a couple of hours, the fully frozen berries will be ready to transfer to a freezer bag. Don’t forget to date the bag before returning to the freezer.
  • Once thawed, frozen berries will be quite soft and should be used immediately.

Enjoy some seasonally fresh cranberries as part of your holiday feast!

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This entry was posted on Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 at 6:03 am and is filed under Nutrition tips. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

6 Responses to “This is the season for fresh cranberries that are loaded with vitamins, antioxidants and fiber!”

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  2. Tim GH Says:
    November 24th, 2009 at 6:08 am

    Cranberries are a great snack to try and encourage kids to have. Along with other so-called ’superfoods’ like blueberries and broccoli etc it’s certainly worth trying to get them into our diets – and particularly our children’s diets.

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