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Berries
Sshhh! Don’t tell your kids that berries are more than just a tasty snack: they also contain bioflavonoids, a family of water-soluble nutrients found in many fruits and vegetables. This group of pigments is what adds color to the skins, stems and leaves of nature’s plants.
Sweet Summer Sensations
Berries are Nature’s Surprise-pack of NutritionAmong the delights of June is the advent of fresh berries, wild and cultivated. Canada boasts a huge array.
Sweet and Succulent Berries Make a Summer Meal
Tiny wild strawberries have been hybridized and cultivated, but still grow in wooded areas in some parts of the country. They’re the most aromatic and contain essential vitamins.
Smooth Out Your Life
So simple yet so delicious and good for you! Shakes and smoothies can be used as a breakfast substitute, meal replacement or as a refreshing "pick-me-up" any time of day.
Edible Summer Beauty
Who can resist the rainbow array of summer fruits at the market? Rich pink watermelon and raspberries, shiny bright oranges, polished yellow lemons, plump green grapes and sapphire blueberries--in this time of artificially taste-enhanced foods, it .
Beyond the Fruit Bowl
Who can resist the rainbow array of summer fruits at the market? Rich pink watermelon and raspberries, shiny bright oranges, polished yellow lemons
Soothe Inflammation
Inflammation is associated with a wide range of chronic and acute diseases.
The Fountain of Youth
The fountain of youth is at our fingertips. Fruits and vegetables contain antioxidants, little free-radical scavengers that just may be our fountain of youth. Antioxidants exert many positive effects on the body.
Drink to Your Health
Already enjoying the great tastes and healthy benefits of heart-healthy grape and bladder-brilliant cranberry juices? Now some equally colourful cousins are available.
Shopping List for a Healthy Heart

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Alkalinity
Your brain and body are extremely sensitive to the slightest change in the pH level of your body’s vital fluids. A pH of less than seven is considered acidic, and more than seven is considered alkaline.
The Colour of Cherries
While carrot juice is still a favourite among health-conscious consumers, tart red cherry juice concentrate is gaining popularity as studies of its healing and preventive properties spread.
Ambrosia of the Amazon
Açai (Euterpe oleracea) was as deep purple as any food I had ever seen. In fact, a spill stained a favourite t-shirt of mine forever. I loved the rich flavour of açai and the energy it imparted, and I consumed as much as I could during the course of my time on the river.
Cranberries
Cranberry is an absolute powerhouse of nutrition wrapped in a small red package, and that it contains more antioxidants per gram than any other fruit. They contain natural compounds called proanthocyanidins (PACs) that helps in not only keeping the flu virus from sticking around but also helps prevent (or clear up) urinary tract infections.
Lose the Bulge—Not the Carbs
The majority of research in nutrition clearly demonstrates that carbohydrate-rich foods reduce the risk of most chronic diseases such as diabetes, cancer, and cardiovascular disease.
Fear Not the Pomegranate
This tempting jewel of the fruit stand calls to you, its rotund sphere ranging from a bluish pink to a décor-inspiring crimson red. You circle the fruit aisle one last time, wondering if today’s the day you’ll rupture its tough exterior and take advantage of its superior antioxidant qualities.
The Green Whale of Summer
Is there a more sensuous food on a hot summer’s day than a big, ripe watermelon? What would a picnic be without the laughter of children as they spit the seeds from juicy slices?
Easy Living
George Gershwin must have had this season’s fruit in mind when he wrote, “Summertime and the livin’ is easy.” There are few things more satisfying than venturing out on a summer’s day to pick raspberries right off the cane, still warm from the sun when they reach your mouth.
Bountiful Berries
Despite their diminutive size, berries are giants in terms of the positive impact they have on our health.

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