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Strawberries top the list of fruits with the most contamination of pesticides.  And who can blame those bugs and animals?  Strawberries are the inviting gorgeous luscious red sweet juicy lips of the fruit world.  That they are full of antioxidants and Vitamin C is just a bonus.  Conventional strawberries can contain 36 different harmful pesticides including ones that are known carcinogens, cause birth defects, cause brain and nerve damage, and ones known to impair fertility and damage reproductive systems.   Remember this doesn't just affect us consumers, but the farm workers and Mother Earth herself.  To top that off, how well can we really wash a strawberry?  At best we simply rinse them removing no pesticides at all.   And kids love them!  Because of all this, Strawberries are the single most important food to buy organic.

Strawberries can be used in a variety of desserts from ice cream to tarts to pies or crumbles or muffins and of course, Strawberry Short Cake.  They can even be used in salads (with Spinach, for example) main courses (mixed with pasta and spicy chicken, for example!), sauces, and of course smoothies or drinks.  They can decorate a cake or your breakfast plate.  My kids love them in their lunch box too.
  Strawberries protect the brain from oxidative stress and help you age gracefully while improving brain function, motor skills and learning.  Strawberries, like Blueberries, contain powerful antioxidants that protect us from free radicals.  Strawberries help protect our heart, are an anti-inflammatory and protect us against cancer.  Like Spinach, Strawberries also contain oxalic acid and therefore can minimize calcium absorption.

Strawberries are commonly allergen and it's advised that we don't offer them to children under one year of age.

  
 

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 		 Nutritionally: Only 43 calories a cup (about 8 berries) and high in vitamin C, vitamin K and fiber.   They are a good source of folic acid, manganese, Vitamins B5, B1, and B6.  
  How to choose: Choose ones that sing and you will be pleasantly rewarded.  
  How to store: Store them in the container in which they come in a cold part of the refrigerator (back) but plan to eat them shortly after buying them as they are perishable.  Don't wash them until you are ready to eat them as they will spoil a day after getting wet.  If you don't use them within a few days, take off the stems and freeze them.  To prevent ice crystals from forming, freeze them with dry ice before putting them in the freezer.  Frozen berries are perfect for smoothies!  
  Fun Facts:
  • Like Chocolate, Strawberries were reserved for royalty and the wealthy until the mid-19th century.
  • Today, Strawberries are the most loved fruit in the world!

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