Healthy Summer Fruits & Veggies

So visit your local farmer’s market with cash in hand to pick up some healthy summer fruits and veggies. It’ll be good for you.


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Blueberries:
Doctors call them “brainberries.” OK, maybe they don’t, but they should because blueberries have been shown to boost brainpower. Researchers at Tufts University in Boston found that a diet rich in blueberries prevented dementia and boosted memory in rats as they aged. So, when you’re berry shopping, go organic; berries are thin-skinned and tend to soak up pesticides.


Cherries:
I cannot tell a lie: Cherries are bursting with flavor and high in vitamin C. And despite their role in a great presidential American legend, they were first cultivated in ancient Persia.Peaches: The peach is native to China and was probably first cultivated there thousands of years ago. Since then, many varieties have been raised, but none are of the giant variety. They are tasty, but not a significant source of any one vitamin or mineral.



Raspberries:

Raspberries can be found all over the world and the plants from which they spring go by many different names. Like most berries, they are very high in antioxidants, the chemicals that keep your body from falling apart at the molecular level. And they taste good too.