Aronia berries are powerful healers of the human body.Ken

Yes, blueberries are wonderful and full of anti-oxidants. But, did you know, that the ARONIA BERRY is 3 times healthier than the blueberry?? Some benefits of the ARONIA BERRY are: mental clarity and energy, it's anti-infalmmatory, it has anti-tumor benefits (especially in colon and prostate cancer), it's a gastric protectant, it protects the liver from chemical damage, reduces oxidative stress and vascular damage, helps to lower cholesterol and blood pressure, inhibits platelet clumping, and helps to improve vision. This is just an example of some of the benefits of the ARONIA BERRY.

Wow...I had to do a relationship search on myself and stumbled on these comments to find that one of the other "Troy Skeen's" out there is quite an outspoken guy. I believe that his observation about "D's" comment may be accurate, but yikes....what a hostile approach he took. I'm known to be very direct and to the point, but certainly wouldn't want to be confused with that guy. I hope he was just having a bad day and would hope that he's use a bit more tact in the future when trying to discuss the sciences with others that may still have a narrow scope in their understanding.

As for antioxidants and the such...it is certainly true that there is no magic answer for all of our health and nutrition needs. I'm not a doctor, but I do know that we should all exercise, body and soul, and eat right.

The second part of my statement is a complex suggestion because it's a challenge to know what's healthy as related to food. Find food suppliers that you know are reputable and share that knowledge with others. Being in the food business, I know that many food companies that I've observed do not feel that they have a social duty to serve their neighbors by being forthright in their product offering descriptions. At Doctor Grandma's, as with some other food manufactures out there, we don't have any tolerance for marketing fluff. We make simply healthy and yummy stuff. This isn't the place to run a commercial for my work, but it is a simple example that I can share and hope that it'll benefit someone.

If you're shopping for true whole grains, please read the entire ingredient label. If there's something in there that doesn't make sense, you should probably call the manufacture or a reputable health and nutrition professional to find out what it really means. Look our for several different types of wheat or whole wheat flour. Unbleached wheat is also a bit no-no. Look for multiple simple sugars on the label; this isn't related to wheat products or whole wheat berries and the antioxidants that the wheat germ carries, but related to a healthy food. Too many simple sugars can lead to an increased likelihood of poor health and obesity.

Our bodies want energy - find that energy in the proper form and you'll find that you will feel better and perform on a higher level in every category....well...except for the being sick category;)

The real Troy Skeen ;) Well...at least the one that helped start Doctor Grandma's Whole Grain Foods in an attempt to provide reliable non-biased health and nutrition information and products to my neighbors here in the West and around the world. Put some of those healthy blueberries on top of a yummy stack of Whole Wheat Pancakes. If you can't find 100% Whole Wheat pancakes, waffles and muffins that are super tasty then you may be interested in DoctorGrandmas.com .

Back to my original though...peace and love to you too Mr. Troy. Wishing you all the best!

Wow...I had to do a relationship search on myself and stumbled on these comments to find that one of the other "Troy Skeen's" out there is quite an outspoken guy. I believe that his observation about "D's" comment may be accurate, but yikes....what a hostile approach he took. I'm known to be very direct and to the point, but certainly wouldn't want to be confused with that guy. I hope he was just having a bad day and would hope that he's use a bit more tact in the future when trying to discuss the sciences with others that may still have a narrow scope in their understanding.

As for antioxidants and the such...it is certainly true that there is no magic answer for all of our health and nutrition needs. I'm not a doctor, but I do know that we should all exercise, body and soul, and eat right.

The second part of my statement is a complex suggestion because it's a challenge to know what's healthy as related to food. Find food suppliers that you know are reputable and share that knowledge with others. Being in the food business, I know that many food companies that I've observed do not feel that they have a social duty to serve their neighbors by being forthright in their product offering descriptions. At Doctor Grandma's, as with some other food manufactures out there, we don't have any tolerance for marketing fluff. We make simply healthy and yummy stuff. This isn't the place to run a commercial for my work, but it is a simple example that I can share and hope that it'll benefit someone.

If you're shopping for true whole grains, please read the entire ingredient label. If there's something in there that doesn't make sense, you should probably call the manufacture or a reputable health and nutrition professional to find out what it really means. Look our for several different types of wheat or whole wheat flour. Unbleached wheat is also a bit no-no. Look for multiple simple sugars on the label; this isn't related to wheat products or whole wheat berries and the antioxidants that the wheat germ carries, but related to a healthy food. Too many simple sugars can lead to an increased likelihood of poor health and obesity.

Our bodies want energy - find that energy in the proper form and you'll find that you will feel better and perform on a higher level in every category....well...except for the being sick category;)

The real Troy Skeen ;) Well...at least the one that helped start Doctor Grandma's Whole Grain Foods in an attempt to provide reliable non-biased health and nutrition information and products to my neighbors here in the West and around the world. Put some of those healthy blueberries on top of a yummy stack of Whole Wheat Pancakes. If you can't find 100% Whole Wheat pancakes, waffles and muffins that are super tasty then you may be interested in DoctorGrandmas.com .

Back to my original though...peace and love to you too Mr. Troy. Wishing you all the best!

I recently discovered a great blueberry breakfast: core & slice or chop a fist sized apple (keep the peel on unless you can't stand it in there) . Place in a 1 quart microwaveable dish,drizzle with a teaspoon of honey, shake on some cinnamon,cover, & microwave 3 to 3 1/2 minutes on high. Immediately add a cup of frozen blueberries, cover & shake to mix. In five minutes the blueberries are melted, the apples are cooled, & it's breakfast! I add some chopped toasted walnuts, & occasionally some ground flax seed if I'm in need of a GI boost.

Throw frozen blueberries into your hot oatmeal to cool it down... delicious!

Here's a few tips from a blueberry conaiseur. I have 91 3 litre baskets picked and sold already this year. Yes they are good frozen. But a tip for those of you who don't like grey muffins. keep a bit of flour from your recipe add the blueberries coat them in flour and add them to your recipe last thing just fold them in. Don't mix with a mixer just nice plump berries in your muffin or cake.

I really like blueberries too but really...a cup a day...everyday! That's alot of berries!! I've read that the acai berry has 10 times the antioxidant power of blueberries. I would think that would really be worth a try.

To the guy going up to Kodiak, I'm not sure but I wouldn't be surprised if there are blueberries or huckleberries up there. They like relatively cool climates and are common in the mountains of Oregon and Washington. The forest habitat type in which they grow -- hemlock/redcedar (includes Sitka spruce near the coast) -- reaches well into Alaska.

Many Rubus plants (the kind that produce blackberries and raspberries) are abundant in British Columbia.

For the question about how other berries rate, it seems that while blueberries are tops, the other berries aren't far behind and surpass most other fruit commonly eaten in the US. Cranberries are second. Raspberries, blackberries and strawberries all rate high. So would closely related berries like huckleberries, boysenberries, loganberries.

I put frozen blueberries on my cereal. It isn't necessary to defrost them. Frozen raspberries are great this way, too.

AND ONCE AGAIN WE HAVE A WINNER D. WROTE THE STUPIDEST COMMENT OF ALL. EVERYONE TAKE A LOOK. D WROTE THAT IF EVERYTHING ABOUT BLUEBERRIES WAS TRUE THAN NOBODY IN MAINE WOULD DIE OF CANCER. WELL D, HOW ABOUT ALL THE MEDICATIONS AND VACCINES THAT WE HAVE? YOU KNOW WHAT ? PEOPLE STILL GET SICK. WHAT OF FLU SHOTS? PEOPLE STILL GET SICK. IT IS NOT SAYING THAT BY EATING BLUEBERRIES YOU WILL NEVER HAVE CANCER. IT SAID THAT IT PUTS YOU AT A LOWER RISK TO HAVE CANCER. MAYBE IF YOU WOULD HAVE EATEN SOME BLUE BERRIES YOU WOULD HAVE READ THIS AND UNDERSTOOD IT INSTEAD OF SHOOTING YOUR MOUTH OFF.ONCE AGAIN KNOWLEDGE IS POWER. AND IT IS CLEAR YOU HAVE NONE

If all of the antioxidant and cancer fighting stuff were true about blueberries nobody in maine would ever have died of cancer.

I buy fresh blueberries from Krogers for about $4.00 a small plastic crate. I didn't know that you could freeze them because I've let so many go bad and then throw them out. They are so expensive, I refused to throw anymore away;so, I put a handful in my Cheerios for breakfast each morning. Guess what? Blueberries are a miracle fruit because they don't go bad! After being stored in the fruit bin of my fridge for 2-3 weeks, I rinse, dry, and put in the Cheerios. I've discovered that you can try and pick out any that have shriveled a bit, but it's no use. They are all good because they don't go bad. I imagine after 2-3 months in the fridge they might, but, do yourself a favor before throwing them away and use them. You will be amazed how they don't spoil.

I buy fresh blueberries from Krogers for about $4.00 a small plastic crate. I didn't know that you could freeze them because I've let so many go bad and then throw them out. They are so expensive, I refused to throw anymore away;so, I put a handful in my Cheerios for breakfast each morning. Guess what? Blueberries are a miracle fruit because they don't go bad! After being stored in the fruit bin of my fridge for 2-3 weeks, I rinse, dry, and put in the Cheerios. I've discovered that you can try and pick out any that have shriveled a bit, but it's no use. They are all good because they don't go bad. I imagine after 2-3 months in the fridge they might, but, do yourself a favor before throwing them away and use them. You will be amazed how they don't spoil.

I use cranberry juice in my cereal instead of milk!

i buy blueberries during the summer when they are cheaper. i freeze them the way they are, instead of rinsing and drying, in containers. then when i need them, i take a handful out of the freezer, rinse them, and put them on my cold cereal. they are partially frozen, and delicious. i have them all winter. when i had my eyes tested for new glasses, the doctor said that my eyes were better, i have the beginnings of cataracts. it is true about how they can help your eyes. this is just having a handful everyday on my cereal.

This article about blueberries is particulary well written. I prefer tart- sweet blueberries and they are usually smaller, sometimes the larger one are soft. Thought reader's ideas were very good....sure wish I could pick them naturally.

someone wrote not to buy milk I like to know when you cut out milk, how do you eat cereal

Blueberries are so easy to grow, and unlike black-berries, they are easy to pick. The bushes get larger every year and require little upkeep. If you have a sunny spot, give them a try.

Wonderful things are being said about Blueberries. Don't
forget it's great for your eyes, The story goes our Pilots in W.W.11 were eating them as jam from an orchard in europe, and were seeing much better in nightflying.
Yes they are full of antioxidants, so are the other
berries. You can buy also in
caps which would be more concentrated, and pure Blueberry Juice, no other addiatives.
Suma
Certified Registered Holistic
Nutritionist/Certified Chinese
Herbologist

My husband does not like blueberries, but he has them every day in a smoothie that I make - I also add banana, strawberries, mango and apples, and he loves it! and he knows they're there!!!

to start my day off i mix a cup of blueberries (frozen or fresh) with about a handful of spinach (yes spinach!) some yogurt and half juice half water in a blender and you cant even taste the spinach! its mmm good and good for you! and gives me lots of energy

Where are the answers to all these questions??

Enjoyed reading every comment here.
Raw fruit and vegetables are big on my eating list, too. I certainly would like to hear more about the connection between what we eat, and how this affects mood, emotional health, mental well-being.

I've heard that BLACKBERRIES are even better antioxidants than blackberries. They grow wild all over most of Vancouver Island, other varieties in other areas, & best of all, are FREE for the picking (& freezing). Just dress well in denim or similar, with a hat & a leather garden glove, as their bushes are usually full of scratchy thorns..The SEEDS? They're full of protein. And ORGANIC, if misguided city workers/farmers are not trying to kill them by spraying!

You know you can keep frozen blueberries from making your oatmeal/muffin dough that ugly grey/green color by rinsing them off before you toss them in the batter.

I ADD FRESH BLUBERRIES TO MY AM, AND NOON YOGURT..WHAT A GREAT COMBINATION..KATIE

I ADD FRESH BLUBERRIES TO MY YOGURT..WHAT A GREAT HEALTH COMBINATION..KATIE

I don't like to eat breakfast, but a cup of blueberries on the way out the door satisfies my PC suggestion to eat breakfast, fruit snack, lunch, fruitsnack, dinner every day.

It is easy to eat a cup of blueberries a day. My favorite way is to blend a cup of frozen berries with a few chunks of frozen mango, add in a container of fat free greek yogurt and a scoop of whey protein -- blend into a smoothie and VOILA,you have a complete meal! 30g protein, about 3g fiber, and all the vitamins and antioxidants from the fruit.

When cooking with frozen blueberries, add them to your recipe last thing, straight from the freezer. Do not let them thaw - the juice will give it that funny blue-green color. Frozen is just as good in recipes, and then you've always got them handy. Hope these tips help!

My friend cannot eat seeds.
Also his shortterm memory is
bad. They are suggesting he
might have onset of ALZ

What about the Blueberry
tablets for him/

would blueberry juice be just as good.

I make delicious fruit smoothies with frozen wild blueberries (from Walmart-gasp!):
1 c blueberries
1c raspberries (also frozen)
1c pineapple (also frozen)
soymilk (add enough to make drink or sherbet!)
vanilla
honey to taste

I can buy two pounds of blueberries for $6.50 at Trader Joe's now. I should buy in bulk and freeze at this price. How long will they keep their nutritional value in the freezer?

I love Blueberries. I ate a bag of frozen blueberries every night after I work out. It helps me lost weight and keep me in shape. I am healthy never get sick, never see a doctor in years except for a routine check up every year. No pain, Never had a head ache, Never catch cold and so on, That's because of yummy Blueberries. Thank you Blueberries. You keep me healthy and Happy.

I wash the larger blueberry variety with a veggie wash, then eat instead of popcorn when watching a movie. I also stir the frozen mini's into hot oatmeal to cool it down.

I mix a cup of bluberries, fresh or frozen, into a breakfast shake. Included are strawberries, banana, protein powder and soy milk.

The idea of eating blueberries straight out of the freezer "like tiny popsicles" is not really workable, unless you don't mind staining your clothes and fingers. There are several less messy ways to consume frozen berries (unless you love your dry cleaner)

I have been a true fan of frozen blueberries for years they are so good. Easy to just take from the freezer and enjoy...sweet but not too sweet!

How about blueberry juice? Ther's a company in MI that sells blueberry juice concentrate.

I buy my blueberries from the butchers market,2 lbs for $9.95. they are great! I believe they come from nature's blessed in Wisconson. They are larger in size than I've ever seen at the supermarket. Seems like a good buy to me.
Jim H.

I eat Blueberries each and every morning. It is my personel belief that fruit should be eaten alone. Fruit digests better if eaten alone. I start my morning with a bowl of blueberries and two other fruits that are in season. I wait 30 minutes and then eat protein. I pick and put away enough blueberries to last the winter. I also buy dried wild blueberries. If you do not have blueberries where you live then I suggest you buy them already frozen. It is my belief that blueberries are powerful healing foods that the Lord has supplied for us.

i asked the grocer for somr non-organic fruit ... but he couldn't find any

I put my fresh blueberries in Debbie Meyers' Green Bags which absorb the gas produce gives off when it ripens....they stay fresh for weeks in the refrig as long as they are not wet.

My favorite breakfast in the morning is one cup of Plain yogurt and 1 cup of blueberries is delicious and healthy..and you don't feel guilty is low in calories and rich in antioxidants.

I keep frozen blueberries on hand to add to hot old fashion oatmeal. Frozen berries help the oatmeal to cool.

I love them! even one of my cats loves eating them and knows when I'm taking them out of the fridge for a snack.

Doris- My mom also argues that fresh/organic foods are too expensive. Yes they certainly seem to be but look at it as a savings in health care. I would suggest replacing some of the "staples" of our Standard American Diet with organic fruits and vegetables. Remove bread (wheat digestion can be a problem for seniors), drop milk (that saves around $4), leave the canned veg, soups, etc and all prepared foods. If you are close enough to a store to shop daily or every 2 or 3 days, you can keep fresh health giving food in your house, feel better, and maybe save on medical bills. You'll lower your cholesterol, blood pressure, and just feel better. We as a nation have twisted our thinking around. We don't think twice about a $20 copay or $5 copay on drugs that cause side effects, but we scream at the notion of paying $4 for a pint of blueberries. Plant a garden in containers, get friends to go to a local farmer's market and split the produce and cost. YOU ARE WORTH THE $4 FOR FRESH LIFE GIVING FOOD! Trust me, if you shop the "outer ring" of the grocery store, you'll save money and feel much better. Just my 2 cents.