30 Day Raw Vegan Fruit Project Day 16
www.vibrantvegan.com It’s Day 16 of Vibrant Vegan’s 30 Days, 30 Fruits for You Project! Again, this is just one way we can help you eat more fruit each and every day! Fruit can help you feel oh so healthy and vibrant! Fruits are loaded with nutrients that are proven to help you live a healthier life! The featured fruit for Day 16 is the…BLUEBERRY! And now for a bit of info I thought you’d find interesting about BLUEBERRIES: -Blueberries are one of the few fruits actually native to North America. -One cup of blueberries contains about 85 calories. -Blueberries are and excellent source of: flavonoids, antioxidants vitamins B2, C, and E manganese both soluble and insoluble fibers -We all know blueberries contain a huge amount of antioxidants, therefore eating blueberries has been shown to: help our capillary walls stay elastic help lessen inflammation of gout and osteoarthritis improve learning ability and motor skills help our brains stay healthy help us stay alert help prevent cancer stop diarrhea (especially from food poisoning) cure bladder infections protect against glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy -The pectin in blueberries helps lower cholesterol and also helps prevent cholesterol from going rancid, or oxidizing (rancid fats have been shown to be factor in heart disease). -The fiber in blueberries helps us to have easier bowel movements. Blueberries can “ease” constipation. -Blueberries contain vasodilators which help dilate blood vessels, thus giving you temporary …
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i see. great job then!
Agreed! It is really important for all of us to find a path on which we feel safe and comfortable traveling. Let us all support each other in making even incremental improvements. Thank you for you comments.
Blueberries are in season here right now and we have picked over 25 kilos in the last several weeks. We have eaten them all raw and fresh with nothing on them. We have sort of been on a blueberry mono diet. Good stuff!
kleinesveilchen,
Thank you for all your thoughtful comments. I really appreciate them. My goal with this 30 Day Fruit Project is to get people who are not currently consuming much fruit to eat more of it. Think of the recipes as transitional. You are further along the path to an optimal diet. My hope is that instead of something with animals or cooked people will try these recipes. Things like salt, vinegar and cacao, while not optimal, make the recipes familiar for low-fat raw newbies.
Just my opinion.. obviously. But I think we all find what works best for us personally. It can be different for different people.
i really like your videos, but your recipes often contain things i do not consider food for humans. like cacao, salt, vinegar, spices, agave nectar. i am sure you can make wonderful recipes without these. what do you think? of course, it is up to you. nonetheless you are a great inspiration.
i love, love, love blueberries…
i will go on blueberry island when the main season is here in austria…
i do not eat cacao, but i guess raw carob powder would be great too. the agave nectar can be substiuted by soaked and blended dates.