Chincoteague and Blueberry Health Secrets
Chincoteague and Blueberry Health Secrets
With the 22nd Annual Chincoteague Blueberry Festival just a couple of weeks away, it’s time to start singing the praises of the blueberry. The Blueberry Festival here on Chincoteague celebrates nature’s tastiest and most healthy of fruits, the blueberry. So, let’s get on with it!
Did you know that the blueberry is one of the most underrated fruits commonly available to us today? It has a long and illustrious history in America but yet the majority of us do not count it amongst our favorite foods. When you look at the health benefits we really should. There’s nothing like a good portion of tasty, juicy blueberries to treat our taste buds and help our bodies to stay as healthy as possible.
In this day and age, there is always going to be press reports about how certain foods are bad for your health, even if it was previously considered to be good for you. Blueberries, on the other hand, you can feel completely safe with. As one of nature’s little gems, it can provide many health benefits that manufactured foods cannot.
The antioxidants found in blueberries actively fight free radicals, the substances that are produced within the body in increasing amounts as we get older and cause irrevocable cell damage as well as affecting our DNA. Both of these side effects of the free radicals may enable diseases such as cancer to occur and spread more easily. However, as the blueberries’ antioxidants neutralize the free radicals within the body, they actually promote health and may go some way to helping our immune system to prevent and fight off such threats.
The antioxidants that blueberries contain have a wide range of other benefits, such as prevention of urinary tract infections and overall memory improvement, but they are not limited to the health properties that the antioxidants promote. 140 grams of blueberries actually only contains 1 gram of fat, and all of it is healthy fat that is used by the body to maintain healthy tissue rather than the saturated fat that the body cannot use.
The blueberry is completely healthy as far as nutritional content is concerned. They contain no salt (listed as sodium on nutritional content tables) or cholesterol, both of which have well documented adverse affects on the collective health of the nation these days and can put our individual health in jeopardy. The 140-gram portion of blueberries also contains 2% of our recommended daily iron intake as well as 15% of the Vitamin C daily recommendation.
The overall health benefits of the blueberry make it one of the most invaluable tools in our personal arsenal in the war against disease. In fact, in terms of long term benefits, blueberries are by far the best fruit, and even food in general, to consume and make an integral part of your diet. After all, can we really afford not to make the most of one of nature’s tastiest and most healthy gifts?
The 22nd Annual Chincoteague Blueberry Festival begins on July 24th and runs through the 26th, 2009.
The Chincoteague Blueberry Festival celebrates this amazing fruit by featuring fresh blueberries, blueberry ice cream, blueberry pies, blueberry shortcake, and much more. Combined with great music, fine arts and crafts, hot breakfast and lunch and fun for the entire family, this festival is fast becoming one of the island’s summer favorites. To learn more, please visit www.ChincoteagueBlueberryFestival.com
Look for some great blueberry recipes in upcoming posts in the Chincoteague Insider this month as we continue to obsess about blueberries in anticipation of the 22nd Annual Blueberry Festival.
With the 22nd Annual Chincoteague Blueberry Festival just a couple of weeks away, it’s time to start singing the praises of the blueberry. The Blueberry Festival here on Chincoteague celebrates nature’s tastiest and most healthy of fruits, the blueberry. So, let’s get on with it!
Did you know that the blueberry is one of the most underrated fruits commonly available to us today? It has a long and illustrious history in America but yet the majority of us do not count it amongst our favorite foods. When you look at the health benefits we really should. There’s nothing like a good portion of tasty, juicy blueberries to treat our taste buds and help our bodies to stay as healthy as possible.
In this day and age, there is always going to be press reports about how certain foods are bad for your health, even if it was previously considered to be good for you. Blueberries, on the other hand, you can feel completely safe with. As one of nature’s little gems, it can provide many health benefits that manufactured foods cannot.
The antioxidants found in blueberries actively fight free radicals, the substances that are produced within the body in increasing amounts as we get older and cause irrevocable cell damage as well as affecting our DNA. Both of these side effects of the free radicals may enable diseases such as cancer to occur and spread more easily. However, as the blueberries’ antioxidants neutralize the free radicals within the body, they actually promote health and may go some way to helping our immune system to prevent and fight off such threats.
The antioxidants that blueberries contain have a wide range of other benefits, such as prevention of urinary tract infections and overall memory improvement, but they are not limited to the health properties that the antioxidants promote. 140 grams of blueberries actually only contains 1 gram of fat, and all of it is healthy fat that is used by the body to maintain healthy tissue rather than the saturated fat that the body cannot use.
The blueberry is completely healthy as far as nutritional content is concerned. They contain no salt (listed as sodium on nutritional content tables) or cholesterol, both of which have well documented adverse affects on the collective health of the nation these days and can put our individual health in jeopardy. The 140-gram portion of blueberries also contains 2% of our recommended daily iron intake as well as 15% of the Vitamin C daily recommendation.
The overall health benefits of the blueberry make it one of the most invaluable tools in our personal arsenal in the war against disease. In fact, in terms of long term benefits, blueberries are by far the best fruit, and even food in general, to consume and make an integral part of your diet. After all, can we really afford not to make the most of one of nature’s tastiest and most healthy gifts?
The 22nd Annual Chincoteague Blueberry Festival begins on July 24th and runs through the 26th, 2009.
The Chincoteague Blueberry Festival celebrates this amazing fruit by featuring fresh blueberries, blueberry ice cream, blueberry pies, blueberry shortcake, and much more. Combined with great music, fine arts and crafts, hot breakfast and lunch and fun for the entire family, this festival is fast becoming one of the island’s summer favorites. To learn more, please visit www.ChincoteagueBlueberryFestival.com
Look for some great blueberry recipes in upcoming posts in the Chincoteague Insider this month as we continue to obsess about blueberries in anticipation of the 22nd Annual Blueberry Festival.
Labels: Blueberries, Chincoteague, Chincoteague Blueberry Festival, Chincoteague Island, Chincoteague Vacations, Pony Swim
posted by The Chincoteague Insider | 10:49 AM
1 Comments:
Love your blog. Have been renting in Wildcat for the last 13 years.
This is the first year we didn't bring our own boat. Where can I rent a small sailboat like a Sunfish on Chincotague?
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