“The merry year is born like the bright
berry from the naked thorn"
Hartley Coleridge
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Blueberry The blueberry is very popular and extremely
important to a person in many ways. Many refer to the blueberry as the “super-food” that has been at the top
of the list of nutritionist for many years. The berry can be beneficial in adding exciting flavor and healthy nutrition to many
popular foods, and most
importantly, the many health and nutrition benefits for maintaining a life long healthy
body.
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Strawberry
It is well known to be one of the most
consumed and grown fruits of many berry varieties in the entire world. The
strawberry is also known for the number of health benefits that contain a high level of
nutritional value and are very low in calories, saturated fat, cholesterol, and sodium, that
are an essential part of maintaining a healthy body.
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Raspberry
As with many fresh berry fruits, the raspberry is an essential part of any daily nutritional
health diet, along with exercise in maintaining body weight, muscle tone, and in fending off many
different illnesses and deceases that plague us today. It can also add to the enjoyment of
additional flavor to your favorite foods.
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Blackberry
Blackberry being a close
cousin of the raspberry, it features many of the same health benefits
as the Raspberry, such as, in fighting certain kinds of cancers, lowering the risk heart
deceases, and as well as many other deceases. As for
growing in your garden, this berry is resilient, easy to grow and
maintain.
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Cranberry A native to North America, the cranberry is considered a tart
fruit. It was thought to be essential to
Native Americans as a food source and medicinal purposes. Its method of natural plant
growth is much different then most other fruits, in that it grows in what is referred to
as “bogs”. As a health benefit, this berry
is best known in reducing urinary tract infections, and various other known infections
and deceases.
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Grape Considered a berry, it is a
very popular eatable health fruit worldwide. Most notably, the grape is used to make
a variety of wines. Itspopularity does not stop there. They are found in many home gardens worldwide. Grape plants are hardy,
easy to grow, and to maintain. When consumed on a daily basis, their health and nutrition benefits
are endless.
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Gooseberry
The gooseberry is most commonly related to the
currant. It is available in many related variety, ranging from very tart to the semi-sweet
in taste. This berry provides many health remedies, such as reducing
blood sugar levels in diabetic patients, protein for building healthy organs and muscles
, and many more health remedies.
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Huckleberry
A fruit known as the Huckleberry is grown
predominately in the wild, on the side of mountainous slopes at high elevations. The berry
has been known to be home grown. Excellent
addition to many popular foods. It helps in reducing many health problems, such as, lowering blood sugar in
diabetics. and maintaining good health by providing excellent nutritional
value
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Boysenberry As you may have experienced, the boysenberry has a
definite tart flavor that can be eaten fresh from the vine, added as a topping or as an
ingredient to your favorite foods. It is a very manageable fruit if one decides to
grow them in home garden. More importantly, the berry provides many health and
nutritional benefits, such as being rich in several vitamins and minerals, and much
more.
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Lingonberry A close cousin of the blueberry and cranberry, the
lingonberry is known as a flowering plant with large berries that grows primarily in the
northern hemisphere. It
is a very
popular wild berry fruit and a native to the Scandinavians, mainly in the form of jams.
It is a valuable food source known to be
used as herbal medicine, including many other health
benefits.
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