Thanksgiving is just a week away! I'm so excited because I love any excuse to get together with family and friends and enjoy good food and drink. This year I'm on for bringing the cranberry sauce (not the most adventurous side dish, but every Thanksgiving table needs it). As I've been searching for the most appetizing and healthy cranberry sauce recipe, it got me thinking about the awesome health benefits that cranberries offer.
Cranberries are incredibly high in nutrient and antioxidant content. They are a great source of vitamin C, vitamin E, and fiber and are also very low in calories. They are a known anti inflammatory, help prevent urinary tract infections, colon cancer, and heart disease. For these reasons and more they are often called a "superfood." Cranberries are something we should try to incorporate into our diets on a regular basis, not just around the holidays. Don't forget to be an informed consumer: look out for cranberry foods and drink with copious added sugar. Many dried cranberries and cranberry juice drinks have a ton of added sugar, so avoid those at all costs.
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| Making cranberry sauce and making a mess! |
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