Finding "Berried" Treasure in the Hills of Tennessee
By Jon Herring
One of my favorite memories of growing up in Tennessee was walking in the woods picking blackberries during the summer. And I wasn't disappointed on my recent trip back home. This past weekend, my fiancee Kelley and I grabbed a basket and went out to pick our fill from the prickly bushes.
In less than an hour, we had a basket full of berries, which we used to make a cobbler, top salads, add to a smoothie, and garnish an evening martini.
Delicious though they are, berries are a lot more than a sweet summer treat. They are low in calories and low on the glycemic index, and they are an excellent source of fiber, vitamins (particularly B, C, and E), minerals, ellagic acid (a potent cancer fighter), and antioxidants. In fact, according to the USDA, blackberries, raspberries, strawberries, and blueberries all rank in the top 10 in antioxidant capacity of over 100 common foods.
Some of the most potent antioxidants in berries are called anthocyanins. They are responsible for the purplish-black color of blackberries and blueberries, and have been shown to fight everything from heart disease and cancer to memory loss.
So, whether you pick 'em in the woods or pick 'em up at the store... whether you eat 'em fresh or frozen... have some berries a few times a week. A handful makes a great snack.
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It's Good to Know: Another Use for Airline Luggage Tags
By Lori Allen
Those super-sticky, hard-to-tear luggage tags that airlines put on your checked bags have another use while you're traveling: They can remove lint from your clothes if you haven't packed a lint brush. Simply pull the two sticky sides apart and use them like a piece of tape.
This came in handy after camel riding in Dubai. Apparently, I brought some of the camel back to the hotel with me.
[For more travel tips, sign up for AWAI's free e-letter, The Right Way to Travel, here.]
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Word to the Wise: Olio
An "olio" (OH-lee-oh) - from the Spanish for "pot" - is a heavily spiced stew with many ingredients. We use the word to describe a mixture of heterogeneous elements.
Example (as used by David Baker in his poem "Never-Ending Birds"): "There we are, pointing out the car windows, / October. Gray-blue-white olio of birds."
Michael Masterson
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These articles appear courtesy of Early to Rise [Issue #2087, 07-06-07], the Internet's most popular health, wealth, and success e-zine. For a complimentary subscription, visit http://www.earlytorise.com/.
One of my favorite memories of growing up in Tennessee was walking in the woods picking blackberries during the summer. And I wasn't disappointed on my recent trip back home. This past weekend, my fiancee Kelley and I grabbed a basket and went out to pick our fill from the prickly bushes.
In less than an hour, we had a basket full of berries, which we used to make a cobbler, top salads, add to a smoothie, and garnish an evening martini.
Delicious though they are, berries are a lot more than a sweet summer treat. They are low in calories and low on the glycemic index, and they are an excellent source of fiber, vitamins (particularly B, C, and E), minerals, ellagic acid (a potent cancer fighter), and antioxidants. In fact, according to the USDA, blackberries, raspberries, strawberries, and blueberries all rank in the top 10 in antioxidant capacity of over 100 common foods.
Some of the most potent antioxidants in berries are called anthocyanins. They are responsible for the purplish-black color of blackberries and blueberries, and have been shown to fight everything from heart disease and cancer to memory loss.
So, whether you pick 'em in the woods or pick 'em up at the store... whether you eat 'em fresh or frozen... have some berries a few times a week. A handful makes a great snack.
______________________________
It's Good to Know: Another Use for Airline Luggage Tags
By Lori Allen
Those super-sticky, hard-to-tear luggage tags that airlines put on your checked bags have another use while you're traveling: They can remove lint from your clothes if you haven't packed a lint brush. Simply pull the two sticky sides apart and use them like a piece of tape.
This came in handy after camel riding in Dubai. Apparently, I brought some of the camel back to the hotel with me.
[For more travel tips, sign up for AWAI's free e-letter, The Right Way to Travel, here.]
______________________________
Word to the Wise: Olio
An "olio" (OH-lee-oh) - from the Spanish for "pot" - is a heavily spiced stew with many ingredients. We use the word to describe a mixture of heterogeneous elements.
Example (as used by David Baker in his poem "Never-Ending Birds"): "There we are, pointing out the car windows, / October. Gray-blue-white olio of birds."
Michael Masterson
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These articles appear courtesy of Early to Rise [Issue #2087, 07-06-07], the Internet's most popular health, wealth, and success e-zine. For a complimentary subscription, visit http://www.earlytorise.com/.
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