Strawberries are back! The beautiful, sweet, heart-shaped red berries, which are part of the rose family and technically not a fruit, are not only delicious but also packed with nutrients.
1 cup of strawberry halves has just 49 calories but a significant 12% of your daily dietary fiber needs. Strawberries are also a great source of potassium, manganese and antioxidants, especially Vitamin C. That same 1 cup of strawberries provides a whopping 149% of your daily needs for Vitamin C, which helps to boost immunity and make you feel better when you have a cold. Vitamin C also helps your body make use of iron.
When you buy strawberries, look for berries that are plump and bright red all the way up to the stem and try to use them right away, in which case you should not refrigerate them. If you won’t be eating your strawberries right away, you can refrigerate them for up to two days, laying flat and spread out on a paper towel-lined plate or sheet, or you can freeze whole, washed, stemmed & patted dry berries on a sheet tray before transferring them to a Ziploc. Remember that strawberries are part of the “Dirty Dozen” so, if you can, try to buy organic.
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