Fresh strawberries. They’re one of the most popular and refreshing treats anywhere. They’re also synonymous with spring, and that’s why May is the perfect month to celebrate them. Healthy too! And perfect for everything from cheesecake to mojitos to jam. May is National Strawberry Month, so get out your cookbooks. Strawberries and spring go together perfectly, so May is the right time to celebrate. And since their peak picking season starts in April, there will be plenty of juicy blooms.
3 Reasons to love strawberries (and eat them)!
They’re good for you.
One cup of strawberries is only 55 calories. If your kids eat just eight strawberries a day, they’d consume 140% of their recommended amount of Vitamin C. Strawberries also give your body high levels of polyphenols, an antioxidant, as well as vitamins and fiber. Added bonuses? They’re also fat, sodium and cholesterol free. Plus — they’re low in calories, making them a great snack.
You can find them everywhere.
That strawberries are grown in every state in America? It’s true! But California may just be the strawberry king, because it produces over 1 Billion (yes, with a B) pounds of strawberries a year.
They’re very, um, stimulating.
The French are convinced that strawberries serve as a powerful aphrodisiac — so much so that it’s a tradition in a French countryside to serve cold strawberry soup to newlyweds.
Did you know…
Strawberries aren’t technically berries at all, because their seeds – and an average strawberry has 200 of them – are on the outside of this fruit, which is also a member of the rose family!
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