Edible Wild Berries
Harvest and Eat Native Berries
The Pacific Northwest is fortunate to have an abundance of native shrubs that have tasty edible berries. Anyone who learns to identify these delicious berries can enjoy healthy gourmet food for free. Most native wild fruits are high in antioxidants, vitamins and other nutrients. They are usually organically grown and not genetically engineered or altered to suit the convenience of corporate farming practices to the detriment of nutrional value. Some of the shrubs with edible berries include ...

How to Make Raspberry Freezer Jam
How to Make Easy Raspberry No-cook Freezer Jam
One of my favorite summer fruits is the raspberry so my favorite jam is raspberry jam. Although traditional cooked jam tastes good, I much prefer the great fresh fruit taste of freezer jam. Freezer jam preserves more vitamin C and other valuable nutrients from the fruit that is lost when the fruit is cooked. The bonus is that freezer jam is quick and easy to make and doesn't require sterilizing glass jars and lids or standing over a hot kettle stirring simmering jam on a hot summer day. Wi...

Quiz: What Do You Know About Fruit?
Test Your Knowledge of Fruit With This Quiz
We all know fruit is good for us but do we all know why and how much we should eat each day? Find out how good your knowledge of fruit is here. Some of the questions are easy and a few might make you think a little harder. Overall, though, this should be a fun quiz to do. The good news is that the result is confidential - it's just between you and your computer. Picture in the Public Domain and from Wikipedia - Photographer: Dungodung

The Fig, An Early Cultivated Plant
Figs, Appreciated Since Prehistoric Times
The Fig is one of the first plants cultivated by humans. Some subfossil figs were found in an early neolithic village in the Jordan Valley, dating to the time about 9400 - 9200 BC, which predates the domestication of wheat or legumes. Thus you can say, figs are valued as a fruit since prehistoric times. Once they were a delicacy, enjoyed by emperors, at other times they were the basic food of slaves.

Pomegranate, In-Fashion Fruit Ever
Pomegranate
Considering the health benefits of products to buy, the pomegranate is one of the most beneficial fruits. Being generally in season in the Northern Hemisphere from September until approximately January, you will be able to buy fresh pomegranates in the shops right now, if you are not living in an area where they are growing in your garden. Luckily here in Cyprus they are growing in ampleness.

The Yummiest Fruit Ever
Benefits of Eating Fruit
I'm sure you've heard a lot about how great fruit is for your health. It has a lot of fiber, vitamins, minerals, and none of the bad stuff like cholesterol. It makes an excellent & healthy addition to any diet and can even help prevent various diseases. Eating a lot of fruit will make you feel better. Plus, it is very tasty and can replace those sugary snacks just fine!

How To Tell If Fruits Are Ripe
Have you ever wondered if a fruit is ripe?
Have you ever wondered whether a fruit is ripe? Sometimes it can be tricky and can leave those of us at the grocery store stumped and there is nothing worse than biting into an unripened fruit. The best way to get fresh fruit is straight from the tree, but unfortunately, most people don't have orchards and gardens full of fruit ripe for the picking. Most of the fruit we buy at the grocery store was picked before its prime in order to avoid shipping damage and storage loss. This is why it is s...

Start the Day Right: Eating Enough Fruit
Are You Getting Your Five a Day?
Of course, we always knew that fruits and vegetables were important part of our nutrition, but then the government advised eating five servings a day. That's when it hit all of us that we were really shorting ourselves. We tried to squeeze more fruit and vegetables into breakfast, lunch and dinner. (photo of fruit by Virginia Allain) It's hard if one of those meals was fast food. Does ketchup, pickles and onion on a burger count as a vegetable serving? If you are careless in the early part ...

Best Recipes For Rumtopf
Make The Most Of Your Summer Fruit Crop
Arriving at the end of summer do you seem to have more fruit than you know what to do with? Perhaps you've always wanted to have a go at preserving but it just seems like too big a task to tackle. Have a look at the German approach to a bountiful fruit harvest. It's a simple technique that require's no cooking or sterilising and the 'fruits' of your labour are ready just in time for the festive season. Or if you're from the southern hemisphere they'll be ready in time for winter, the ski seas...

Fruit Infusion Recipes - Ideas for the Prodyne Fruit Infusion Pitcher
Fruit Infusion Recipe Ideas
Here are some cool drink ideas for the Prodyne Fruit Infusion Pitcher. You can use this pitcher to easily make fruit flavored water, ice tea, lemonade, soda and more. Making your own homemade flavored water and soda is fun and healthier than buying store bought. You can try many different kinds of fruits, berries, herbs, and tea. Just fill up the center infusion rod, and set it in your refrigeration for a day or two. Use your imagination, or try following one of these recipes! Page updated...