Today is Eat a Cranberry Day!

By , SparkPeople Blogger
Today is Eat a Cranberry Day! Don't wait for Thanksgiving to gobble up these tart, tasty berries.

As Tanya wrote recently, you don't need to cranberries are more than just a holiday tradition. Packed with antioxidants and proven (in their purest form) to boost bladder health, these berries are good any time of year.

Here are some suggestions to work cranberries into your meals:
  • Throw dried cranberries on your salads, in oatmeal and in trail mix and granola.
  • Put dried berries in your stuffing, add them to squash dishes or mix them with your favorite chicken or tuna salad.
  • Dilute the 100% pure cranberry juice with water. (Check the label. There is no apple or other filler juice added; it's just cranberries.) This stuff is pricy, but a little goes a long way, so it's worth the extra bucks. It's mouth-puckeringly sour on its own, but that goes away when a couple of ounces are added to water.
  • Find more cranberry recipes here.

Quick tip: Did you know that cranberries were indigenous to North America?

How do you like to eat cranberries? Do you prefer whole berry cranberry sauce or the jellied stuff from a can?