Strawberries

Strawberries grow wild all over Europe and have been cultivated for the last 700 years. The strawberry plant is a small, low-lying plant with a crown of dark green leaves. The fruit is a delicious, soft, aromatic red berry with a white-to-pale-pink flesh and approx 200 tiny seeds on the surface of each one.

Because the fruit is so soft and delicate it has to be hand-picked. Select strawberries which are plump, bright and even-coloured. Use your nose to select those with a sweet, full-flavoured fragrance. Check pre-packed punnets carefully and avoid bruised, mouldy fruit at the base and sides of the punnet. Avoid insipid, pale, unripe berries.

To Buy:

Select strawberries which are plump, bright and even-coloured. Use your nose to select those with a sweet, full-flavoured fragrance. Check pre-packed punnets carefully and avoid bruised, mouldy fruit at the base and sides of the punnet. Avoid insipid, pale, unripe berries.

To Store:

Remove them from the plastic punnet and lay on a sheet of paper towel in a single layer. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to 3 days.

Tips & Tricks:

Wash and hull only when ready to use.

Cooking Tips:

I don't know of any better way to eat a strawberry than to eat it as it is. Straight from the farm. Another interesting way to prepare strawberries is in balsamic vinegar. Soak a punnet of good strawberries in 3 - 4 tbsp best quality balsalmic vinegar, sweetened with 2 - 3 tbsp sugar. Soak overnight in the refrigerator before serving.

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Nutrition per 1 Cup:

Weight (grams):

152

Carbohydrates, g:

4.1

Fibre, g:

Fat (g):

0.2

Monosaturated Fat , g:

0.0

Folic Acid:

Antioxidants:

Salicylates:

Very high

Energy (kJ):

150

Low GI < 55:

Protein (g):

2.6

Saturated Fat, g :

0.0

Vitamin C:

Potassium:

Amines:

Negligible

Glutamates:

n/a

Benefits the Following Health Conditions:*

* This information is sourced by a qualified naturopath. It is non prescriptive and not intended as a cure for the condition. Recommended intake is not provided. It is no substitute for the advice and treatment of a professional practitioner.