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Affordable Berries

  • 31-03-2010 10:37pm
    #1
    morningpeasant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 163 ✭✭


    Hello all,
    I've been lurking around here and after reading various threads have decided that I would love to include more berries in my diet, to replace the higher sugar fruits that I so love.
    My one problem is that, compared to apples, oranges etc., they are quite expensive.
    Do people buy frozen berries and then defrost them, or am I just going to have to bite the bullet and pay more?
    Also, regarding serving sizes; How many/what weight of berries counts as a serving? I find apples, kiwis, oranges, etc. quite good as they come in a 'portion' and I feel satisfied afterward as I know I've had my fill, but with berries I never really know how many to have.

    Thanks :)


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  • #2
    wobblyknees
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,435 ✭✭✭wobblyknees


    morningpeasant wrote: »
    Hello all,
    I've been lurking around here and after reading various threads have decided that I would love to include more berries in my diet, to replace the higher sugar fruits that I so love.
    My one problem is that, compared to apples, oranges etc., they are quite expensive.
    Do people buy frozen berries and then defrost them, or am I just going to have to bite the bullet and pay more?
    Also, regarding serving sizes; How many/what weight of berries counts as a serving? I find apples, kiwis, oranges, etc. quite good as they come in a 'portion' and I feel satisfied afterward as I know I've had my fill, but with berries I never really know how many to have.

    Thanks :)

    I think there are two issues, one is they are seasonal, the other is they are expensive. You can get frozen berries in Tescos I think.


  • #3
    rubadub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,386 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    wobblyknees wrote: »
    You can get frozen berries in Tescos I think.
    Yes, mine has lots of varieties, and far cheaper than fresh ones, and sometime frozen are more nutritious and always in great condition.


  • #4
    EileenG
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,775 ✭✭✭EileenG


    Check the frozen section in your supermarket. See if they have any berries. I like the ones from Boylans, where 400g of berries costs less than €2.50. I like the raspberries, you can munch them frozen, or chuck them straight into a shake.


  • #5
    lionela
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 131 ✭✭lionela


    Blueberries...
    Fantastic berry to consume...usually come @ special offer 2 for €6.00 in Dunnes.or Lidl ....Watch for the weight to compare I take them at breakfast either in porridge or on their own..about half a cup full. They are imported from Argentina, Colombia,France,Poland in ..fact all over the World. They can and are grown here in Ireland too.

    I have planted 3 Blueberry bushes and hope to harvest fruit later in the summer. I got them at the Garden Centre in Clondalkin.

    Better than Statins for cholestrol. no side effects

    Cheers


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