Did you know that there is a holiday food that is really good for you? Can you guess it? Here are some of its benefits:
• It’s full of antioxidants
• Drinking its juice can prevent urinary infections
• It can prevent plaque formation on the teeth
• Consuming the juice for months can kill the H. pylori bacteria, which can cause stomach cancer and ulcers
• Daily juice consumption may increase levels of HDL (good cholesterol) and reduce levels of LDL (bad cholesterol)
• It may prevent tumors from forming or rapidly growing
• Extracts of chemicals found in it prevent breast cancer cells from multiplying in a test tube
Have you guessed it? It’s cranberries! While I don’t encourage eating it from a can (it doesn’t even taste good from a can!), cranberries and cranberry juice, sweetened with natural sugars or without sugar, are extremely beneficial! Below is a recipe for some tasty, natural, cranberry sauce.
Honey Cranberry Sauce
1 package (12 oz) fresh cranberries
¾ cup honey
1 cup orange juice
2 apples, pealed, cored and diced
¼ teaspoon salt (optional)
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
Combine all ingredients in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally for 15 minutes or until berries pop. Remove from heat and cool. Cover and refrigerate for up to four days. Place on the Christmas dinner table and enjoy!
I guessed cranberries on the first clue! I LOVE them -- even from a can. :) I'll have to try your recipe. One of Grandma Bernice's favorite dishes to bring for Thanksgiving, etc. was her cranberry sauce. It had orange in it also as I remember.
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