Health and Lifestyle - Strawberry Fields ... Forever!

Health and lifestyle ... what could be better for your health than deliciously ripe strawberries?  The strawberry season is drawing to a close in Niederösterreich (Lower Austria) so we decided if we were going to hit the "U-Pick" fields and get the freshest berries, today would be the day.

We "googled" the closest field to the house and out we went at 7:30am to the farm.  It was already in the low 80's ...

"Erdbeer-Land" means Strawberrry Country ... YIPPEEEE!!!!

Only a couple other people out picking in the fields ... the berries are mostly gone, but the ones we find (over 10 pounds worth) are the sweetest fruit imaginable.  My husband ate almost as much as he picked!

It was like going on a treasure hunt ... move a few leaves and find a few berries ...

By the time we finished up we had two of the baskets filled to the brim and it was after 9:30am!

Healthy eating has a lot to do with eating seasonally ... when it is local and ripe, then the time to eat it is now.  From the vine to my mouth .. maybe 30 seconds.  I am sure that 99.9% of all the nutrients are still active.

The "Scoop" on Strawberries:

One cup of whole strawberries contains 0.96 grams of protein, 46 calories and 2.9 grams of dietary fiber.

• Potassium - 220 mg 
• Phosphorus - 35 mg 
• Magnesium - 19 mg 
• Calcium - 23 mg 
• Sodium - 1 mg 
• Iron - 0.59 mg 
• Selenium 0.6 mcg 
• Manganese - 0.556 mg 
• Copper - 0.069 mg 
• Zinc - 0.2 mg
• Vitamin A - 17 IU 
• Vitamin B1 (thiamine) - 0.035 mg 
• Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) - 0.032 mg 
• Niacin - 0.556 mg 
• Folate - 35 mcg 
• Pantothenic Acid - 0.18 mg 
• Vitamin B6 - 0.068 mg 
• Vitamin C - 84.7 mg 
• Vitamin E - 0.42 mg 
• Vitamin K - 3.2 mcg 
• Contains some other vitamins & minerals in small amounts

Begin by taking baby steps toward eating healthy and soon you will find that you have a healthy lifestyle.  

So what did YOU have for breakfast this morning?

Here's to your new health and lifestyle!

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