Berries are outrageously delicious, convenient, and a potent health food that can help alleviate conditions as wide-ranging as heart disease, arthritis, diabetes, and cancer. Now, berries of all kinds, in a host of forms (dried, freeze-dried, frozen, and fresh), have found a place among mainstream foodies and home cooks who want an easy, tasty way to add fiber, vitamins, antioxidants, and healing phytonutrients to their diets. Here, you’ll find a complete guide to these powerfruits, with information on buying and storage, an overview of their nutritional benefits, 75 tempting recipes for “berry” delicious smoothies, appetizers, snacks, and meals, as well as beauty goods, and sidebars with interesting facts and trivia.
Stephanie Pedersen, MS, CHHC, AADP, is a holistic nutritionist, cookbook author, health educator, and media host. She is the coauthor of Chia: The Complete Guide to the Ultimate Superfood; and author of Kale: The Complete Guide to the World’s Most Powerful Superfood and Coconut: The Complete Guide to the World’s Most Versatile Superfood (all Sterling). In addition to hosting two weekly radio shows, Your Big Life and Superfood Sunday, she is a busy speaker and cooking instructor. To learn more about Stephanie, visit StephaniePedersen.com.