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7 Reasons to LOVE Cherries

Sara Mannix August 13, 2013

My kids love frozen cherries, I open up the bag and they pop them right in their mouths. I buy organic as this is one of the top 20 foods to buy organic. There are so many reasons to love cherries, here are my top 7!

You can buy frozen cherries in bulk, they never go bad.
No need to defrost, kids will eat them frozen out of the bag.
You can add them to yogurt for a snack or smoothie
They are a natural source of melatonin, so your kids will sleep better and longer! YAY!
They are rich in queritrin and ellagic acid which help prevent cancer
Migraines? Cherries help with headaches and migraines too, thanks to the anthocyanin and bioflavonoids.
They are a flat belly food, the anthocyanins help you burn belly fat. What mom doesn’t want that!

I am a mother of three kids who discovered how food can heal when my children were little riddled with allergies and constantly sick. At one point, I told the pediatrician, “I think I should have my own room here as we practically live here anyway”. Sick of antibiotic after antibiotic and hearing my eldest hack all night due to dust mite allergies, when a friend offered an alternative route just by changing our diet, as crazy as it sounded, we jumped on it. The sinus infections and coughing all night ceased within 3 weeks. So although I have no training in nutrition. I am always seeking out ways to keep us healthy so I can focus on having fun with my kids instead of tending to their health needs.

I’ve learned a little bit along the way and hope that this blog can help other moms and kids too. I’d love to hear from you on what works for snacks and to keep your healthy, so please share. This is blog is about sharing together what we know, so we can all grow strong and healthy.

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