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7 Health Benefits of Blackberries @clevelandclinic

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  • These succulent little berries are packed with vitamins, minerals, fiber and antioxidants. Blackberries are an excellent source of vitamin C, vitamin K and manganese, which your body depends on to carry out some especially important functions. Experts recommend eating about two servings of fruit per day, and a serving of blackberries can certainly fit the bill. One cup usually comes out to about 15 or 16 individual berries, depending on their size.
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7 Health Benefits of Blackberries @clevelandclinic

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Sugartapes•Tropical

  • These succulent little berries are packed with vitamins, minerals, fiber and antioxidants. Blackberries are an excellent source of vitamin C, vitamin K and manganese, which your body depends on to carry out some especially important functions. Experts recommend eating about two servings of fruit per day, and a serving of blackberries can certainly fit the bill. One cup usually comes out to about 15 or 16 individual berries, depending on their size.
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7 Health Benefits of Blackberries @clevelandclinic

clevelandclinic

•

Sugartapes•Tropical

  • These succulent little berries are packed with vitamins, minerals, fiber and antioxidants. Blackberries are an excellent source of vitamin C, vitamin K and manganese, which your body depends on to carry out some especially important functions. Experts recommend eating about two servings of fruit per day, and a serving of blackberries can certainly fit the bill. One cup usually comes out to about 15 or 16 individual berries, depending on their size.
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Recipe: Sesame Cucumber Salad @ClevelandClinic. Cucumbers are more than 90% water making them an ultimate superfood for #beauty









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Stir up a simple salad for a light summer side dish! Cucumbers are more than 90% water, making them an ultimate superfood for beauty.

Cucumbers are abundant in silica, too, a trace mineral that may actually increase skin elasticity and help keep you looking young.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
1 teaspoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
1/2 teaspoon soy sauce
Dash cayenne pepper
2 cucumbers, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
1/2 bunch chives, minced
1 teaspoon sesame seeds

Directions

  1. Combine vinegar, olive oil, sesame oil, soy sauce and cayenne pepper in a medium bowl. Mix well.
  2. Add cucumbers, chives and sesame seeds.
  3. Mix well and serve.

Nutrition information (per serving)

Makes 2 servings

Calories: 100
Total fat: 4.5 g
Saturated fat: .5 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Sodium: 105 mg
Fiber: 3 g
Carbohydrate: 12 g
Sugar: 8 g
Protein: 4 g