Eat Your Fruit, but Don't Forget the Rum!

Unusual news from the USDA this week... apparently mixing a bit of booze in with your fruit boosts the number of healthy chemicals in it!

I will repeat that:

• Strawberries are healthy,
• Strawberries margaritas are better

They discovered this information rather unexpectedly... they were experimenting with how different types of preservatives affect the nutritional value of foods. By some bizarre accident, adding alcohol to berries increased the amount of anti-oxidants in the food... these chemicals help people fight cancer, and the effects of aging.

No word on if the alcohol breaks down some of the other healthy chemicals... such as vitamins or amino acids. I guess I'll just have to risk it.