Fruits and how to purchase at lower cost

[Guest guest]

Here's a list of fruits that I like to consume every day. This may be

helpful for beginners trying to choose healthy " ON " foods.

Some can be a bit expensive. However, if you have the freezer space,

you can probably hook up with a local food wholesaler and buy them

for the same prices that stores pay. The local food wholesalers and

produce wholesalers will generally give you the same prices they

charge restaurants and stores, if you meet their minimum quantity

requirements. The food wholesalers purchase these frozen, and they

remain frozen until you thaw them out, a portion at a time, to

consume them. The come I.Q.F. ( " individually frozen " ), so you won't

have a big clump to try and pull apart. They separate into

the " individual " berries with ease.

1. Wild Maine Blueberries (I purchase these in a 30-pound box, for

$50). They come from " 's Blueberry Freezer, Inc. " , Ellsworth,

ME, 04605, and are absolutely the best blueberries I have ever had.

2. Tart Cherries (10#-30# quantity)

3. Blackberries (purchased in 10#-30# quantity, about $1.65/lb)

4. Strawberries ( " Frozsun Foods " , Placentia, CA 92870)-10#

5. Red Raspberries (Orchard Delight Fruit Co., ville,

KS 66111)- 10#

6. Cranberries-10# (Orchard Delight, see above)

You don't have to contact any individual fruit companies. Your food

wholesaler procures all the products you order. They have lots of

contacts and lots of vendors.

When the three-month long pomegranate season returns (starting in

October), the very large " Wonderful " variety of pomegranate is the

highest quality pomegranate grown. You can usually purchase a small

box of 6-7 large pomegranates at places like Costco. If I don't find

them there, I purchase a 20# box of pomegranates from the food

wholesalers, FRESH, not frozen. They last a long time refrigerated.

The above six fruits, plus pomegranates, are very rich sources of

polyphenol antioxidants, as well as fruit fiber which very

substantially lowers the risk of cardiovascular diseases. See Dr.

Walford's books for more information on blueberries inhibiting an

aging pigment in the brain. Consuming these fruits will prevent LDL

cholesterol from becoming oxidized. Oxidized LDL is " consumed " by

white blood cells, which then become " foam cells " and implant

themselves in the arterial wall, creating atherosclerosis and

cardiovascular diseases.

rjb112@...

Bob Bessen

[Guest guest]

for those without the freezer space, Wal-Mart sells frozen berries in 1 lb

qty. Strawberries about $1.50/lbs, Black or blue berries about $2.50/lbs.

I regularly mix these into my Kefir.

Re: sprouts I'm also a fan of sunflower, a little milder if you just graze

on them...

JR

-----Original Message-----

From: RJB112 [mailto:rjb112@...]

Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2004 12:07 PM

Subject: [ ] Fruits and how to purchase at lower cost

Here's a list of fruits that I like to consume every day. This may be

helpful for beginners trying to choose healthy " ON " foods.

Some can be a bit expensive. However, if you have the freezer space,

you can probably hook up with a local food wholesaler and buy them

for the same prices that stores pay. The local food wholesalers and

produce wholesalers will generally give you the same prices they

charge restaurants and stores, if you meet their minimum quantity

requirements. The food wholesalers purchase these frozen, and they

remain frozen until you thaw them out, a portion at a time, to

consume them. The come I.Q.F. ( " individually frozen " ), so you won't

have a big clump to try and pull apart. They separate into

the " individual " berries with ease.

1. Wild Maine Blueberries (I purchase these in a 30-pound box, for

$50). They come from " 's Blueberry Freezer, Inc. " , Ellsworth,

ME, 04605, and are absolutely the best blueberries I have ever had.

2. Tart Cherries (10#-30# quantity)

3. Blackberries (purchased in 10#-30# quantity, about $1.65/lb)

4. Strawberries ( " Frozsun Foods " , Placentia, CA 92870)-10#

5. Red Raspberries (Orchard Delight Fruit Co., ville,

KS 66111)- 10#

6. Cranberries-10# (Orchard Delight, see above)

You don't have to contact any individual fruit companies. Your food

wholesaler procures all the products you order. They have lots of

contacts and lots of vendors.

When the three-month long pomegranate season returns (starting in

October), the very large " Wonderful " variety of pomegranate is the

highest quality pomegranate grown. You can usually purchase a small

box of 6-7 large pomegranates at places like Costco. If I don't find

them there, I purchase a 20# box of pomegranates from the food

wholesalers, FRESH, not frozen. They last a long time refrigerated.

The above six fruits, plus pomegranates, are very rich sources of

polyphenol antioxidants, as well as fruit fiber which very

substantially lowers the risk of cardiovascular diseases. See Dr.

Walford's books for more information on blueberries inhibiting an

aging pigment in the brain. Consuming these fruits will prevent LDL

cholesterol from becoming oxidized. Oxidized LDL is " consumed " by

white blood cells, which then become " foam cells " and implant

themselves in the arterial wall, creating atherosclerosis and

cardiovascular diseases.

rjb112@...

Bob Bessen

[Guest guest]

How I wish I was near a Wal-Mart! Or a Cosco! The only good store (besides

regular markets) that I'm near is Fresh Fields. Though not known for their

low prices, their frozen berries are fairly inexpensive and they sell a

frozen " berry medley " composed of blueberries, strawberries, blackberries,

and raspberries which is very fairly priced.

on 2/28/2004 1:54 PM, john roberts at johnhrob@... wrote:

> for those without the freezer space, Wal-Mart sells frozen berries in 1 lb

> qty. Strawberries about $1.50/lbs, Black or blue berries about $2.50/lbs.