Sunflower_Moon
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I like anything to do with nutrition and learning the benefits of how different foods can impact our body and health. With that said, why don't we eat more cranberry sauce? We eat applesauce, jam/jelly on toast, and many other forms of mashed fruits, but why does it seem like cranberry sauce is limited only to Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner each year?
I've started making my own cranberry sauce (it's quick and easy) recently, and after reading about some of the health benefits of cranberries (i.e., source of iodine, prevents and may even treat early UTI's, etc.), I'm surprised that it isn't sold in stores in the same fashion applesauce is. I can find the less-than-tasty canned cranberry sauce, which is most likely that gelatin texture (not sure because I haven't bought the canned type), but not in little packaged cups like applesauce and other fruits. I don't even buy applesauce or eat many apples anymore since I read an article about the amount of arsenic they contain, though I can't prove that cranberries don't have it either.
Is it because cranberries and cranberry sauce is perceived to taste bad by most? There are so many recipes to resolve that issue without making it unhealthy. . .blending other fruit with it (raspberries, blueberries, etc.), adding orange juice and/or even raisins if the person likes them. In a way, I prefer to make my own of most of those sauces because I can know exactly what ingredients are in my food and I can also avoid preservatives. I don't know, I think it's a healthy option that isn't getting the amount of attention it needs. Cranberry juice in many ways is a joke to buy because of the preservatives and the amount of added sugar. The pure cranberry juice is expensive for a small bottle. . .much cheaper to just buy a bag of frozen cranberries and make my own sauce at that point.
I've started making my own cranberry sauce (it's quick and easy) recently, and after reading about some of the health benefits of cranberries (i.e., source of iodine, prevents and may even treat early UTI's, etc.), I'm surprised that it isn't sold in stores in the same fashion applesauce is. I can find the less-than-tasty canned cranberry sauce, which is most likely that gelatin texture (not sure because I haven't bought the canned type), but not in little packaged cups like applesauce and other fruits. I don't even buy applesauce or eat many apples anymore since I read an article about the amount of arsenic they contain, though I can't prove that cranberries don't have it either.
Is it because cranberries and cranberry sauce is perceived to taste bad by most? There are so many recipes to resolve that issue without making it unhealthy. . .blending other fruit with it (raspberries, blueberries, etc.), adding orange juice and/or even raisins if the person likes them. In a way, I prefer to make my own of most of those sauces because I can know exactly what ingredients are in my food and I can also avoid preservatives. I don't know, I think it's a healthy option that isn't getting the amount of attention it needs. Cranberry juice in many ways is a joke to buy because of the preservatives and the amount of added sugar. The pure cranberry juice is expensive for a small bottle. . .much cheaper to just buy a bag of frozen cranberries and make my own sauce at that point.