Zone Diet tTips: Boysenberries

Pick of the Week: Boysenberries
From the Zone Diet

All of summer's delicious berries are packed with nutrients, including vitamin C, fiber, and disease-fighting antioxidants. Unlike the more popular blueberry, fresh boysenberries (which look more like red raspberries or blackberries) aren't available year-round — so take advantage of the crop that's at grocery stores and farm stands.

Here's how to buy and enjoy this succulent fruit:

• Boysenberries are typically sold like raspberries in square plastic baskets. Flip over the basket to look at the berries at the bottom, avoiding crushed fruit or berries that look moldy or white.
• Freeze boysenberries, and then drop them in a glass of seltzer or iced tea to flavor your drink. Use frozen berries in your smoothies, as well, without thawing them first, to cool down your blends.
• Try this delicious breakfast recipe. It was created with blueberries in mind, but it's delicious with boysenberries:

Boysenberry Cottage Cheese

Ingredients
1/2 cup low-fat cottage cheese
1/2 cup plain low-fat yogurt
1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/2 cup boysenberries, fresh or frozen
3 teaspoons slivered almonds
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

Instructions
This recipe requires a blender or food processor. Place the boysenberries, applesauce, nutmeg, and cinnamon in a blender and pulse 2 or 3 times. In a medium bowl, combine the berry mixture, yogurt, and cottage cheese. Sprinkle with almonds and serve.

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