Blueberries are in Season!

Blueberry season is here and the stores are stocked with freshly picked berries. The local Kroger has them for $1.25 per pint, which is cheap. They are usually in the $2.00+ range but these are locally grown here in Mississippi.
I've started buying two pints at a time and eating them for breakfast(1/2 pint per shot), sometimes with a few strawberries (Louisiana grown). However, The Blueberries are the main attraction. Since they are so cheap right now, I'm going to buy a few extra pints over the weekend and freeze them.

Blueberry Facts:

Neuroscientists discovered that feeding blueberries to laboratory rats slowed age-related loss in their mental capacity.

Blueberries contain 80 fat-free calories per cup and are a good source of dietary fiber and vitamin C.

Blueberries rank high in antioxidants that help protect against cancer, heart disease and other age-related diseases.

Researchers have found compounds in blueberries that help prevent urinary-tract infections.

Just a 1/2 cup of blueberries helps meet the recommended five to nine servings a day of colorful fruits and veggies.

Based on data from the USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (Boston, MA), blueberries are among the fruits with the highest antioxidant activity.

Blueberries are very low in sodium.

Blueberries have a white haze over them - known as the "bloom". This is a natural part of the berry's defense mechanism that protects it from the sun.