Cranberries

Daily Food Tip from World's Healthiest Foods

Are raw cranberries good for you?

Yes, raw cranberries (so long as they are high-quality and organically grown) are good for you. The reason that most people don't eat cranberries raw is because they are very tart. (Some people might experience a stomach ache from this amount of tartness, but from a nutritional standpoint, we would still describe raw cranberries as being a highly nutritious food and a food without natural toxicity risks). One of our favorite ways to incorporate raw cranberries into our diet is to slice them very thin and add them to salads or cooked vegetables. By slicing them thin you won't usually have to worry about an overload of tartness; you'll get just enough zing to brighten the taste of the dish to which you add them.

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