Sunday, May 28, 2017

In The News: Some Great BBQ Recipes and Information From the Cranberry Institute

Follow That Bog!: Update from Mayflower Cranberries
In our last mailer, you saw cranberry growers hard at work prepping the bogs for growing season in our Spring on the Cranberry Bog video – but that was just the beginning! We checked in with Jeff LaFleur to hear the latest from the bog.

Sunrise on April 18, 2017 – following the first frost of 2017
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This time of year, growers are on high alert for “frost watch” – keeping a close eye on temperatures to ensure it does not drop below a temperature that the cranberry vines can withstand, or the vines may be damaged by the cold causing reduced yield, or even worse, a complete loss of crop. When temperatures drop low enough, as on April 18 (22 degrees), growers run their irrigation systems to coat the vines with a layer of water, which will then form a protective frozen coating over the vines, preventing them from getting damaged. 

This year, the spring has been relatively mild, and there have only been a few frost concerns on the bog – however, this can always change at a moment’s notice!

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In case you missed it: The Cranberry Institute is tweeting! Please tweet with us, tagging @CranInstitute and using #CranberryBogBlogger to share your blogs and cran-thoughts! 

Bog Bites
A Sweet, Hot Topic
As an RD, you appreciate that discussing “added sugars” with consumers is more complex than meets the eye. Eliminating a food based on a single nutrient may not always be the answer to eating right. This is true when it comes to Greek yogurt, whole grain cereals, chocolate milk or of interest to the CI – cranberry juice and dried cranberries. As you know, despite having added sugars, research has shown that cranberry products provide many health benefits, including bioactive compounds that help to reduce the incidence of certain infections, improve heart health, reduce inflammation and maintain a healthy urinary tract.  

To help you have those tough conversations, we are pleased to provide you with resources we hope can help you address these questions: 
·         The Cranberry Mnemonic

Host Your Own Memorial Day Barbecue with Benefits
Looking for the perfect dish to jazz up this year’s Memorial Day party? We’ve got you covered with these cookout staples that are just PAC-ed with flavor (and health benefits)! Try your favorite and share how you include cranberries your summer barbecue with @CranInstitute!
·         Cranberry BBQ Sauce
·         Cranberry Baked Beans

RESOURCE REMINDER! 
Cranberry Health Research Library 
Browse the selections by year to find the most recent publications: http://cranberryinstitute.org/ doclib/doclib_search.cgi

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