Strawberries and alcohol?

Filed in archive Healthy Eating on April 20, 2007

When reading that alcohol preserves the nutrients in strawberries and other fruits it seems like "good" news.

Can it really be so, that it's better to eat strawberries that are served with alcohol?
When reading the article you might think so but when you come to the end you see that it's different;

Dr Frankie PhillipsSt of the British Dietetic Association says: "Whilst this study suggests that consuming strawberries with alcohol increases the antioxidant capacity, there are clearly detrimental effects of consuming alcohol in terms of cell damage.

Everyone knows that alcohol isn't good for you, whether served with or without strawberries. That is if you exclude the French's wine drinking of course.

Strawberries are not only tasty but nutritious as well. They contain a lot of vitamin C as well as calcium.

And its good if you are pregnant as they contain important Folic acid.

I prefer to eat my strawberries the way they are, or with some lemon juice on top. Tasty!