Acai Berry Flush

Just when I thought acai being added to beer/wine was interesting, Jelly Belly offers the flavor of acai berry in its line of flavors. They had offered the public an invitation to give ideas on a new flavor and out of the five finalists of honey, Thai iced tea, mojito, sublime chile lime, and acai, the clear winner was acai. Keep reading…

Acai is turning up in all types of food and beverages, including pet foods, but do the health benefits that Acai has on humans extend to animals? Keep reading…

For all you freebie lovers, Smoothie King is offering a free smoothie to anyone who signs up for their newsletter here (2nd link on their page): http://www.smoothieking.com/about/coupons.php. Smoothie King offers a an acai smoothie called Acai Adventure. It contains acai, apple juice, blueberries, vanilla protein blend, and turbinado. The smallest size is 20 oz, and it has 435 calories and only 5 grams of fat. If you don’t like acai, they have tons of other smoothies on their menu. Enjoy!

Just when everyone thought that acai berries were the latest craze, along came resveratrol. I’m already starting to see the same free trial type offers for resveratrol that took place with acai berries. Technically, it’s an antibiotic created by plants to fight bacteria and fungi, but can also be synthetically created. It can be found naturally in the skins of grapes (in small quantities), raspberries, mulberries, blueberries and cranberries, peanuts, some pine trees and in Japanese knotweed. It is now sold as a nutritional supplement derived from Japanese knotweed since this is a cheap way to extract the substance. Keep reading…