Blueberries rank high in nutrients, including dietary fiber, carotenoids, and flavonoids. To learn more about blueberries read George Mateljan’s The World’s Healthiest Foods: Essential Guide to the Healthiest Way of Eating. It’s stocked with wonderful facts about many foods and includes information about nutrients as well as the selection and storage of foods. Recipes and a health shopping list are also included.

Welcome to Blueberry Month!

1. Which of the following contributes to blueberries being nutrient rich?

a. Vitamin C
b. Manganese
c. Vitamin E
d. All of the above.


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2. Blueberries are wonderful in many dishes. They can be enjoyed through which of the following months?

a. May through October
b. January through June
c. September through November
d. March through May


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3. Blueberries are excellent sources of which of the following nutrients?

a. Iron
b. Calcium
c. Dietary fiber
d. Sodium


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4. How do you know when a blueberry is ready to eat?

a. They are ready to eat when they are firm and have a uniform blue color.
b. They are ready to eat when they are very soft and the skin breaks easily.
c. They are ready to eat when they are pink or reddish and somewhat hard.
d. They are ready to eat when they have been picked directly from the bush.


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5. After picking, blueberries should be refrigerated.

a. True
b. False


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6. __________, a close relative of blueberries, are also called “lowbush,” or “wild blueberries.”

a. Strawberries
b. Bilberries
c. Raspberries
d. Cranberries


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7. Proper storage preserves which of the following attributes of blueberries?

a. The nutrients
b. The texture
c. The flavor
d. All of the above.


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8. Which of the following is a bacterium that can be eliminated from the urinary tract by eating blueberries?

a. Resveratrol
b. Anthocyanidins
c. E. coli
d. Arginine


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9. Vitamin content and increased storage rate can increase when ripe blueberries have been refrigerated. They can last for up to __________ days.

a. four
b. three
c. two
d. one


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10. The variety of blueberries coincides with various United States geographical regions. Which of the following is not a variety of blueberry?

a. Highbush
b. Lowbush
c. Evergreen
d. Bluebush


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