tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13473599.post114395853047109622..comments2024-03-26T05:07:24.149+11:00Comments on .: Low GI Food of the MonthGI Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07609354784645028388noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13473599.post-1144897618588307682006-04-13T13:06:00.000+10:002006-04-13T13:06:00.000+10:00Thanks for all the information on berries -- we wi...Thanks for all the information on berries -- we will try and make use of it in our next berry story. We really appreciate your taking the time to share your knowledge and post your comments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13473599.post-1144863381079592692006-04-13T03:36:00.000+10:002006-04-13T03:36:00.000+10:00Well, I wouldn't expect them to GI test every berr...Well, I wouldn't expect them to GI test every berry native to North America. The point I want to make is simply that their statement that <I>Wild blueberries are one of three berries native to North America – the others are cranberry and Concord grapes.</I> is wildly inaccurate -- there are many more indigenous species of plants with berries, including edible berries, than that.<BR/><BR/>I will mention also that there is a wild blueberry which grows in alpine tundra in the Chugach Mountains right here in Alaska that is probably different than the blueberry species mentioned in the article. Given that these blueberries have that same blue pigment, & so do Montana huckleberries (& no doubt other species of huckleberries native to other parts of North America), and so do crowberries, they are also probably really beneficial.<BR/><BR/>Which is good, because we like to go up into the mountains in the fall & pick them.Melissa S. Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12858548044405913769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13473599.post-1144847273701281522006-04-12T23:07:00.000+10:002006-04-12T23:07:00.000+10:00hi Mel, thats interesting. maybe you guys in GI gr...hi Mel, thats interesting. maybe you guys in GI group could do a GI testing on those foods?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13473599.post-1144695317444724492006-04-11T04:55:00.000+10:002006-04-11T04:55:00.000+10:00(Note that lowbush cranberry & highbush cranberry ...(Note that lowbush cranberry & highbush cranberry are <I>not</I> the same species as those growing in the eastern U.S., or that are popularly associated with the cranberry sauce eaten with U.S. Thanksgiving dinner.)Melissa S. Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12858548044405913769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13473599.post-1144695195364729892006-04-11T04:53:00.000+10:002006-04-11T04:53:00.000+10:00Excuse me, but there are lots more berries native ...Excuse me, but there are lots more berries native to North America than just the three you name. I grew up picking wild huckleberries in Montana with my family (Vaccinium globulare and Vaccinium membranaceum), and in Alaska where I live now there are numerous berry species that aren't mentioned here -- highbush cranberry, lowbush cranberry, watermelon berry (AKA twisted stalk), salmonberry, timberberry, crowberry... to name but a few. All of these are edible.Melissa S. Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12858548044405913769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13473599.post-1144314305786851282006-04-06T19:05:00.000+10:002006-04-06T19:05:00.000+10:00So happy I found this great site! Glad to hear our...So happy I found this great site! Glad to hear our 'wild blueberry' (northeastern US) talked up so highly. We love them! Love to hear more about the 'black currant' too!<BR/><BR/>-Blueberry BabeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com