Cranberries have become a firm winter favourite. This is partly due to their versatility, but mainly because they are a perfect companion to game dishes. In December, cranberries are especially popular due to their festive appearance. But did you know that cranberries are also very healthy? Read about it below in this blog.

Do you only snack on them because they are so delicious? Or because a bowl of shiny red strawberries makes you smile? Whoa! The speckled little fruit are also very healthy. Strawberries contain lots of vitamin C. That is precisely the vitamin that is said to have some properties that are essential for our body (and mind).

Vitamin C is good for resistance if you do a lot of physical exertion. It is important for your gums, nervous system and blood vessels. If you eat 100 grams of strawberries, that's 75% of the daily recommended amount of this essential vitamin right there.

It's quite something when a tiny little berry is declared a 'superfood' just like that. There it is, on a neat list along with broccoli, tomatoes, garlic, fatty fish and olive oil: the blueberry. This place is more than deserved, as it happens. There are quite a few substances in that purple-blue berry that will make your body happy.

Avocados are extremely healthy. An EAT ME avocado mainly contains unsaturated fats. And avocados are also rich in vitamin B6 and copper.

How conscious are you of your daily eating habits? Does your diet contain fruit and vegetables every day? All the experts agree: a responsible diet includes 250 grams of vegetables and two portions of fruit every day. And that is the minimum recommendation, so eating more fruit and vegetables is even better for you! But is every variety of fruit and vegetable suitable as an ingredient in a healthy meal? What about avocados?

The avocado is undoubtedly popular! The green-brown, pear shaped fruit is rapidly conquering the Netherlands. And that is partly due to the versatility of the soft, creamy flesh. And certainly because of the beneficial effects avocado has on your health. The EAT ME avocado is, for example, very rich in unsaturated fats. You know, the kind of fat that is good for our body. If you increase your intake of unsaturated fats and decrease your intake of saturated fats, you will see this reflected in your cholesterol levels: they will go down.

You will come across them in a large variety of recipes, from breakfast and lunch to dinner. Real foodies never skip a day. There is a reason why it is perhaps the most popular exotic fruit in Western Europe. We are talking about the avocado, that brown-green fruit that is conquering kitchens everywhere. And rightly so. Avocados are not only absolutely delicious, they also turn up on super food lists with great regularity. If you're watching your health, EAT ME avocados are simply a must-eat.

Fun quiz question: is the avocado a fruit or a vegetable? Experts tend to disagree on this sometimes. Per the official definition, the avocado is a fruit, even if it is also seen as a fruiting vegetable sometimes. That's because you will often find avocados next to cucumbers and tomatoes on the shelves. The Nutrition Centre sees it as a vegetable, because the avocado is usually eaten as a vegetable.

Fruit or vegetable? An EAT ME avocado is technically a fruit but it is eaten and used as a vegetable. So you can include it in your daily portion of 250 grams of vegetables.

We all agree that the avocado is tasty, healthy and versatile. And that explains its sky-rocketing popularity in European cuisine. Lovers of culinary dishes praise its soft, creamy flesh. But there's one thing we never seem to agree on: is the avocado a vegetable or is it fruit?

Officially an avocado is classed as a fruit. But that is only half the answer. Botanically, avocados are defined as being fruit, but they are generally used in kitchen as a vegetable. So they offer the best of both worlds: fruit and vegetables. There are more of these ‘fruit vegetables’. Tomatoes, cucumbers and aubergines are also well-known examples of fruits that are categorised as vegetables for culinary purposes. And the melon: it's actually a vegetable but is eaten as a fruit.

Are you conscious of your diet and do you make sure you eat at least 250 grams of vegetables and two portions of fruit every day? Then you can include the avocado as part of your intake of vegetables.