Hansel and Gretel’s Secret Weapon

It began to grow dark after Hansel and Gretel ate the whole basket of strawberries they had picked in the woods that famous afternoon.  Soon the two became sleepy.  So as all good boys and girls do… the pair said their prayers and in doing so fourteen guardian angels swept down to protect them.

Little did they know the strawberries inside their tiny tummies were protecting them too.

Strawberries: White Trash Diva’s food tip of the week.

One cup of strawberries is packed with over 100 mg of vitamin C.   The magical C helps with the immune system, heals wounds, and is a great antioxidant which protects cells and their DNA from damage and mutation.

I know what you are thinking.  What good is all that against a powerful witch on a flying broom?  Well if you remember correctly Hansel was too thin for the witch to cook him.  Since there are only 53 calories in a cup of  strawberries eating half a basketful didn’t come close to plumping him up.  Being thin bought the pair more time to plot their escape.

But there is more…  Strawberries also add a bit of calcium, magnesium, folate and potassium. Magnesium provides the brain energy… and potassium and calcium are important in the thinking process as they facilitate the transmission of messages. Using her brain, Gretel tricked the witch into going in the oven first.

So the next time you consider eating a house made of cake for desert… remember Hansel and Gretel.  Then decide on the strawberries… they  could save you in more ways than one.