On the eleventh day

I'm so excited! Tonight I'm headed home to have dinner with the family. So, we're going to make this post short and sweet again so I can get to packing.

Today, I'm going to take breakfast on the run. Yogurt, granola, and grapes! Here's a little trick: try freezing your grapes. When you eat them, they taste like sherbet bon bons. So good!

Image taken from Eat Outside the Box

There are thousands of varieties of grapes cultivated as both table grapes and wine grapes. Did you know balsamic vinegar was made out of wine grapes? In that small little round purple fruit, grapes contain fiber, proteins, vitamins A, C, B6, folate, potassium, calcium, phosphorus, selenium, iron, and magnesium.

The best known ingredient in grapes is Resveratrol, found in the skin of grapes. Resveratrol was found to have anti-cancer activity by blocking agents that initiate cancer. Resveratrol may also reduce the risks of developing Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. Resveratrol was also found to reduce cholesterol and triglycerides and protect arterial walls. Resveratrol is attributed to the "French Paradox", the lower rates of heart disease and cancer found in such nations as France, Italy, and Spain.

Wow! I think I'm going to eat my grape "sherbet bon bons" on the long drive home if they stay frozen!

Everyone, please have safe and happy travels!