All Things Katy!: Sponsored Post by Moms Meet- Frozen Wild Blueberries #wildblueberryside

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Thursday, April 2, 2015

Sponsored Post by Moms Meet- Frozen Wild Blueberries #wildblueberryside

Posted by Heather at Thursday, April 02, 2015

**Disclaimer-I received this product for free from the sponsor of the Moms MeetSM program, May Media Group LLC, who received it directly from the manufacturer. As a Moms MeetsSM blogger, I agreed to use this product and post my opinion on my blog. My opinions do not necessarily reflect the opinions of May Media Group LLC or the manufacturer of the product.

Wild Blueberries Bundt Cake

I'm really excited to share my latest review of Wild Blueberries with the readers of All Things Katy! Most times, I am asked to review products and prepackaged things. However, this time I was asked to review frozen wild blueberries. Healthy, packed with antioxidants and a versatile flavor in foods- I mean, what's NOT to love about Wild Blueberries??!?!?!?

I was supplied with a small gift card (thank you!) and encouraged to create something wonderful using frozen Wild Blueberries. Before I get into the specifics of my recipe, though, let me share a little more information about Wild Blueberries:

"Founded in 1981, the Wild Blueberries Association of North America (WBANA) is a trade association of growers and processors of Wild Blueberries from Maine and Canada that is dedicated to bringing the Wild Blueberries health story and unique wild advantages to consumers and the trade worldwide. To demonstrate their dedication to furthering research that explores the health potential of Wild Blueberries, WBANA has hosted the Health Research Summit in Bar Harbor, Maine since 1997, which is a worldwide gathering of scientists and researchers whose work is leading the way in understanding the health benefits of Wild Blueberries."

Just the facts:

• Wild Blueberries are wildly different from the regular blueberries you normally find in the produce section. Don’t be fooled by their size—they pack more into their tiny blue bodies than any other blueberry on the planet!

• Wild Blueberries have a more intense flavor than regular blueberries. Wild Blueberry plants are more genetically diverse with thousands of interlocking plants spreading and interlocking naturally across fields over thousands of years. That diversity is what gives Wild Blueberries their complex and delicious flavor—an extraordinary mix of tart and sweet.

• Wild Blueberries have two times the antioxidant capacity of the larger cultivated blueberries. A growing body of research shows the potential health benefits of Wild Blueberries including gut health, diabetes, cancer, and brain health.

• 99% of the Wild Blueberry crop is frozen fresh at harvest, which locks in their nutrition and taste.

• Wild Blueberries are called “Wild” because they are not planted— they have occurred naturally in barrens and fields in Maine and Eastern Canada for 10,000 years.

• The retail price for a 15-ounce bag of frozen Wild Blueberries starts at $3.59. A 3-pound bag retails for about $10.

Okay, let's dig right into my recipe! While frozen Wild Blueberries can be tossed in smoothies, sprinkled on salads and pureed into dressings, marinades and other tasty treats- all of which we heartily support- I chose to come up with a Wild Blueberries bundt cake. Sweets aren't the norm in our family, so this was a special treat! (So much so, that I begged my hubby to take the rest of the cake into work because I was afraid I might eat the whole thing!! It was THAT good! Ha!!)