How many calories in blueberries
A bowl of blueberries has 86 kcal, almost all of it from carbs.
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To burn it off
Blueberries are small, sweet and mostly water, with natural sugar and a bit of fibre. Easy to snack on and easy to throw on top of things.
A bowl is 86 kcal and a handful is 29. A handful on your porridge every morning hardly moves the number.
Frozen ones are just as handy as fresh and often cheaper, so keep a bag in the freezer.
Tips
- 1Throw a handful of frozen ones into porridge while it cooks.
- 2Mix them into Greek yoghurt instead of a fruit yoghurt with added sugar.
- 3Buy the big frozen bags, they last for weeks.
Where it comes from
Blueberries are native to North America and were picked wild for thousands of years. Farming them began in New Jersey: USDA botanist Frederick Coville bred them with cranberry grower Elizabeth White, who had local pickers tag the best wild bushes for her. In 1916, at Whitesbog, they brought the first cultivated blueberries to market, so as a crop the fruit is only about a century old.
Where does our food come from? · Source: New Jersey Agricultural Society, The beginning of blueberry farming: the story of Whitesbog
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Questions
How many calories in a punnet of blueberries?
A standard small punnet is roughly a bowl, so about 86 kcal.
Are frozen blueberries the same as fresh?
Yes, the numbers are basically the same.
How much sugar is in blueberries?
A bowl has about 22 g of carbs, mostly natural sugar.
How many calories in porridge with blueberries?
Porridge made with 40 g of oats and water is about 150 kcal, so a handful of blueberries on top makes about 180.
Should you wash blueberries?
Yes, give them a quick rinse just before you eat them. Washing them before they go in the fridge makes them go soft sooner.
