07/24/2020 / By Zoey Sky
Blueberries are a popular superfood because they’re antioxidant-rich and they offer many benefits, such as boosting your heart and brain health. They’re also a keto-friendly superfruit. If you’re on the keto diet, you can still enjoy nutritious and tasty snacks, like keto-friendly blueberry breakfast pastries.
Blueberries contain antioxidants that help protect your cells from free radical damage linked to aging and diseases like cancer.
Blueberries also protect the LDL (low-density lipoprotein) in blood from oxidative damage. Oxidation of LDL or “bad” cholesterol is harmful, and it is associated with heart disease. Thankfully, antioxidants in blueberries can help reduce levels of oxidized LDL and promote heart health.
A study in The Journal of Nutrition has even found that consuming a two-ounce (50-gram) serving of blueberries daily can help lower LDL oxidation by 27 percent over eight weeks in obese people.
Additionally, blueberries can help promote brain health. When subject to oxidative stress, free radicals can damage structures inside brain cells, which adversely affects brain function.
In another study in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, researchers found that drinking blueberry juice daily helped improve some markers of brain function in nine older adults with mild cognitive impairment after 12 weeks. (Related: Avocados, berries, and other keto-friendly, low-carb fruits.)
This recipe from “Keto Bread” by Faith Gorsky and Lara Clevenger also includes apple cider vinegar that helps with detoxification.
Blueberry filling ingredients for 6 large pastries:
Ingredients for the crust:
Ingredients for the vanilla icing:
Preparing the blueberry filling:
Preparing the crust:
Assembling and baking the pastries:
Making the vanilla icing:
Snack on nutritious blueberries regularly to boost your brain and heart health and visit Ingredients.news for more keto-friendly recipes.
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