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ACEROLA CHERRIES
You may not find acerola cherries in the local market, but they're worth combing the health food stores for. These cherrylike fruits are the richest known natural source of vitamin C in supplements. Offering a wide variety of minerals and antioxidant, acerola cherries are one of the healthiest foods for pregnancy

* Your skin may be affected by acne thanks to your higher hormone levels during pregnancy. What causes acne, anyway? When dirt, oil or bacteria clogs a pore in your skin, your body response with an inflammatory reaction to try to clear the area of infection. Inflammation in your skin is what causes the red, puffy appearance of pimples.

* Vitamin C is an antioxidant that protects your skin from damage from free radicals. Free radicals form in your skin when it is exposed to sunlight, chemicals in cosmetics, and inflammation.

* Eating foods that contain vitamin C, like acerola cherries, may help protect your skin from free radical damage caused by acne inflammation.

* Your skin needs vitamin C to make collagen, one of the two main structural compounds that make it strong and elastic.

* Acerola cherries typically contain about 1,500 mg of vitamin C per gram, and they can contain much more, up to 4,000 mg. By comparison, a navel orange contains just 60 mg of vitamin C per 100 g, making acerola cherries the king of vitamin C-containing fruits.

* Acerola cherries are an excellent source of other powerful antioxidants such as anthocyanins, carotenoids, selenium, zinc, and proanthocyanidins. All these nutrients can support healthy skin, a healthy body, and a healhty pregnancy.

* These cheries also contain iron and calcium, two nutrients your body has greater needs for during pregnancy.

* Outside of the US it is easier to find fresh acerola cherries, in the US they can be found in dried or powdered forms and in juices. But since acerola cherry supplements (such as powdered acerola) during pregnancy has not yet been proven safe, you should consult your obstetrician or midwife before taking it. We suggest sticking with the dried fruit, fruit juice, or - if you're lucky enough to find them - fresh fruit.

FAST FACT
The best food soruces of vitamin C are acerola cherries, bell peppers, broccoli, kiwi, gogi berries, oranges, and strawberries.

JONNY'S TASTY TIPS
In Southern California, bushy acerola cherry trees produce multiple crops from March through December. So I can enjoy the bright red, cherry-shaped fruits fresh almost year-round. They're also grown in South Texas and other hot-climate areas, as well as in Mexico and Puerto Rice). My favorite variety. Manoa Sweet, produces big, 1-inch bright red "cherries". I love the sweettart flavor of the fresh fruit. If you're lucky enough tto find fresh acerola cherries, just remember that they may look like cherries, but they have their own texture and flavor (not to mention three hard, dark seeds). So enjoy them for what they are, not what they're named for!

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