Human Interest Story

Straw berries are very common fruit around the world because they can be grown anywhere in the world so everyone can try this delicious fruit. There are some really cool facts about strawberries which are that they are the only fruit with seeds on the outside. A single strawberry has 200 tiny seeds. There is a museum in Belgium just for strawberries that museum in Belgium is called Musée de la Fraise it is a five room museum but it has a lot of stories about why it is so important in Belgium and there is a tour around to yards where they plant the strawberries. Strawberries are known to be a very popular fruit because when they did a study of kids who different type of fruits more than 50% of the children voted strawberries. How they get strawberries to stores is that they are planted during the months of September and October. Strawberry plants are handpicked after every three days. This is the time required for a strawberry to change its color from white to red. After they are picked, they are cooled and delivered to the stores.Not only is a strawberry very good to eat it can help your heath because they are low in fat and calorie. They have a lot of vitamin C, fiber, folic acid as well as potassium. They can reduce the risk of cancers and heart attacks. When you eat it, it helps in the reduction of blood pressure. Fresh juice from strawberry pulp helps in recovering from fever. Strawberry juice, if combined with honey can reduce inflammation. It has a curative effect on sunburns.