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Scientists Developing Blueberry Burgers
AP ^
| 8/2/04
Posted on 08/04/2003 5:01:13 PM PDT by truthandlife
- Some scientists hope blueberry burgers will be coming to a restaurant, supermarket or school cafeteria near you.
Al Bushway, a food scientist at the University of Maine, says his lab has been stirring blueberry puree or blueberry powder into beef, chicken and turkey patties. The researchers are trying to boost the nutritional value of burgers and help farmers improve their berry sales.
Blueberries add cancer-fighting antioxidants to the patties and may slightly reduce the fat content of burgers.
The Agriculture Department has encouraged researchers to blend fruit with ground meat to make healthier burgers to serve to the 27 million children in the school lunch program.
Bushway hopes the burgers will be a big hit with children who participate in taste tests for the program.
TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: agriculture; blueberry
To: truthandlife
These might actually not taste all that bad.
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posted on
08/04/2003 5:04:23 PM PDT
by
Drew68
To: truthandlife
Great! Those blueberry burgers will taste super with my broccoli fries and strawberry onion-rings!
To: truthandlife
The Agriculture Department has encouraged researchers to blend fruit with ground meat to make healthier burgers to serve to the 27 million children in the school lunch program.As opposed to simply serving fresh fruit with the meal.
Next thing you know they will be trying such bold experiments like adding lettuce to a burger in an attenpt to include leafy greens for vitamins and vegetable matter like tomatos and onions for other basic nutrients as well.
Perhaps they will add some dairy product as well for some vitamin D and Calcium.
I'm not sure if I should put a sarcasm tag here.
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posted on
08/04/2003 5:14:52 PM PDT
by
perfect stranger
(...and so the ant replied, "I can't even lift the pen!!")
To: truthandlife
Hmmm, beef and blueberries...... >_<
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posted on
08/04/2003 5:17:00 PM PDT
by
4mycountry
(Over-achiever extraordinare!)
To: truthandlife
Primarily a way to dispose of excess fruit.
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posted on
08/04/2003 5:18:56 PM PDT
by
Saturnalia
(My name is Matt Foley and I live in a VAN down by the RIVER.)
To: truthandlife
Everyone knows that a big crabby patty tastes better with jellyfish jelly.
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posted on
08/04/2003 5:21:25 PM PDT
by
Arkinsaw
To: Arkinsaw
Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
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posted on
08/04/2003 5:28:08 PM PDT
by
Saturnalia
(My name is Matt Foley and I live in a VAN down by the RIVER.)
To: Arkinsaw
To: truthandlife
I like blueberries and I like burgers...but I sure as hell won't eat blueberry burgers.
Why? Simple. I like meat and I like cake, but there's no way in hell I'd ever eat meatcake.
-Jay
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posted on
08/04/2003 5:30:19 PM PDT
by
Jay D. Dyson
(But I can't get nothin' that can be bought, so I'll just live with what I got... Lord, forgive me.)
To: truthandlife
Paging Stan Jones
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posted on
08/04/2003 5:32:09 PM PDT
by
csvset
To: truthandlife
I just had a wild thought. Why don't they put blueberries on cheesecake? ....Nahhhh, too weird...never sell.
To: el_chupacabra
Just put peanut butter with the blueberries and forget the hamburger.
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posted on
08/04/2003 5:36:48 PM PDT
by
dvan
To: truthandlife
First the homosexuals try to push their fruity lifestyles on us, now these geniuses want to put fruits in our burgers.
Fruit, It's What's for Dinner! It just doesn't sound right.
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posted on
08/04/2003 5:38:18 PM PDT
by
eggman
(Social Insecurity - Who will provide for the government when the government provides for all of us?)
To: truthandlife
Cherry burgers are already on the menu in some Michigan schools. Why not blueberries?
To: truthandlife
Yuck. Here's a novel solution; have the kids eat the blueberries before they eat the burger. It's not like we're talking Brussels Sprouts here. Kids like blueberries.
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posted on
08/04/2003 5:41:43 PM PDT
by
yooper
Comment #17 Removed by Moderator
To: The Energizer
Plevalean (cherry hamburger) has been marketed from Cedar, Michigan since the late 1980's. Good product!
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posted on
08/04/2003 5:51:36 PM PDT
by
Knute
To: truthandlife
I am sure McGreevey would support this.
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posted on
08/04/2003 6:01:52 PM PDT
by
ditto h
To: truthandlife
feed the blueberrys to the cows
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posted on
08/04/2003 6:44:29 PM PDT
by
joesnuffy
(Moderate Islam Is For Dilettantes)
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