Acai Berry

I wish I remembered where I read things. I believe it was in one of the "throw away" professional journals that come to my post office box unbidden. Doesn't work. It's an antioxidant - a pretty strong one - so that's good. But it isn't going to do anything for weight loss unless you count your wallet.

That said, I adore acai as a treat. We had it most days when in Brazil. It's a frozen concoction with ice, guarana, banana and any other fruit you might want. Strawberry and orange are my favorities. You can buy the frozen stuff at Whole Foods and mix with banana and fruit in a blender. It's "traditionally" served with a little bit of granola. (I use scare quotes around traditionally because, as far as I know it was pretty new in 2003 when I was first in Brazil.) Low cal it's not.