Acai berries in themselves look pretty unimpressive: they’re tiny, grape-like, and dark colored. Hardly the definition of the health food story that is going around making this small berry out to be some kind of superhero among health foods. But the fact is, acai berries are outstandingly good for you! Weight loss aside, they boost your metabolism, make your skin and hair look and feel better, give you more energy and have heaps of great things which make your body feel lighter, quicker and better altogether.
The thing is, besides the natural berries themselves, there are heaps of other forms that you can get Acai extracts in. The debate that is all the rage at the moment though, is what’s best, juice, berry or capsule? Here 1 or 2 reasons for and against each of those forms, to help you decide what will work best for your lifestyle:
Juice:
Acai berry juice is so convenient and easy because you can just swap it for your breakfast glass of juice. It’s also a great way to rehydrate your body throughout the day. Juice also tastes good, and is sometimes mixed with other fruit juices which will give you the nutrition of more than one fruit all in one bottle. Nonetheless, some users say the added preservatives are not to their liking.
Berries:
The berries are commonly available but also spoil quickly. The advantage of buying the simple acai berry is you can use it in recipes of your own (try this recipe), by combining acai berries with other fruits in a salad, or making a creative use of them in cupcakes, puddings, crepes, smoothies and breakfast cereal mixtures. The difficulty with berries is that they damage simply and as asserted before, they spoil quickly too. Frozen berries are available though, should you really want to try the fruit in its natural form.
Capsules:
Acai capsules are definitely convenient, because you can take one wherever you are. If you do not like the flavor of the berries (and there are some who don’t) or the juice, or want to avoid the additives in juice, then capsules are a great option. Some capsules contain additional chemical substances though, which if you don’t want them, you should check what they are to avoid them. Pure acai berry extract capsules are available nonetheless if this option seems the best one for you.
The thing to make certain of is that the product you are buying, whether it’s in any of the forms noted above, is 100% pure acai. There are way too many folk who have found out that what they paid real money for isn’t really doing them any good. But if you stick to reputable sites and stores, with accreditation and some standing in the market, then you ought to be capable of finding a good source for all of your acai berry needs.
James Perron writes about diet and nutrition at Smoothies For Kids on topics such as How To Make A Smoothie.
