Berries can also be frozen without sugar. For whole strawberries, put in a single layer on a cookie sheet, then freeze until hard. Pour into containers, seal and return to freezer. It's not just for dessert. Slice some strawberries into a salad of raw spinach plus a few chopped green onions, and toss with honey-Dijon vinaigrette.
Strawberries are rich in vitamin C and fiber.
A pint provides about 97 calories. A half cup of unsweetened strawberries has 23 calories. Slice some into your cereal for an indulgent treat with few calories. For a leaflet of seven recipes using strawberries, blueberries and raspberries, send a stamped self-addressed long envelope to Driscoll's Strawberry Associates, Dept. P.O. Box 50045, Watsonville, Calif. 95077.