Berries: The low carb fruit

First bowl of blackberries

The Carbometer garden is adding in blackberries and raspberries today.  I've been planning the addition as far back as the sketch of the garden, however, I could never find producing trees/bushes for sale until yesterday.  Blackberries and raspberries are something I wouldn't think of starting from a twig, like I did the cherries; which have produced 12 cherries in the last 2 years.

I was willing to invest in healthy plants and transplant for the blackberries, raspberries and I hope one day soon, blueberries.  Our strawberries are coming in well.  A pint of strawberries is harvested about every four days since the beginning of May.

Berries are lower in carbs and still high in fiber.  Raspberries and blackberries are a super food for the low carb advocate as they have a high count of fiber as compared to blueberries and strawberries.

1 cup of blackberries is 14 carbs with 8 grams of fiber
1 cup of strawberries - halves is 12 carbs with 3 grams fiber
1 cup of raspberries - 14.6 carbs with 8 grams of fiber
1 cup of blueberries - 21 carbs with 3.6 grams of fiber
1 cup of cherries - 19 carbs with 2.5 grams of fiber

The care of the berries does require plant food, which I am not used to doing. Hopefully, I will not miss a step with the berries and have a garden fail.

Happy Carb Counting