What Is Acai Good For?

Not so fast with the Acai bowls. They are everywhere and I see them piled high with tons of toppings (see photo). This, is a potential sugar bomb. Choosing your acai carefully is essential because there are a lot of ‘posers’ out there now marketing themselves with the word Acai but have only a smidgen of organic Acai berry in it. One of the best sources is Sambazon.

WHAT IS IT? Similar to a cross between a grape and a blueberry, the acai (pronounced ah-sigh-ee) berry is a small, reddish-purple drupe consisting of a cluster …read more