They may be tart but adding cranberries to your diet definitely has some sweet advantages. Here’s why you should be giving this tiny fruit a second look.

Laura Newton is a writer and editor based in BC's Sea to Sky Country.

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Vitamin C is an essential part of your daily diet, but fulfilling your needs doesn’t always involve eating citrus.

Patience Lister is a professional writer specializing in food science, nutrition, and natural health products.

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Forget the boring, bland canned fruit salad of your youth, and mix up this effortlessly elegant version instead.

Serves 6.

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Keep your cool with these homemade juices. Cantaloupe, beets, watermelon, blueberries, and kale flavour these good-for-you beverages.

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