Choose plump, brightly colored, plump cherries. Avoid soft, shriveled, or blemished cherries. A staple of the Native American diet. The fruit is not ripe when it is bright red, wait till it takes on a deeper color.
They grow in bunches and have a single large seed.
Consume ripe cherries as soon as possible. Cherries can be refrigerated for 2-3 days.
Low in fat, saturated fat free, cholesterol free, and sodium free, an excellent source of fiber and vitamin K, and a good source of vitamin B6, potassium, and manganese
