Blackberry season in Ireland

The blackberries are out in full force near where we live. Some low carb eaters avoid most fruit as it can contain a lot of sugar. Grapes for example are about 15% sugar (depending on who you ask). Guzzling a whole bunch won't do nice things to your insulin levels. Blackberries are more like 5%. This is probably why they taste nice and sharp. Don't be tempted to add any sweetener though - they are delicious as they are.

As with any fresh fruit or vegetable, beyond the sugar or carbohydrate content is the range of important micronutrients and fibre. Eating fresh fruit and vegetables (even grapes) will never equate to drinking Coke.

Best to keep this simple. Rinse and drain the blackberries and put them in a serving bowl. Core and slice an eating apple and layer it on top. Smother the whole lot with plenty of unsweetened Greek Yogurt and maybe top with a few almond slivers. The low carb gods will smile on you and it is delicious too.

Greek yogurt from Aldi is the best one we have found. The 1kg bucket from Lidl is just like normal natural yogurt, fine, but not as creamy as we like from a Greek yogurt.

Berries are only available in the wild for a very short part of the year. Don't leave them to the birds.