Did You Know May is National Strawberry Month?

Strawberries are synonymous with spring, and that’s why May is the perfect month to celebrate them.

Fresh strawberries are the first fruit to ripen each spring, and can be used in recipes from breakfast to dessert.  Every state in the United States grows the berries, but Florida and California are the leading producers, and thanks to their warm climate, can grow them year round.

Load up the family and pick your own fresh berries at farms across the country or try making some of your favorite recipes above.  But before you go, brush up on strawberry facts, and share your love of the berry on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.

Strawberry Fun Facts:

• One cup of Strawberries is only 55 calories!
• Just eight Strawberries provide 140% of the recommended daily intake of Vitamin C for kids.
• 94% of American households consume Strawberries.
• California produces 1 Billion Strawberries every year.
• If all the Strawberries produced in California in one year were laid berry to berry, they would go around thew world 15 times.
• There are an average of 200 seeds in the average Strawberry.
• Strawberries are actually a member of the Rose family.

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