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<p style="font-size: 18pt; font-weight:bold; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/food-of-the-week-part-ii-awesome-apricots/">Food of the Week: Awesome Apricots</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';">Posted April 16, 2008 at 06:00 PM by Katie Drummond</p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">If you love adding dried fruit to trail mixes, cereal or baked goods, but are getting bored with the same old raisin routine, we’ve got the answer - why not try adding some prunus armenaica instead? The scientific name for apricots is a throwback to the heritage of this week’s Food of the Week: apricots were first brought to Europe from Armenia, and later came to North America in the early 18th century. Today, apricots are grown throughout the southern states, particularly in the warm California climate. But back to those tips on how to get more fiber-heavy, vitamin-rich apricots into your diet. Remember that studies show intakes of 3 or more servings of fruits, like apricots (and other high-in-carotene fruits and veggies, like carrots) can stave off vision loss, so adding a few apricots to your day is more than…<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/food-of-the-week-part-ii-awesome-apricots/">(<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/food-of-the-week-part-ii-awesome-apricots/">Continued...</a>)<br clear="all" /><br> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/food-of-the-week-part-ii-awesome-apricots/">Read the full article...</a> | <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/food-of-the-week-part-ii-awesome-apricots/">Comment on this post</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">Filed under: <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-nutrition/">her-nutrition</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/healthy-eating/">healthy-eating</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/recipes/">recipes</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/vegetarianism/">vegetarianism</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/special-features/">special-features</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/food-of-the-week/">food-of-the-week</a><br /><br /> </P>