Everyone knows eating a daily serving of fruits and vegetables has been associated with not only healthy living but with also reducing the risk of disease. Fruit and vegetables contain free radical fighting antioxidants that not only help to slow the aging process but also helps the cookies pre roll blunts in whole host of way. So let's take a closer look at the amazing health benefits of the tart cherry.

The cherry is a stone fruit or drupes and they are related to the plums, peaches and nectarines. This little red fruit has enjoy popularity dating back to the stone age. Explorers of antiquity and beyond have discovered cherry pits in several Stone Age caves in Europe. In addition, history shows the Romans carried cherries with them as they conquered Europe and England. Many of the ancient Roman roads were dotted with cherry trees not only for food but for wood for wagons, weapons and firewood.

The cherry eventually made its way across the Atlantic and throughout many regions of the New World. Although the cherry is commercially grown and harvested in several regions across the United States including Washington, Utah, Michigan, Utah and New York, the Northwestern part of Lower Peninsula of the State of Michigan is known as the Cherry Capital of the World. This part of Michigan is referred to as the Traverse Bay region of the Michigan. The Traverse Bay region of the State grows over 60% of all of the U.S. tart cherry production.

Now that we know a little history of the tart cherry let's take a closer look at the nutritional values. One serving of the cherry (a small handful) contains about 50 calories, 12 g of total carbohydrates, 10 g of natural sugar or fructose, 2 g of dietary fiber and 2 g of total fat. In addition, the cherry is also a source of vitamin A, C and E, iron and calcium.