The Strawberry: Deliciously Feeding the Brain

BOSTON - April 13, 2015 - PRLog -- (BOSTON, MA) – The Boston Center for Adult Education (BCAE), the award-wining nonprofit adult education center located in Boston, MA, is teaming up with the Massachusetts Horticultural Society (Mass Hort) and the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) to present a year-long series of talks on various super foods with surprising effects on the brain. This merging of the culinary and scientific fields will educate guests about all facets of four super foods (strawberries, tomatoes, herbs and mushrooms) including growing, picking, and cooking with these powerful ingredients.


The series will kick off on Thursday, May 28th, 2015 from 6:00PM—7:30PM as Chef Leah Dickerson, Master Gardener Susan Hammond and Dr. Barbara Shukitt-Hale, PhD–Neuroscience and Aging Lab, lead the conversation on all things strawberry. Just in time for prime strawberry-picking season in June, they will present tips for growing and picking the fruit, and will share delicious recipes that showcase its sweet flavor profile. The group will also discuss the surprising health and neurological benefits of adding it into ones diet. Immediately following the discussion guests will join their instructors at a reception where they can ask questions and sample delicious recipes using the fruit.


The discussion will be held at the Boston Center for Adult Education located at 122 Arlington Street in Boston, MA and is $15 per person. Registration is required. For more information please visit www.bcae.org or call the Boston Center for Adult Education at 617-267-4430. The following installments in this series are: The Tomato (Tuesday, September 15, 2015); The Herb (Wednesday, November 4th, 2015); and The Mushroom (Tuesday, March 29th, 2016).