CRANBERRY DISHES DESERVE A PLACE AT YOUR TABLE.(LIFE-FOOD)

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I'm not a betting woman, but I'll lay odds that most people have heard cranberries are filled with nutritional benefits. I'll also up the ante and throw down some chips -- poker, not potato -- to bet that most people only consume cranberries as juice or at the Thanksgiving table. Do I win? It's a shame if I do, because cranberries are healthful and low-carb.

Half a cup of cranberries -- probably more than you'll eat -- has only 3.6 grams of usable carbs and a measly 22 calories. It also packs vitamin C, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus and potassium. You may not know the berry boasts powerful antioxidants that …