Ingredients

Helen’s Pies are made with wild Maine blueberries of the low-bush variety grown right here on the blueberry barrens of Washington County in Down East Maine. These locally grown blueberries are among the sweetest you’ll find anywhere and make our pies incredibly delicious—along with the freshest of other ingredients, including a hint of cinnamon in the filling.

To maintain freshness, the pies are baked, pre-frozen, and shipped overnight to your door, ready to serve. Warming the pie in your own oven, you will fill your house with the wonderful aroma of fresh-baked, blueberry pie!Instructions are provided here for your reference. Cooking Instructions...

Health Benefits

Scientists at the USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging ranked blueberries #1 in antioxidant activity in comparison with 40 other commercially available fruits and vegetables.¹ Each and every day, the cells in our body¹wage a battle against free radicals — unstable oxygen molecules associated with cancer, heart disease, and the effects of aging. Antioxidants, natural substances found in wild blueberries and other fruits and vegetables, neutralize free radicals and keep us healthy.

¹ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 44:701-705; 3343-3426, 1996; 46:2686-2693, 1998. Excerpted from http://www.wildblueberries.com/health/antioxidants.html, August 16, 2005.
 

The blueberry has emerged as a powerful food in fighting aging, with research showing that this fruit may reverse short-term memory loss as well as slow down other effects of aging. Scientists have also determined that anthocyanins—the natural substances responsible for giving blueberries their deep-blue color—inhibit an enzyme that promotes cancer. Of the fruits tested, wild blueberries showed the greatest anti-cancer activity. Packed with high concentrations of anthocyanin, consuming blueberries may also contribute to reducing eyestrain and improving night vision. The director of the USDA studies that ranked blueberries #1 in antioxidant activity plans to study the ability of blueberries to prevent macular degeneration, a disease of the retina and the leading cause of blindness in people over age 65. In addition to these findings, blueberries contain compounds that inhibit the bacteria responsible for urinary tract infections.