Elderberry syrup, have you heard of this one?
I heard of elderberry liqueur--
(audience laughs)
Yes--
That my husband puts in my margaritas,
and it's quite delicious!
(audience laughs)
Exactly, and maybe
that's why you're getting a little bit healthier!
Because, so this one--
It makes my margarita
almost like a vitamin! (claps)
Taste delicious!
(Keri and audience laugh)
Perfect excuse for that margarita!
Okay, so elderberry, now I'm saying liqueur--
Now you're saying liquor.
(claps) I got her!
(Keri laughs)
(Rachael and audience laugh)
Elderberry is going
to be healthy.
So, elderberry, just like other berries,
loaded with antioxidants, which we know are helpful
for the immune system.
Specifically, elderberry's really high in vitamin C,
and also a couple other antioxidants,
quercetin, and anthocyanins, and so,
really has been known to help boost that immune system.
It's been used for centuries.
There's actually even some research
that has shown that it helps reduce
the length and severity of a cold.
Wow, really?
However, one really
important thing, do not pick those berries!
They're going to give you stomach distress,
most likely, and may cause cyanide poisoning.
So--
Jeez! (audience laughs)
You have to cook it,
but I don't even say cook it, just buy it manufactured.
So--
Find an organic syrup,
and then you can take it just like
you would cough syrup.
This, so this is sweetened
with raw honey, this syrup,
it says here.
So, right,
so this one is sweetened, you can find them that way.
You can also just find straight
elderberry syrup too, though.
I actually get one from the farmers' market.
And you can even just pour it into some tea--
Oh, it's very pretty, too.
If you feel like you're getting
a cough or you've had a cold for a while,
and, yeah, you're gonna get all those nice
antioxidants, or you can just take it.
And it's like a
concentrate, right?
And just take it
like that, exactly,
like you would cough syrup.
Let me taste it.
(audience applauds) Delicious.
Is that as good
as your margarita?
(Keri laughs)
It's not as good
as the margarita, but it's bearable.
(audience laughs)
Okay.
(laughs) Thank you, Keri,
ya go.
(cymbal shimmer)
So we're talking about apple cider vinegar
as the miracle weight-loss liquid
that some people think it is.
So I wanna ask the audience, first of all,
what do you think?
Healthy or hype?
Who cares?
(audience applauds)
Of course it's hype!
Or hype?
Wait, healthy oughta go!
Oh, come on!
Hands, I wanna see hands.
Okay, but generally (Keri laughs) speaking, I don't think
anybody's gonna say that it's hype
(Keri laughs)
that vinegar is okay for you.
Well, but, taking apple cider vinegar shots
for weight loss, I'm gonna say, is hype.
So, here's the thing.
But vinegar itself is just a lovely acid to add
to recipes.
Absolutely, and I do
keep it in my pantry, but here's the thing.
Apple cider vinegar has been shown
to help increase satiety, so it may make
you feel a little more satisfied.
It has also been shown to help control blood sugar levels.
It also has some antioxidants and some amino acids in there.
However, it's not necessarily the weight-loss
miracle that people--
Gonna help you
with weight loss.
Exactly, and taking those shots may also burn
your esophagus, and that is not gonna help
anyone, so--
My grandpa, a little old
Sicilian man, he did drink vinegar,
he'd have a shot of vinegar, but I think it was--
You do have to be careful.
To cut fatty foods.
Exactly.
You know, if he's having
a big steak or something.
Right, and so, you do wanna keep it in...
I keep it with my oils and vinegars,
but what I like to to do is just use it
as another healthy ingredient.
Well, yeah,
you make salad dressing.
So we add a little
Dijon in there, exactly, a little salt, a little pepper,
make a little, this is one of my favorite salad dressings.
And then, so just incorporate it into your diet,
but don't necessarily feel like you have to have the shots.
You don't have to drink it.
Exactly, so now I'm just pouring this into the salad
right here, which, of course, salad, we know,
if you make it taste better, you're going
to enjoy more of these vitamins and minerals,
(audience applauds)
and fiber, and the water
volume, and then, of course, that may help you lose weight
when you eat lots more veggies instead of unhealthy stuff.
