This Thanksgiving holiday, when gathering with family and friends, remember your many blessings and the countless freedoms we enjoy as Americans.

All of us at Brownwood Acres/ FruitFast appreciate your business and value your continued trust and patronage as we welcome the holiday season.

Award-winning columnist Regina Brett, age 90, of The Plain Dealer newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio wrote the following “45 Lessons Life Taught Me”  – her most requested column.  We think her lessons are worth sharing again.

Happy Thanksgiving !

1.   Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good.
2.   When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3.   Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
4.   Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.
5.   Pay off your credit cards every month.
6.   You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
7.   Cry with someone. It’s more healing than crying alone.
8.   It’s OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
9.   Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.
10.   When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
11.   Make peace with your past so it won’t screw up the present.
12.   It’s OK to let your children see you cry.
13.   Don’t compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
14.   If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn’t be in it.
15.   Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don’t worry; God never blinks.
16.   Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
17.   Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful.
18.   Whatever doesn’t kill you really does make you stronger.
19.   It’s never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.
20.   When it comes to going after what you love in life, don’t take no for an answer.
21.   Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don’t save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
22.   Over prepare, then go with the flow.
23.   Be eccentric now. Don’t wait for old age to wear purple.
24.   The most important sex organ is the brain.
25.   No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
26.   Frame every so-called disaster with these words ‘In five years, will this matter?’
27.   Always choose life.
28.   Forgive everyone everything.
29.   What other people think of you is none of your business.
30.   Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
31.   However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
32.   Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
33.   Believe in miracles.
34.   God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn’t do.
35.   Don’t audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
36.   Growing old beats the alternative — dying young.
37.   Your children get only one childhood.
38.   All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
39.   Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
40.   If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else’s, we’d grab ours back.
41.   Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
42.   The best is yet to come…
43.   No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
44.   Yield.
45.   Life isn’t tied with a bow, but it’s still a gift.

During the giving season, spreading good news makes a lot of good “cents” for FruitFast customers.

It’s the right time to replenish your personal supply of some of FruitFast’s popular supplements and to give the gift of good, healthy eating at the same time.

FruitFast’s Black Raspberry Softgel Capsules and our newest product, Great Lakes Cranberry Softgels, are both discounted 50%.  Made from USA grown premium fruit, both softgels are manufactured using our proprietary process that utilizes the whole fruit, including the pulp and skin, and contain naturally-occurring antioxidants.

Black raspberries help maintain healthy cardiovascular function* and support a healthy immune system*.   In the case of Great Lakes Cranberry Softgels, this well-known fruit helps maintain healthy urinary tract function* in every 800 mg capsule.  Now is the time to stock up while prices are low and supplies last.

FruitFast has not forgotten another important member of the family.  CherryFlex® for Dogs has also been reduced by 50% for our furry friends for a short time.  That is a savings of $10 per bottle of 60 capsules.  What a wonderful stocking stuffer for the dog lovers on your list!  Learn more about the advantages of this pet product developed and offered exclusively by FruitFast.

We welcome your toll free calls and inquiries about our family of quality fruit products – including Montmorency tart cherry juice concentrate and CherryFlex® softgels.

Our staff is waiting to assist you when you call  toll free 1-877-599-3101.

The Holidays are right around the corner and here at Brownwood Acres/ FruitFast we want to help with your planning and cooking for healthy eating and entertaining this season!

An easy and delicious way to add interest and taste to the standard Thanksgiving meal is the addition of premium dried fruit.  Try adding Montmorency red tart cherries to your family’s favorite turkey dressing recipe or spice up the molded jello salad with dried blueberries.  Another welcome surprise for guests are Brownwood Acre’s dark and milk chocolate covered cherries, which also make much-appreciated gifts any time of year.

Just in time for the Holidays, we are offering customers a savings of $2.00 per bag on all of our one-pound bags of dried fruit – that’s USA grown Montmorency red tart cherries, balaton cherries and wild blueberries.

If you are looking for tried and true, tasty recipes, you have come to the right place.  Gourmet cook Debbie Colaianni shares her world of culinary delights on the FruitFast Recipe blog.  She welcomes your favorite Thanksgiving dishes, too, at Debbie@fruitfast.com.

Order today by calling toll free 1-877-599-3101.  We’re here to help you!