Failed Raspberry Sauce

Hi.  Well I tried a new thing tonight.  I have always heard of the great health benefits from raspberries, blueberries, etc, like the Ellagic acid and other antioxidants that help prevent damage to cells by slowing down free radicals.  There has been a lot of talk about this in my circle of some people I talk to, since Barry's cancer.  Raspberries themselves are said to help inhibit cancerous cell proliferation in animals diagnosed with cancer after just three weeks of the respberry rich diet. 

So I had bought a pack of fresh raspberries.  I tried to make a sauce to go over our pork chops.  To make this, I blended the pack of raspberries (about 2 cups), 2 Tbsp. splenda, and 1/2 tsp. lemon juice.  It didn't get me past the fact that I don't really care for them.  The seeds were too big in it also.  I don't have a strainer to sieve the raspberries, so this is on my list to buy for this venture.  Barry likes raspberries and thought it tasted fine, but the seeds did need to be taken out.  So maybe another day for raspberries for me. 

The pork chops were delicious.  I also made carmelized onions and peppers.  The grocery store sells the already cut up onions and peppers for grilling.  It was too hot to grill, so I just put them in the pan with some water over medium low heat and let them simmer until the onions carmelized.  That's it, super easy! 

Then we had mini corn on the cob from Schwan's.  The package does state it is a product of USA.  The only ingredient is corn.  Their website states "Products designated as LiveSmart have less fat, lower amounts of sodium, fewer calories and no trans fat.  Our ingredients are picked at the height of freshness and then flash frozen locking in nutrients, taste and quality.  Each product is manufactured to exceed the highest food safety standards."  I do have a message into them to see where exactly they produce their fruits and vegetables and how they ensure the production free of pesticides and dangerous fertilizers.  I would like to know for use of their products during the winter months when I can't find fresh fruits and vegetables and I don't have them available any other way.  I'm anxious to see if I hear back. If I do, I will post the response.