As any Chef will tell you - when it comes to flavor, it's hard to beat fresh, local products and that is especially true with Produce! Here is a list of some of the fresh items that you can look for at your local grocer or farmers market.
JUNE
Baby Bok Choy
Bell Peppers
Blueberries
Cabbage
Cantaloupes
Cucumbers
Fava Beans
Figs Asian
Figs Native
Garbanzo Beans
Greens
Herbs
Honeydew
Melons Charlin
Mushrooms
Onions
Peaches
Pomegranates
Potatoes
Squash
Tomatoes
Turnips
Watermelon
May
Bell Peppers
Blueberries
Broccoli
Cabbage
Cantaloupes
Carrots
Celery
Cucumbers
Grapes muscadine
Greens
Herbs
Honeydew
Mushrooms
new potatoes
Onions
Plums Red
Plums Yellow
Spinach
Squash
Sweet Potatoes
Tomatoes
Turnips
Watermelon
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Eat Smart and Move More in Your Local Community
The successful 5 A Day campaign will now be a thing of the past. The CDC and Produce for Better Health Foundation are launching a new and improved campaign. It is called Fruits & Veggies – More Matters™. The change is a result of the updated Dietary Guidelines for Americans. These guidelines tell us that we need to eat more produce each day in order to get all of the health benefits of fruits and veggies. Want to learn exactly how much you need? Go to www.5aday.gov/benefits/index.html#. Click on "How Many Fruits and Vegetables Do You Need?" You will get personal results based on your age, sex and level of physical activity.
Make More Work for You
Making sure that you eat the right amount of fruits and veggies each day is a lot easier now. The new guidelines tell you how much you need in terms of cups, not serving sizes. For example, based on a 2000 calorie diet, you would need 2 cups of fruits and 2˝ cups of veggies each day. What does one cup look like? One cup is:
• 1 small apple, 1 large banana or 1 large orange
• 1 small wedge watermelon, 8 large strawberries or 32 grapes
• 1 medium potato, 1 large ear of corn or 10 broccoli florets
• 12 baby carrots, 2 medium carrots, 1 large bell pepper or 1 medium sweet potato
Reach for that Pot of Gold
Eating from the complete rainbow of colorful fruits and veggies may protect you against obesity, heart disease and stroke, type 2 diabetes and certain types of cancer. If you focus on the "colors of health" – blue/purple, green, white, yellow/orange and red, you will get the greatest benefits from fruits and veggies.
Blue/purple. Think plums, raisins, blueberries and eggplant. These may lower your risk of some cancers, keep your urinary tract healthy, and help your memory.
Green. Think green apples, avocados, asparagus, broccoli, zucchini and greens. These help to keep your eyes healthy, hold on to strong bones and teeth, and lower your risk of some cancers.
White. Think bananas, white nectarines, garlic, mushrooms, onions and white corn. These help keep your heart healthy, keep healthy cholesterol levels on target, and lower your risk of some cancers.
Yellow/orange. Think peaches, pineapples, oranges, carrots, pumpkin and sweet potatoes. These help keep your heart, vision and immune system healthy. They also lower your risk of some cancers.
Red. Think cherries, cranberries, strawberries, watermelon, beets and tomatoes. These help keep your heart and urinary tract healthy, keep up memory function, and lower your risk of some cancers.
Go to www.5aday.org for a more complete listing of all the ways to add to your rainbow!
National Nutrition Month – March 2007
Source: www.5aday.org and www.5aday.gov