Eating seasonally and locally is a great way to stretch your food budget in an environmentally friendly way. Here are some of the seasonal organic produce we now have available:
- Squash- Squash is high in vitamins A and C, which aid your body's metabolic functioning and help ward off chronic illnesses.
- Sweet Potato- Contain 377% of your daily recommended intake of vitamin A per cup! Sweet potatos are also high in potassium and fiber.
- Apples- High in vitamin C and dietary fiber.
- Pumpkin- Boasting high levels of a variety of vitamins and minerals including: iron, magnesium, niacin, potassium, vitamin A and C!
- Mushrooms- High in vitamin C, iron, potassium and zinc.
- Pears- Tired of apples? Try their sister fruit, high in fiber and vitamin C.
- Figs- High in dietary fiber.
- Beets- High in fiber, iron, potassium, and vitamin C.
- Cauliflower- Vitamin B6, potassium, and vitamin C.
- Cabbage- High in vitamins C and B6, potassium, magnesium, thiamin, and dietary fiber.
- Carrots- One cup provides 428% of one's daily recommended amount of vitamin A!
- Winter Citrus Fruit- Mandarin oranges, tangerines, blood oranges and clementines- ALL very high in vitamin C- which helps with immunity to fight the flu!
- Potatoes- In most basic form, potatoes provide an abundance of vitamins C and B6 as well as potassium, the skin on a large potato also provides 32% of your daily fiber intake.
- Broccoli- High in vitamins A, B6, and C, also very high in potassium, manganese, and dietary fiber.
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