Fall in love with the flavors of autumn.🍂🍐
Fall includes the months of September, October, and November. When you think of fall produce, imagine rich colors—burnt-orange, deep purple, and vibrant red. As the seasons change, it’s beneficial to rotate our grocery lists too.
Here are a few autumn produce items and their benefits you should incorporate this season:
📍Sweet Potato: Great for Immune Health
📍Figs: Aid Digestion
📍Radicchio: Excellent liver support
📍Cabbage: Detoxification
📍Pumpkin: An excellent source of vitamin A and Collagen Support. Low in fat and packed with essential vitamins and minerals. High in antioxidants, potassium, vitamin C, and fiber, which have been linked to heart health.
📍Pears: Great for gut health. Here’s a great recipe for a Butternut Squash-Bartlett Pear Soup:https://www.vegetariantimes.com/recipes/butternut-squash-bartlett-pear-soup
📍Cauliflower: Supports cell repair
📍Dates: Boost brain health
📍Parsnips: Promote bone health
The best place to experience these delicious veggies at their freshest is at a Community Support Agriculture [CSA]. A CSA usually means a weekly or biweekly box of local, in-season fruits and veggies, but every CSA is a bit different. Some deliver to your door, others have pick-up locations, and some let you choose your produce.
The benefits of joining a CSA include:
✅supporting your local community
✅eating more produce
✅experimenting with new foods
✅EATING SEASONALLY
✅saving money
Here’s a link where you can search for your local CSA by zip code: https://www.ams.usda.gov/local-food-directories/csas
ACTION STEP: Check out our Farmer's Market Guide to learn more about the health benefits of eating local, seasonal produce: https://tinyurl.com/af5xahkk and go check out your local CSA. Come back and share your results.😁
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