I know what it's like - I have every good intention of loading up my shopping cart with a variety of fruits and vegetables and then when I get to the grocery store everything looks .... blah.
We are far from the days where Canadians developed scurvy in the winter from a lack of Vitamin C, but we do still rely on imported produce to satisfy our nutritional needs. Spring is around the corner but it will still be a little longer before we see beautiful, fresh fruits and vegetables on the shelves.
The new Canada Food Guide emphasizes exactly what I've been promoting for years - HALF of our diet should be comprised of vegetables and fruits. In order to accomplish this in the winter, I have the following tips:
1. Frozen Vegetables
Coming Soon...
In April we can look forward to asparagus, radishes, fiddleheads, spinach, rhubarb, peppers, tomatoes & strawberries (from the greenhouse)
Please let me know if you have any other ideas, I'd love to share them :)
Dr. Christa
We are far from the days where Canadians developed scurvy in the winter from a lack of Vitamin C, but we do still rely on imported produce to satisfy our nutritional needs. Spring is around the corner but it will still be a little longer before we see beautiful, fresh fruits and vegetables on the shelves.
The new Canada Food Guide emphasizes exactly what I've been promoting for years - HALF of our diet should be comprised of vegetables and fruits. In order to accomplish this in the winter, I have the following tips:
1. Frozen Vegetables
- steam green beans, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots
- add any vegetables to soups
- cauliflower boiled and then mashed or added to boiled potatoes to lighten the carb load is delicious
- pepper & onion, kale or diced veggie mixes are lovely for a quick stir-fry
- smoothies (of course)
- Seed 'Granola' Bowl
- 1/4 cup frozen raspberries or blueberries
- 1 tbsp ground chia seeds
- 1 tbsp hemp seeds
- 1 tbsp ground flax seeds
- add boiling water to reach desired consistency, top with nuts or coconut chips
- apples
- pears
- beets
- cabbage
- carrots
- fennel
- garlic
- grapefruit
- kiwi
- leeks
- mango
- mushrooms
- onions
- oranges
- parsnips
- potatoes
- rutabaga
- squash
- sweet potatoes
(rutabaga, sweet potato and parsnips are great in stew or baked into fries)
- pumpkin - works well in pancakes, oatmeal, muffins, shakes, chili
- tomatoes - stews, casseroles, chili, pasta sauce
- Orangeville and other Farmer's Markets are still running in the winter on a reduced schedule
Coming Soon...
In April we can look forward to asparagus, radishes, fiddleheads, spinach, rhubarb, peppers, tomatoes & strawberries (from the greenhouse)
Please let me know if you have any other ideas, I'd love to share them :)
Dr. Christa
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