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It's Farmers Market Season
Why shop at your local farmer's market? Why buy local produce?
Products at farmers' markets are known for being locally-grown and very fresh. Since locally-grown produce does not travel as far to get to your table, the difference in mileage, allows farmers to pick produce at the peak of flavor, and preserves the nutritional content of fresh produce. Support local farms and preserve natural resources. Shop at a Farmer’s Market this week!
Farmers Market's are a great source for fresh fruit and vegetables. visit www.pugetsoundfresh.org/farmers_markets.htm to see where and when you can find a farmers market.
Want to know what’s in season locally? Look at the Harvest Schedule. Harvest schedules show what crops are ready to pick every month of the year. Check out the harvest schedule calendars for:
Try the fruit and vegetable of the month
Fruit - Figs: There are hundreds of fig varieties. Although considered a fruit, the fig is actually a flower inverted into itself. They are the only fruit to ripen on the tree. This is a highly nutritious fruit packed with Vitamin C.
Vegetable -Chili Peppers: They are often used to spice up dishes, and they are especially popular in ethnic cuisine. They are an excellent source of vitamin C if you can withstand their powerful bite.
Fruits and Veggies- More Matters™! Is the new health initiative that replaces 5 A Day. The Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBHF) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developed this new initiative to suggest simple, user friendly ways to add MORE fruits and vegetables to every eating occasion. Move over 5 A Day…more matters! Visit www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov/month/ for descriptions, complete nutrition information, recipes and other recommendations for using these and many other healthy fruits and vegetables.
Recipe of the week: Provided by Public Health Seattle & King County, Sign up for weekly alerts, print recipes complete with nutrition information:
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Eat Smart is a King County program designed to educate, encourage and empower you and your family to make smart food choices. Here you'll find information, resources, quizzes, tools, recipes and tips to help your incorporate more fruits, vegetables and whole grains and decrease the fat content in your diet.
Check out our printable quick fact sheet.
Education
You may be like many other people; you want to improve your diet and want to make smarter food choices but just don ’t have the right information to get started. You are unsure of what to believe from all of the information that is available. Read more.
Resources, Tools and Recipes
Track your daily fruit and vegetable intake, test your food label knowledge, or assess the quality of your diet. Take the guesswork out of cooking a healthy meal. If you want recipes that incorporate fruits and vegetables and are low in fat, visit the sites on this page. Read more.
Success Stories
We want to hear from you! Have you made dietary changes? Has the Colorful Choices program helped you increase your fruit and vegetable consumption? Send us your stories and we'll publish them on this web site. Read more.
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You are one click away from information on local area farmer’s markets and healthy dining options. Find locally grown produce in your area and information on home delivery of organic produce. Read more.