Healthy eaters - what fresh food can you find in the winter, what do you eat? (avocado, vegetables)

[jlawrence01]

Originally Posted by Missy2U

Why is that, [jlawrence01[/b]? It would THINK that it would be the opposite, but I've never given it much thought. (Semi-deep thoughts and I just don't get along. )

The bulk of the produce that comes into Southern Arizona comes from Mexico most of the year. There is a significant drop off in quality during the summer months. In addition, the prices do increase.

There are exceptions. Sweet corn tends to be better in the summer months - but that is largely because the major supermarkets are sourcing from the Midwest, not Arizona.

[Missy2U]

Originally Posted by jlawrence01

The bulk of the produce that comes into Southern Arizona comes from Mexico most of the year. There is a significant drop off in quality during the summer months. In addition, the prices do increase.

There are exceptions. Sweet corn tends to be better in the summer months - but that is largely because the major supermarkets are sourcing from the Midwest, not Arizona.

Interesting! My mom lives in Arizona and has never mentioned it - however she lives hours north of you in Prescott. One thing she has bemoaned however is that she can't find sweet corn that is as good as she used to get here, but she keeps forgetting that we always went to roadside stands or friends/neighbors for our sweet corn - where I grew up was very rural and there were still had lots of farms actively being worked. You just can't compare that to store sweet corn.

[Jimmyp25]

kale. Cooked Fresh in water , then thrown with himalayan salt, fresh pepper, olive oil and fresh garlic.

[randomparent]

We had stuffed spaghetti squash for dinner tonight. Although harvested in the fall, winter squash keep a long time and are widely available at the market until spring. They are a staple of our winter table.

[Harpaint]

Apples, pears, root vegies, and cabbage family (kale, broccoli, etc).

[lae60]

Orange things--acorn squash, butternut squash, sweet potatoes, yams, pumpkin, carrots

leafy types: Bok choy, lettuce, spinach, celery, kale, cabbage

Other things: spaghetti squash, onions, potatoes, zucchini, yellow crocked neck squash, broccoli, peppers

Fruits: apples, pears, grapefruit, oranges, tangelos, tangerines, bananas

And although not the best, even Walmart has these items in decent quality and affordable

[Aery11]

Can't grow them where I live but there are always (so far) lots in the store in mid-winter (even if the price seems to go up every year lately) ... pomegranates!

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by Aery11

Can't grow them where I live but there are always (so far) lots in the store in mid-winter (even if the price seems to go up every year lately) ... pomegranates!

Grew up in the L.A. I lot of kids had them in their yards and all they were good for then, was to dig out the seeds and eat them, getting juice all over our hands and hearing our moms scream at us. Silly us, silly mom, now they are used for so many things.

[MarciaMarshaMarcia]

Now that I live near Canada, I'm amazed at the amount of really good produce that comes in from British Columbia in the winter. They must have lots of greenhouses there, because I can get really tasty tomatoes, cucumbers & other salad fixings & different vegetables for good prices all winter...much better than I ever found in SoCal. I do miss good citrus though, but I never bought it in CA, just picked it off my trees. I'm not lacking for really good apples or pears, as so many varieties grow here, plus my own & neighborhood trees. And I'm still hoarding the last of my Walla Walla onions...they grow those in BC, too, & they're huge!

I don't know, but I always thought that the best of CA's produce got shipped out of state. That's the main reason we had a vegetable garden there...I wanted decent tomatoes, peppers & cukes!

[Cliffie]

Oranges and apples are in season in winter, as are turnips, parsnips, cabbage and the other cole crops like Brussels sprouts and rabe. The taters are brand new instead of old and tired this time of year. And, my God, the rutabagas!