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What’s In Season In Winter

Your guide to what's in season and all the tips and recipes you need for creating awesome winter inspired plant-packed snacks and meals.

A Rainbow Of Winter Vegetables

While many people think of the summer as the time for fresh vegetables, winter too offers a bounty of colorful produce to help you meet your daily needs. Here…

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What’s In Season In Winter

Dropping temperatures and shortened days can deplete energy levels and mood. Combat the winter blues by incorporating these produce picks that are in season du…

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Belgian Endive

Choose Belgian endives that are covered to prevent light exposure and that have tight leaves and a crisp, solid head. Nutrient Content Claims  Fat free, chol…

Brussels Sprouts

Brussels Sprouts are available fresh and frozen for good nutrition and convenience. If selecting fresh, choose firm, compact, bright green Brussels sprouts h…

Buttercup Squash

Select a squash that is firm, heavy for its size and has an even cream color. Avoid squashes that have soft spots, dull and wrinkled skin or that are extremely…

Cactus Pear

Choose pears that are firm and free from dark spots or mold. Choose fruit with a bright magenta flesh. Nutrient Content Claims  An excellent source of vitami…

Cardoon

Choose straight, rigid cardoon stalks with fresh leaves. Avoid pithy, woody or limp stalks. Should smell fresh, not musty.  Nutrient Content Claims Fat free,…
Cherimoya

Cherimoya

Choose unblemished, firm cherimoyas with green skin.  Nutrient Content Claims Fat free, Cholesterol free, Very low sodium, High in vitamin C, Good source of p…

Clementine

Choose clementines with a uniform orange color, shinny skin, with no blemishes or wrinkles. They should feel soft. Nutrient Content Claims  Excellent source…

Collard Greens

Collard greens are available fresh, frozen or canned for good nutrition and convenience. If selecting fresh, choose bunches with dark green leaves with no yell…

Date Plum

Look for fruits yellow to orange in color without bruises, cuts, or abrasions. Nutrient Content Claims  Cholesterol free and an excellent source of fiber, vi…

Dates

Choose dates that are shiny, uniformly colored and not broken.   Varieties to Explore Medjool Dates  Nutrient Content Claims Fat free, Saturated fat free, C…

Delicata Squash

Select a squash that is firm, heavy for its size and has an even cream color. A ripe delicata squash will be yellow with green striations on its rind. Unripe d…

Grapefruit

Grapefruits are available fresh, canned and as 100% juice for good nutrition and convenience. If selecting fresh, choose grapefruits with thin, smooth, firm, b…

Kale

Kale is available fresh and frozen for good nutrition and convenience. If selecting fresh, choose dark colored kale bunches. Avoid brown or yellow leaves.  Nu…

Kiwifruit

Choose slightly firm kiwifruits with a rough, fuzzy skin.  Varieties to Explore Golden Kiwifruit  Nutrient Content Claims Low in fat, Saturated fat free, Cho…

Leek

Choose firm, crisp stalks with as much white and light green regions as possible. Avoid leeks with yellow or withered tops.  Varieties to Explore Chinese Leek…

Mandarins

Mandarins are available fresh, canned and dried for good nutrition and convenience. If selecting fresh, choose fruits that are unblemished and heavy for their…

Maradol Papaya

Look for fruits yellow to orange in color, possibly with a few freckles. Avoid fruit with bruises or abrasions. Nutrient Content Claims  Fat free, cholestero…
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Orange

Choose oranges with firm, smooth skins, heavy for size.  Varieties to Explore  Blood Orange  Cara Cara Navel Orange  Clementine  Kumquat  Seville Oran…

Passion Fruit

Ripe passion fruit has wrinkled skin; purple passion fruit may have brown areas.  Nutrient Content Claims Fat free, Cholesterol free, Very low sodium, Low in…
Pears

Pear

Pears are available fresh and canned for good nutrition and convenience.   If selecting fresh, the best way to judge ripeness for non-Bartlett varieties is…
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Persimmon

Choose persimmons that are smooth, brightly colored, plump, glossy, and well-rounded and with their leaf still attached. Avoid cracks and bruises. Yellow patch…

Pomegranate

Pomegranates are available fresh and as 100% juice for good nutrition and convenience. If selecting fresh, choose pomegranates that are plump, round and heavy…

Pummelo

Choose pummelos that are firm, thin-skinned and feel heavy for their size.  Nutrient Content Claims Fat free, Cholesterol free, Sodium free, Good source of…

Red Banana

Select firm bananas with a deep purple color, free from bruises or cracks. A deep purple color indicates the banana is ripe. Nutrient Content Claims   A good…

Red Currants

Choose brightly colored red currants without mold or soft spots.  Nutrient Content Claims Fat-free, Cholesterol free, Low in calories, High in vitamin C  &…

Sharon Fruit

Choose smooth, brightly-colored fruit that is plump and free from blemishes and bruises or any signs of spoilage.  Nutrient Content Claims Fat free, Saturated…

Sweet Dumpling Squash

Choose squash with a smooth, dry, dull rind that’s free of cracks or soft spots. Choose squash that has a deep color and is heavy for its size. Nutrient Cont…

Sweet Potato

Sweet potatoes are available fresh, frozen and canned for good nutrition and convenience. If selecting fresh, choose firm potatoes with smooth skin. Avoid crac…

Tangerine

Choose firm to semi-soft tangerines withdeep orange color, heavy for size.Avoid soft spots and dull or brown color.   Refrigerate tangerines for up to 2…

Turnip

Select pearly, heavy turnips without soft spots and fresh leaves if still attached. Small to medium ones are sweetest.  Nutrient Content Claims Fat free, Chol…

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