Eating for the season: Summer!

by | Dec 13, 2011 | Nutrition, Seasonal health, Tips & Tricks | 0 comments

We all know I’m a fan of eating seasonally – particularly in summer, when there is such an abundance ready to hand. We often swap recipes in our clinic and this one is a particular summer favourite – shared by one of our lovely patients.

FRUIT

Yummo

Pears
Apples
Cherries
Apricots
Peaches
Nectarines
Plums
Mangoes
Pineapple
Coconut
Paw Paw
Bananas
Lychees
Oranges
Passionfruit
Grapes
Melons (watermelon, rockmelon, honeydew melon)
Berries (all of them! blueberries, raspberries, strawberries)

VEGETABLES

Crispy fresh radish!

Asparagus
Cress
Rocket
Spinach
Peas
Beans
Beetroot
Avocado
Sweet corn
Zucchini
Cucumber
Celery
Capsicum
Chili
Eggplant
Tomato
Radish
Pumpkin
Spring onion
Red onions
Leeks

This list is not exhaustive… let me know your summer favourites and get yourself to the markets!