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Healthy Eating At Your Farmer’s Market
[ Post by Lisa Tedder ][ Post on July 22, 2013 ][ In Diet Tips and Better Eating Ideas, Vegetables and Fruits ]
If you want to eat healthy foods, just head on over to the ASU Farmer’s market, or the farmer’s market nearest you. If you have a green thumb and grow your own fresh herbs and vegetables, hurrah for you! The rest of us are thankful for those who can grow beautiful produce. I have too much shade but this year, I have been somewhat successful with a tomato plant I bought from a woman at the farmer’s market earlier this spring. She told me it was a Mortagage Lifter heirloom variety grafted onto a hybrid tomato plant so it would be sturdier and grow better. I planted it in a large pot in an area that gets 6 to 8 hours of sun. I have harvested three tomatoes so far and have an additional 10 green tomatoes coming on. As you can see from the photos, my basil is growing well and so is my mint. I have used both several times in different recipes.
Try this simple peach green tea with mint for a refreshing summer drink. I like it and I’m not a tea drinker and it’s a great way to get the health benefits from green tea.
Peach Tea with Mint
2 cups cold water
5 green tea bags
1 12 oz. can peach nectar
1/2 cup mint leaves
3 Tbsp. sugar
Bring water to a boil, remove from heat and steep tea bags 5 minutes. Remove bags, add remaining ingredients and chill at least 2 hours.
The summer succotash in last week’s Jonesboro Sun was a big hit with the entire family. In case you missed it, here it is again. I know I get tired of cooking vegetables the same old way so give this a try. Make sure you have good tomatoes. If you must use store bought, get the cherry or grape variety because they still have a decent flavor.
Summer Succotash
2 or 3 Tbsp. butter (I use Land O Lakes just like the recipe in the paper called for!)
several sliced green onions
1 small onion diced
2 garlic cloves, minced
4 ears of corn, kernels cut off the cobs
1 or 2 zucchini
1 or 2 small summer squash
1 cup chopped tomato
1/4 cup chopped fresh herbs such as basil, thyme, cilantro, etc.
3/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
Melt butter in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add onions and cook until softened. Add garlic,corn and squash and continue cooking, stirring frequently, about 8 to 10 minutes. Add tomatoes and cook 2 more minutes. Add herbs, salt and pepper and stir.
Eating fresh, simply prepared vegetables lets their natural taste shine and is so much better than canned or frozen vegetables. Give some a try today!
Upadated on July 22, 2013
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