5 Seasonal Fruits for Summer & Fall
Let’s celebrate summer fruit! After all, summer and fruit are like peanut butter and jelly; they just go so well together. Perhaps the best part of summer fruits is that they are fresh, less expensive and local.
From a young age, summer and fruits were synonymous. Childhood memories included summer evenings standing over the kitchen sink and biting into a very juicy peach. The juices would run down my cheeks and I felt like I was transported to a fruity heaven. Two words: summer fruits. I also recall sifting through the raspberry bush at Maple Lake seeking these little juicy treasures. There was always so much excitement when we picked a plump, ripe raspberry, checked for bugs, and then popped it in our mouth. Summer fruits, we must enjoy them while we can!
The intention of this blog is to encourage you to savour the fresh fruit of the season and include them in your diet. Today, I will be highlighting my five favourite Ontario summer (and going into fall) fruits. If you would like to read more about the benefit of choosing local foods click here or you can check-out my previous blog on 5 seasonal spring foods to buy.
Check out a dietitian's top 5 summer & fall fruit picks! Click To TweetMy Five Favourite Summer & Fall Fruits:
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Bottom Line:
We are in peak fruit season and there are so many great reasons to enjoy them! As you can see above, fruits contain a variety of vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals and antioxidants, which help to protect against cancer and other diseases. Including colourful fruits, as well as veggies, whole grains, legumes, lean proteins and limiting processed foods is part of living well and feeling great.
Please share your favourite summer fruits (and memories) as well.