Cooking and Eating in Fall

Fall or Autumn is the season of harvest and preparation for the winter ahead. Foods that are abundant in autumn are cozy, comforting, warming, and nourishing.

What is eating seasonally?

Eating seasonally means eating the fruits and vegetables that naturally grow during specific times or seasons of the year. They taste better and are also more nutritious. We covered summer earlier in the year and now are getting to my favorite time of year for food and cooking.

Perhaps the biggest tangible benefit of eating seasonally is that you'll save money on food. When you buy what's in season, you buy food that is at the peak of its supply and costs less to farmers and distribution companies to harvest and get to your grocery store. It may seem like common sense, but it's one of those things many of us ignore when we're shopping.

Fall Seasonal Foods -

• Apples

• Bananas

• Beets

• Bell Peppers

• Broccoli

• Brussels Sprouts

• Cabbage

• Carrots

• Cauliflower

• Celery

• Collard Greens

• Cranberries

• Garlic

• Ginger

• Grapes

• Green Beans

• Herbs

• Kale

• Kiwifruit

• Lemons

• Lettuce

• Limes

• Mangos

• Mushrooms

• Onions

• Parsnips

• Pears

• Peas

• Pineapples

• Potatoes

• Pumpkin

• Radishes

• Raspberries

• Rutabagas

• Spinach

• Sweet Potatoes & Yams

• Swiss Chard

• Turnips

• Winter Squash

Try to incorporate some of this in-season produce into your week- you won't regret it! There are tons of recipes available online. Some of my favorite healthy bloggers with great recipes are Defined Dish, Half-Baked Harvest, Gimmesomeoven, and Downshiftology.

All material was gathered and researched through my amazing fellowship program, The Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine.

https://integrativemedicine.arizona.edu/ ,

https://www.ifm.org and

https://www.seasonalfoodguide.org