by Sheryl Shenefelt | May 16, 2017 | Fruit, Grocery Shopping, Healthy Eating Tips, Holistic Health, Vegetables
Warmer weather is finally here! You can spring clean not only your house but also your produce by looking for organic, which is produced without synthetic pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, or fertilizers. Organic produce isn’t irradiated or treated with industrial...
by Sheryl Shenefelt | Oct 10, 2016 | Fruit, Grocery Shopping, Vegetables
Fall is a great time of year to visit your local farmer’s markets! There is an abundance of beautiful fruits and vegetables available in the fall and you can support your local farmer at the same time. You can save money as well by buying your produce in...
by Sheryl Shenefelt | Aug 1, 2016 | Fruit, Nutrition
What do pluots, nectaplums, and peacharines have in common? (Aside from their weird names…) They’re all hybrid stone fruits that have been cross-pollinated the old-fashioned way to create fun new summer fruits to whet our appetites. The stone fruit category includes...
by Sheryl Shenefelt | Jul 15, 2016 | Fruit, Gluten-Free, Healthy Eating Tips, Recipes, Snacks
Whether you like to let the juice trickle down your chin or you’d rather have a seed-spitting contest, everybody loves eating melons during the summer months. You can find melons in just about every color, size, and flavor—some easily weigh 10 pounds, while others are...
by Sheryl Shenefelt | Jun 28, 2016 | Fruit, Gluten-Free, Recipes
Nothing quite says “summer” like berries! And that’s a good thing, because not only are berries excellent sources of antioxidants—anthocyanin is the purplish-reddish pigment that makes blueberries blue and blackberries black—berries contain less sugar than most fruits...
by Sheryl Shenefelt | Jun 7, 2016 | Fruit, Grocery Shopping, Healthy Eating Tips, Nutrition
Ripe peaches, sweet strawberries, juicy plums—summertime means an onslaught of fresh fruit at delicious prices. Now what to do with all this bounty? It’s just too good to pass up! Fortunately, there are plenty of ways to enjoy your favorite fruits now and later. The...
