The autumn season has just begun, bringing with it new fruits and vegetables, which will call your diet. At this time of year, grocery stores and markets are beginning to see the best fall market.
While some early potatoes are available regardless of season of the year, some of them are waiting and rendezvous with our taste buds only during certain seasons.
Discovery Health has compiled a list of the best fruits fall to the health food with using FoodFit founded by Ellen Haas. Not only these 15 fruits are rich in vitamins and minerals essential to the body, but most are easy to store and prepare.
Apples fall from trees during moisd’automne. They can be gathered with family, or be purchased at the market. Apples are an excellent source of vitamin C and carctérisent by their high content of fiber (pectin). The apple will keep for six weeks with refrigeration or a free week. Easy to cut, they can be eaten plain or with fresh cheeses, in salads or vegetable dishes, added to meat dishes, or baked as a dessert.
Oranges provide an important input in vitamin C and fiber. In the case of traditional oranges, mandarins, clementines, they usually last a week or maybe two to three weeks in the refrigerator. The oranges are a refreshing snack, and also fit well in many salads.
Banana is available all year in most parts of the country, but fall is a particularly good season for this fruit. Full of vitamin B-6, fiber, potassium and vitamin C, it is a consistent result that can be incorporated into any diet. The color of the banana is a matter of taste, some love them less ripe and green, while others prefer darker and thus more mature. If your bananas have become brown, you can still enjoy performing with them in breads or cakes.
Pears in the spotlight in the fall, they are a good source of vitamin C and are not very expensive compared to other fruits. Once the pears soften, they should be kept only for a few days and can only be stored for a day or two in the fridge. Pears are easy to consume, or sliced in salads, with fresh cheese, or even with some poultry dishes.
The quince fruit is rarer but not impossible to cross them on the shelves of some markets. Fruit juice made from apples, pears and quinces, in addition to its high vitamin C, you will also riboflavin. The quince wines are excellent for health, although the taste is milder when cooked.
The red grapes and cranberries are the flagship fruit of autumn, and they both provide vitamin C essential to any program of diet, cranberries also provide fiber. These two fruits can be stored up to one week in the refrigerator and be quick snacks for adults, married to cheese, nuts or added to salads.
The Pomegranate and grapefruit are commonly used in juices, but can also be consumed in the state. Both fruits provide an excellent source of vitamin C, but also offer offer iron (grenade) and fiber (grapefruit). They can be kept several weeks in refrigerator.
The kiwi fruit are rich in vitamin C and fiber. They keep almost a week without refrigeration. The kiwi may be added to nombrex dishes, in salads, pies, or to tenderize meat, ham and sausages.
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