Bunnies like carrots! Carrots are loaded with Vitamin C and make a delicious dessert to satisfy any sweet tooth. Our Carrot Cake (recipe below) includes carrots (of course), applesauce, eggs, and walnuts, the perfect combination of protein, carbohydrates, and healthy fats like Omega-3. It’ll get you hopping with health like that Bunny!
Is food costing more than it used to feed your family? The price of food is rising! At Harvest Home, we looked for ways you can save a few dollars, stay healthy, and not give up on taste. Try cutting back on how much meat you use in a dish. Replace meat with tofu or beans.
What makes getting through March to April Spring a bit tricky? The weather: Rain, snow, sleet, warm one day, freezing the next, spring sun trying to chase away winter gloom. You never know!
If you are looking for better taste (and nutrition), try frozen fruits and veggies. Why? Because they are allowed to fully ripen in sunny fields where they are grown. Then they are picked and the same day, frozen to keep their fresh taste and nutrition.
We all need good nutrition, especially kids. But, “Kids don’t like veggies.” Actually kids don’t like bland, boring vegetables. A bit of seasoning, a little fun and a few sneaky tricks can get your whole family eating more veggies. Now is the time to try new tricks as our Harvest Home Farmers Markets are filled with fresh, flavorful produce. With a few tricks and you can get your family to eat more fruits and vegetables.
Locally grown fresh tomatoes, picked the day before you get them have the most flavor and juiciness that you can’t find in any supermarket. From now until mid- October, you can feast on tomatoes that taste like tomatoes and are loaded with nutrition. Find them at our Harvest Home markets.
Grilling is not just for meats. You can also grill your zucchini, tomatoes, eggplant and corn on the cob, peppers, onions and even leafy greens that you can purchase from a Harvest Home market near you. Grilling brings out their flavor, increases the intake of vegetables in your diet and you can avoid cooking meals to go with that BBQ meat. Plus, slow cooking on a grill gives you nutrition you can easily absorb. It is also a great way to cut down your prep time on Labor Day meals.
On these sticky hot summer days, the last thing you feel like doing is standing over a hot stove and cook a meal. With all the fresh veggies from a Harvest Home market near you, there’s a fast way to make a healthy, satisfying meal. Stir-frying is a quick and easy way to prepare a healthy meal. Plus it gives you lots of room to be a creative cook. The secret is lots of fresh vegetables, chopped in small pieces for faster cooking.
