Walking in Beauty
Produce in Season and Their Benefits By Katie Sharpton
BEETS CABBAGE CELERY CLEMENTINES DATES
GRAPEFRUIT GUAVA HORSERADISH KIWI KUMQUATS
MANDARIN PERSIMMON ONION PINEAPPLE PAPAYA RUTABAGA PASSION FRUIT TURNIPS PARSNIPS
December is a great time of the year to pull out your favorite recipes for your friends and family to try! Incorporating fresh fruits and inflammation, helps control diabetes, and promotes hair vegetables into your meals not only expresses a colorful plate, but also growth. I recently made tastes wonderful! Being mindful of the heart-healthy foods this holiday hummus using beets, and it turned out quite yummy! season will benefit you and your family in the New Year. Heart-healthy Simply blend garbanzo foods are high in fiber and low in saturated and trans fats (solid fats), beans (chick peas), olive oil, and beets. together. cholesterol, and sodium. Instead of… Try… Parsnips contain heart-healthy fiber and boosts eye health! 1 cup sugar 1 cup unsweetened applesauce 1 cup sugar 2 teaspoons stevia 1 egg 1 Banana 1 cup butter 1 banana
Beets - Reduces
Sweet onion best for frying
Red onion
best for eating raw
White onion
to be used for salsa, chutney, or stir fry
Yellow onion
to be used for roasts, sauces, soups, stews
Shallot
milder taste, best for vinaigrettes and garnishes Fun and healthy snack
Reindeer Celery Clean and wash celery sticks. Fill with peanut butter or hummus. Decorate reindeer whichever way you prefer: nosepomegranate arils, antlerspretzels, eyes-raisins. 48
December 2019
