When buying peppers, yams, squash, lettuce, and many other vegetables, get the darkest in color possible. Darker colors mean more nutrition inside. Use the freshest items you can get. Buying local produce gives the greatest benefits. Remember that as soon as something is picked, it will start losing vitamins (except for broccoli). I'm not sure, but it seems reasonable to me, that if you buy tomatoes on the vine there will be more nutrition than if you buy ones that were picked green and not on the vine. Growing your own and picking just before using is best of course. I grow my own peppers, tomatoes, herbs, and a few other things, right on my deck. Some of those plants are brought indoors for the fruits to mature in the late fall. I will touch on growing a deck garden later this year.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Fresh ingredients and nutrition
Fresh ingredients are important for not olny good flavor, but added health benifits.
When buying peppers, yams, squash, lettuce, and many other vegetables, get the darkest in color possible. Darker colors mean more nutrition inside. Use the freshest items you can get. Buying local produce gives the greatest benefits. Remember that as soon as something is picked, it will start losing vitamins (except for broccoli). I'm not sure, but it seems reasonable to me, that if you buy tomatoes on the vine there will be more nutrition than if you buy ones that were picked green and not on the vine. Growing your own and picking just before using is best of course. I grow my own peppers, tomatoes, herbs, and a few other things, right on my deck. Some of those plants are brought indoors for the fruits to mature in the late fall. I will touch on growing a deck garden later this year.
When buying peppers, yams, squash, lettuce, and many other vegetables, get the darkest in color possible. Darker colors mean more nutrition inside. Use the freshest items you can get. Buying local produce gives the greatest benefits. Remember that as soon as something is picked, it will start losing vitamins (except for broccoli). I'm not sure, but it seems reasonable to me, that if you buy tomatoes on the vine there will be more nutrition than if you buy ones that were picked green and not on the vine. Growing your own and picking just before using is best of course. I grow my own peppers, tomatoes, herbs, and a few other things, right on my deck. Some of those plants are brought indoors for the fruits to mature in the late fall. I will touch on growing a deck garden later this year.
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