Summer Produce Guide

 

No matter where you live, one of the best parts of summer is all of the fresh, local produce available at the grocery store or farmers market.


And while there are many differing dietary patterns that can work to optimize your health, they all have one thing in common -- eat more fruits and veggies!

 

 

While all the options are amazing this time of year, it can also be intimidating to walk the aisle of a market unsure what to do with all of the brightly-colored produce. Do you cook it? Eat it raw in a salad? Does that radish need to be peeled? No worries. We’ve got you covered!

 

 

So grab those reusable bags, the list below and head out the door.

 

Eat Raw

Bell Peppers
Blackberries
Blueberries
Cherries
Cucumber
Figs
Nectarines
Peaches
Plums
Radish
Raspberries
Strawberries
Tomatoes
Watermelon

Grill

Bell Peppers
Corn
Eggplant
Green Beans
Peaches
Summer Squash

Add to a Salad

Arugula
Bell Peppers
Blackberries
Blueberries
Cherries
Cucumber
Figs
Radish
Raspberries
Tomatoes

Add to a Smoothie

Blueberries
Cucumber
Peaches
Raspberries
Spinach