Healthy Recipes for Spring's Freshest Ingredients

Andy Lyons

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By Emily Dorn

You already know eating fruits and veggies will help you stay healthy, but choosing the freshest seasonal foods in your area will keep things inexpensive and eco-friendly. Seasonal eating is a cinch in the spring, when farms across the country showcase produce that can make any locavore proud. Pick out a few of the following foods the next time you hit the farmers' market -- your waistline (and your wallet) will thank you.

Asparagus

Come spring, asparagus are front and center in the produce section. These lovely green stalks are packed with folate (great for expectant moms), high in vitamins A and C, and rich in cancer-fighting antioxidants. Be sure to make use of these spears as soon as you see them -- asparagus tend to lose flavor once they are harvested, so finding them at the market and cooking them up that night guarantees the best taste possible.

Nutritional information
1 cup: 27 calories, 0g fat, 5g carbohydrates, 3g fat, 3g protein

MAKE IT: Asparagus Salad with Tarragon Vinaigrette

MAKE IT: Roasted Asparagus with Herbs and Capers

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ktaylor5561 wrote:

THUMBNAILS WOULD MAKE YOUR SITE EVER SO MUCH MORE FRIENDLY! THANKS

3/23/2013 11:03:30 AM Report Abuse

mindyourbeesandtrees wrote:

What a great article! Thanks for all of the nutritional, vitamin and mineral info for each food :)

4/1/2012 10:01:58 PM Report Abuse

oscarberns wrote:

It is possible to see everything at once. I agree it does add an extra step, but if you click on the "Print" icon under the Fitness logo then select "Print all slides" it won't actually print unless you select File<Print. But now you have the list of everything to read, copy or print.

4/28/2011 01:49:58 PM Report Abuse

lgrn4kids1 wrote:

I totally agree with anonymours! Every time there is an article with multiple "slides", I rarely go thru it because of time issues- can't there just be a list, and then if you wanted more information you could look thru all the slides?

3/28/2011 10:36:48 PM Report Abuse

Anonymous wrote:

I am a person who has little time to wade through all my e-mail everyday. I would have been very interested in finding out what the "Seasonal Foods to Eat Now" are, but when I found out that I had to go through page after page of things to find out what they are, I exited and went back to my other e-mail. Wish there had been a concise list up front, then more info for when I had time to go back.

3/28/2011 11:59:11 AM Report Abuse

laurenahowe1 wrote:

Why does it say 0g Fat then 3g Fat for Asparagus?? Was it meant to be 3g Fiber???

3/28/2011 08:45:13 AM Report Abuse

robnvicinks wrote:

tmullen, I totally agree!!!

3/27/2011 02:32:28 PM Report Abuse

tmullen3609198 wrote:

I really enjoy your articles BUT it would make my life so much easier if you would do a list of all the items you suggest or recommend etc. For instance, your article on "Seasonal Foods to Eat Now". If I could just copy and paste the list into a Word doc I wouldn't have to go back and forth between the article and Word 15 times. Thanks for listening.

3/27/2011 11:00:51 AM Report Abuse

starlove28 wrote:

YUM! I love asparagus season!!

3/25/2010 02:52:55 PM Report Abuse