Summer food
Summer is here And shopping will get more interesting because of the vast offerings in the vegetable and fruit isle Yet how do you know what is in season in todays supermarket Because we are living in a global environment you are able to buy almost any fruits and vegetable all year round It does get confusing sometimes Or have you never been surprised about strawberries in winter If you go to the farmers market you will see foods already that you have not seen for a while Food from the farmers market is most likely in season Yet some foods are grown in greenhouses Seasonal food not only have higher phytochemicals but also higher light emission according to Fritz-Albert Popp in his book Die Botschaft Der Nahrung Mr Popp was able to measure the light emission in foods and compared them conventional vs organic foods The outcome of his studies were that more light was emitted from organic food or food that comes from free range animals Unfortunately his book is only available in print in German Yet read a detail and very interesting study by clicking this link http wwwtranspersonalde mbischof englisch webbookenghtm Here is the list of current fresh seasonal foods if you live on the East Coast Ramps Asparagus Book Choy Green garlic leeks scallions Salad greens such as lettuce spinach chard Root vegetables like radishes turnips Rhubarb See if you can build a meal around one of these and if you do not find a vegetable you love-go to the farmers market next week and you will find a whole new list of fresh foods to choose from Happy shopping and eating Stefan
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