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Your guide to seasonal food
Many people have heard that not only is it better to eat with the seasons as food is at its freshest and tastiest but many are turning to seasonal produce because it is more environmentally friendly as it keeps those ever growing food miles down and of course it keeps money in the local community.
But do you actually know what foods are in season when? If the answer to this is ‘no’ then you are not alone and it is easy to be confused as today in any supermarket produce is around pretty much all year!
Unfortunately this year long availability is leading to health problems, especially low tolerances and allergies to foods, as our body’s are not designed to eat the same foods all year round.
So here is a simple guide to help you choose seasonal produce not only to help the environment and local economies, but to keep your diet varied and interesting:
November
Fruit
• Apples
• Chestnuts
• Cranberries
• Pears
• Quinces
Vegetables
• Beetroot
• Cabbage
• Cauliflower
• Leeks
• Potatoes
• Parsnips
• Pumpkin
• Swede
Meat and Fish
• Grouse
• Goose
• Hare
• Pheasant
• Herring,
• Turbot
• Mackerel
October
Fruit
• Apples,
• Blackberries
• Blueberries
• Pears
• Plums
• Raspberries
Vegetables
• Aubergines
• Beetroot
• Broccoli
• Cabbage
• Carrots
• Cauliflower
• Celery
• Courgettes
• Fennel
• Garlic
• Lettuce
• Leeks
• Marrow
• Mushrooms
• Onions
• Parsnips
• Potatoes
• Runner Beans
• Squash
• Spinach
• Swede
• Tomatoes
• Turnips
• Watercress
Meat and Fish
• Goose
• Hare
• Lamb
• Partridge
• Rabbit
• Herring
• Lobster
• Mackerel
• Mussels
• Oysters
• Turbot
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