HARVEST OF THE MONTH
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Healthy Serving Ideas
• Add sliced grapes to pita sandwiches, chicken salads, and pasta. • Rinse and freeze grapes for a quick snack. • Drink 100% fruit grape juice instead of sugary drinks. Produce Tips • Look for firm, plump, brightly colored bunches of grapes. Avoid bunches that are shriveled, sticky, have brown spots, or have dry, brittle stems. • Remove any soft, brown grapes before storing. • Store fresh grapes in a sealed container or plastic bag for up to 10 days in the refrigerator. • Just before use, rinse grapes under cool water. |
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Healthy Serving Ideas
• Steam beets and slip off the skins. Sprinkle lightly with seasonings and enjoy. • Roast beets with skins on in the oven at 375 degrees for about 40 minutes. • Add fresh sliced or canned beets to spinach salads. • Sauté beet greens with chopped onion and garlic for a healthy side dish. Produce Tips • Look for smooth, hard, and round beets that are free of cuts and bruises. • When possible, choose fresh beets with green tops still attached. The greens should look healthy, not wilted or brown. • Remove the green tops from beets and store each in separate plastic bags. • Keep beets in the refrigerator for up to two weeks. Cook the green tops within one to two days. • Choose low-sodium or no salt added canned beets. Use before expiration date |
Healthy Serving Ideas
• Offer whole or quartered Fuyu persimmons to your child as an after-school snack. • Toss sliced Fuyu persimmons into salads or add to stir-fries. • Add Hachiya persimmons to recipes like muffins, pies, and puddings. • Replace the tomatoes in your favorite salsa recipe with chopped Fuyu persimmons for a sweet salsa snack. Produce Tips • Look for bright orange and red-colored persimmons with smooth skins and leaves still attached. • Ripe Fuyus are firm and stay fresh for up to three weeks at room temperature. For longer storage, keep refrigerated. • Ripe Hachiyas are soft and may be slightly wrinkled or have a few brown spots. Store at room temperature and use within a few days. • To ripen firm Hachiyas, place in paper bag with an apple or banana. |