It’s never too early to start planning your healthy summer snacks and meals around Maryland’s abundant fruit and vegetable crops. According to the Maryland’s Best website, the strawberry harvest that begins in May provides us with our first taste of locally grown fruit.
Tag: vegetables
Lightened Up Pasta Fagioli Soup
When thinking about soup as a meal, Pasta Fagioli is a go-to soup. It’s use of low sodium canned vegetables and ground turkey makes it a quick and healthy meal option that is high in fiber.
The Health Benefits of Soup
Who can resist the warmth of a warm bowl of soup on a cold winter’s day? But the benefits of soup go beyond its temperature. If you choose the right soup, its health benefits are innumerable.
Roasted Buffalo Chickpea Wraps
Beans are very popular as part of a vegetarian meal plan but this recipe for chickpea buffalo wraps will satisfy any meat lover as well. Flavorful and high in Vitamin A, fiber and folic acid, it makes for a healthy lunch or dinner option.
Macaroni and Cheese with Peas
Once of the best ways to get healthy foods into our family’s diet is adding them to popular dishes. This recipe adds peas to a lower fat macaroni and cheese, helping to boost its nutritional value and adding fiber.
Chipotle Chicken Satay with Grilled Vegetables
Tired of plain old chicken on the grill? This recipe provides a healthy, quick cooking grilled chicken option paired with grilled veggies and a spicy lime peanut sauce.
The Bounty of Carroll County Summer Produce
The official start to summer is just a week away. On June 21, the summer solstice, we enjoy the most daylight of the calendar year. The sun reaches its most northern point in the sky at noon, and there are plenty of warm days ahead for the sun to provide the needed energy for local fruits and vegetable to flourish!
Dirty Dozen™ and Clean Fifteen™
More and more Americans are demanding food free of synthetic chemicals and pesticides. The availability of organic foods, particularly fruits and vegetables, has increased significantly over the past decade, helping to drive down cost as more farms choose to grow organic due to demand.
Cruciferous Vegetables
“Cruciferous” may sound like a type of vegetable you don’t want to eat—but you should! They are a group of vegetables that are a rich source of sulfur-containing compounds.
Farmers Markets
With the arrival of warmer weather comes the influx of late spring and summer fruits and vegetables.
Next Thursday, June 22, marks the opening of the Carroll Hospital Farmers Market, so stop by from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. to stock up on fresh veggies!
Why shop at a farmers market?