One of the keys to successful weight loss is finding food that is not only healthy but also tasty as well. Many a diet has been derailed through the constant eating of the flavorless and expensive "diet" foods found in your local grocery store. Fortunately Nashville, like many communities across the country, has a bountiful resource of inexpensive, nutritious, and locally grown fruits, vegetables, meats, and nuts in the Nashville Farmer's Market. In this ongoing series, we look at what locally grown and nutritious fruits and vegetables are available at your local farmer's market during a given month, and then provide links to healthy recipes using those ingredients.
July is a cornucopia month at your local farmer's market. Many of the fresh fruits and vegetables you love will be right in the middle of their seasonality during this month. But a few items just start to hit their seasonal peak during July. Here you will find some of the best of those items, along with links to healthy recipes to use them.
Okra
Long a staple of the Southern plate, okra just starts to hit its seasonal stride in Tennessee in July and your local farmer's market should be overflowing with it by mid-month. Okra is a low calorie food, just 33 calories for a cup of chopped raw okra, and offers multiple health benefits, including high contents of fiber and good doses of Vitamins A, C, and K. The mucilaginous qualities of okra that give it its trademark "slime" are a natural laxative and help relieve constipation.
Love fried okra? Try this healthier oven-fried version from the Knoxville Healthy Food Examiner
What more classic use for okra than gumbo? Try this recipe from the Lynchburg Cooking Examiner
Plums
According to the Nashville Farmer's Market seasonality guide, peak harvest season for plums is just during the month of July, meaning if you want these sweet and juicy fruits at the peak of their local freshness, you need to get them now. A fat burning overview can help you establish a clear summarize of what you require to focus on to achieve your fat burning purpose if you're a starter; or serve as a reminder for these who are at an intermediate or more improve step of their weight loss plan. Applying are seven steps that can serve as instructions for your personal weight loss system. The first thing that one must understand is that losing weight and losing fat is not the same. Many weight loss plans have tricked people into considering that it is the same, but most diets and weight loss applications only work by leading to a person's body to reduce more muscle flesh and water than actual body fat, more help please visit The Fat Loss Factor. And you should definitely want to get them. In addition to being delicious and sweet, plums are nutritional rock stars. They are a great source of Vitamin C, Fiber, and the antioxidant phenol.
This Cherry Plum Chutney from the Berkeley Cooking Examiner is a great accompaniment to grilled lamb or pork.
Plums become the star in this Honey-Lavender Plum Gratin from Eating Well
Artichokes
Artichokes are not a part of most Southerner's every day cooking routine, which is a shame because artichokes are delicious and are loaded with beneficial vitamins and minerals. Artichokes have been proven to have cancer fighting properties and the antioxidant cynarin is good for healthy liver function.
This Artichoke and Mushroom Lasagna from the Healthy Foods Examiner makes eating comfort food and eating well go together.
Check out this Italian Stuffed Artichoke recipe from the Norfolk Cooking Examiner
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