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.
September is an interesting time at your local farmer's market. Lots of summer vegetables are ending their seasons and, while still available at most farmer's markets, will start to lose quality, while the traditional winter fruits and vegetables don't truly start to ramp up until October. Still, there are a few choice fruits and vegetables that come into season in September and these are the things you'll want to target at the farmer's market to get the best quality.
Here we'll profile three items coming into season at Nashville area farmer's markets in September, along with providing links to some healthy recipes using these ingredients.
Figs
One of the best things to look forward to in the month of September is the fact that figs come into season. These richly flavored fruits are great raw and their deep flavors intensify with cooking. While their high sugar content makes them one of the higher calorie fruits, they're still a nutritional bargain at 120 calories per serving, especially when you consider that those 120 calories provides you with 4g of fiber, Vitamin C, Iron, Potassium, and Calcium.
Give your dessert a nutritional punch with this Fresh fig and goat cheese tart from the LA Cooking Examiner
These cheese stuffed and bacon wrapped figs from the Independence Cooking Examiner is a great appetizer
Pears
The variety of pears on hand at most farmer's markets in September are a bounty to behold. A fat reducing overview can help you produce a clear describe of what you need to focus on to complete your fat loss target if you're a rookie; or serve as a reminder for the ones who are at an intermediate or more advance step of their weight loss plan. Applying are seven steps that can serve as instructions for your special weight loss system. The first thing that one must understand is that losing weight and losing fat is not the same. Many weight loss courses have fooled people into considering that it is the same, but most diets and weight loss applications only work by causing a person's body to lose more muscle flesh and water than actual body fat, more help please visit The Fat Loss Factor. Anyone whose only experience with pears is the mealy stuff that comes out of a can owes it to himself to sample several varieties. At just 86 calories per fruit, pears are a great low calorie snack on their own and are perfect for use in recipes. Pears are a great source of Fiber and Vitamin C as well.
This mixed green salad with pears recipe from the Atlanta Holistic Health Examiner combines two seasonal ingredients into a delicious and healthy salad
This fresh pear compote with cranberries recipe from the Knoxville Healthy Food Examiner combines two nutritional powerhouses into one great recipe
Scallions
This variety of onion is most often seen as a garnish but can be a great ingredient in its own right. Packing a huge flavor punch, a whole cup of scallions will run you a miniscule 32 calories and will flavor a huge amount of food. Like most vegetables in the onion family, scallions are an excellent nutritional choice as well, containing high levels of Vitamins A and C, Riboflavin, Folate, and Magnesium.
Get a taste of the Middle East with this Tabbouleh recipe from the St. Louis Restaurant Examiner
Try these plum lacquered beef ribs with scallion pancakes from the Chicago Dining Examiner for a gourmet take on scallions
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