Spring Seasonal Fruits and Veggies

What does it mean to eat seasonally?

• Produce is purchased and consumed around the time that it is harvested.

• To eat what is growing during that time of year.

• To eat something at the time of year when the harvest or the flavor of a given type food is at its peak.

• Plants have evolved to make changes that help them survive seasonal conditions caused by the rotation of the Earth around the sun. For this reason different foods are available at different times of the year.

• All of the above

Which answer is NOT a good reason to eating seasonally?

• in-season foods are more likely to be at their nutritional peak.

• Eating with the seasons helps to protect our planet because it reduces the number of miles your food has to travel before it reaches your plate.

• Seasonal foods are priced much more economically than out of season foods which will save you money on your grocery bills.

• Eating fruits and veggies when they’re in-season means they’re fresher ( they haven’t been shipped across country and left to wilt in a bin for days), which in turns means more flavor.

• If you like mushy produce you'll want to select seasonal foods.

List 3 fruits that you eat only in the summertime.

Which of these are not in season during the spring?

• Strawberries

• Apples

• Grapefruit

• Artichokes

• Plums

Why might seasonal produce taste better?

• The food is grown closer to you so it doesn't spoil on its trip.

• Because fruits and vegetables haven't had time to lose their flavor and health benefits by sitting in a shipping container.

• They're grown in optimum conditions