For optimum nutrition, we should eat seasonally. That is, eating locally and organically grown food when it is at its peak during a particular season. Local, organic food eaten at its peak is fresher, tastier, more nutritious and safer.
This infographic illustrates 10 fruits and vegetables that are low in calories, high in dietary fiber and that are in season in the summer months in North America:
Blackberries
Blueberries
Broccoli
Carrots
Corn
Nectarines
Peaches
Raspberries
Snap Green Beans
Snap Peas (Sugar and Snow)
Other fruits and vegetables that are in season in the Summer include:
Apricots
Arugula
Beets
Beet Greens
Bell Peppers
Cherries
Cucumbers
Eggplant
Figs
Garlic
Kohlrabi
Lemons
Limes
Melon
Mulberries
Passion Fruit
Plums
Radish
Rhubarb
Strawberries
Tomatoes
Zucchini
Related:
Know Your Food Labels - What are you Eating?
What Does Organic Really Mean?
Fiber for Weight Loss
Infographic Source: Blogilates
