Seasonal Fruits and Vegetables
Seasonal Eating is important for our health. Eating what is in season and ideally sourced locally means the food will retain more nutrients and antioxidants and will be a greater benefit for your health.
Eating foods that are in season also means that they will taste better.
Try to follow SOUL. Sustainable food, organic, unrefined and local as much as possible for optimal health.
Our ancestors ate what was in season and what grew in their surroundings. We should still be doing the same. Stick with cooler and raw dishes in warmer temperatures and more starches and warming dishes in colder months. Your body will thank you!
Use the updated dirty dozen/clean 15 list from www.ewg.org to help guide you in how to buy fruit and vegetables
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Season |
Year round
January-December |
Winter
December January, February |
Spring
March, April May |
Summer
June, July August |
Fall September, October, November |
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Vegetables |
Arrowroot
Amaranth Banana squash Bell peppers Black eyed peas Black radish Bok choy Broccolini Burdock root Cabbage Carrots Celery Cherry tomato. Chinese eggplant Galangal root Leek Lettuce Mushrooms Olives Onions Parsnips Pearl onions Potatoes Rutabagas Snow peas Wasabi root Yucca root Salad savoy
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Belgian endive
Brussels sprouts Buttercup squash Collard greens Delicate squash Kale Leeks Sweet dumpling squash Sweet pot. Turnips Winter squash Potatoes Turnips Mushrooms Cauliflower Cabbage Broccoli
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Artichokes
Asparagus Belgian endive Broccoli Butter lettuce Cactus Cayote squash Collard greens Corn Fava beans Fennel Fiddlehead ferns Green beans Manoa lettuce Morel mushrooms Mustard greens Pea pods Peas Radicchio Ramps Red leaf lettuce Rhubarb Snow peas Sorrel Spinach Baby lettuce Swiss chard Vidalia onions Watercress Zucchini okra
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Beets
Bell peppers Butter lettuce Chayote squash Corn Chinese long beans Crookneck squash Cucumbers Eggplants Endive Garlic Green beans Edamame Jalapeno peppers Lima beans Manoa lettuce Okra Peas Radishes Shallots Sugar snap peas squash Tomatoes Yukon gold potatoes Zucchini Asparagus Kale mushrooms
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Pumpkin
Winter squash Broccoli Spinach Lettuce Sweet pot. Mushrooms Eggplant Tomato Avocado Basil Cabbage Belgian endive Brussels sprouts Cauliflower Endive garlic Ginger Swiss chard Turnips Winter squash Chinese long beans Kohlrabi
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| Fruits | Pears
Orange Grape fruit Tangerine Papaya Pomegranate Tangelos lemons |
Pineapple
Mangoes Apricots cherries |
Figs
Grapes Peaches Watermelon Strawberries Cantaloupe Cherries Blueberries Apricots Kiwi Raspberries Plum
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Apples Pomegranate Grapes Cranberry Orange Tangerine Pear
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