If you would like to
see more fresh vegetables or less fried food on the lunch trays, however, talking to your school principal may have little impact, as this is an issue under the food service director's control.
Not exact matches
Unlike the summer months where we
see lots of
fresh fruits and
vegetables, the winter farmer's market tends to be
more handicrafts.
I have been applying it in all the dishes that I would normally use
fresh tomatoes in - in salad dressings (
see last post), eggplant parmigiana, pasta bakes,
vegetable stews, curries and
more.
Everyone will have
more fun if you educate yourself on various fruits and
vegetables you're likely to
see and get some great ideas for
fresh, kid - friendly recipes from a book like At the Farmer's Market with Kids.
Widely
seen as a major, somehow magic, ingredient, beansprouts have little
more nutrition than other
fresh vegetables...
Both fruits and
vegetables can be costly but by going to your local farmers» market you will likely
see that these essential foods can be purchased
fresher and at a
more budget - friendly cost.
In practice, however, we have seldom
seen 1 / 2 - cup servings of
fresh cruciferous
vegetables averaging
more than 100 milligrams of total glucosinolates.
One other parallel I
see amongst the families that spend less but have
more fresh produce is that they live in warmer climates where
fresh fruits and
vegetables are probably easier to come by.