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Spring into Health: Embrace Seasonal Fruits and Veggies

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By Nora R.

- May 28, 2025

The mercury's rising, and with the arrival of warmer climes comes the influx of fresh seasonal produce, brimming with nutrients that are as good for your health as they are for your taste buds. Spring offers a cornucopia of delights like rhubarb, celery, asparagus, and strawberries that are sure to add a sprightly dash to your daily meals.

Ready to start munching but unsure where to begin? Here's all the tantalizing details:

Asparagus: This low-cal veggie is a nutritional powerhouse, boasting high levels of fiber, folate, and vitamins A, C, and K. The high water content makes it a hydrating option perfect for sunnier days. Try it with grilled chicken or fish or add it to your salads.

Blackberries: Blackberries are your one-stop-shop for fiber, with single cup providing over 25% of your daily requirement. They're an antioxidant oasis, best enjoyed au naturel, in fruit salads, or smoothies.

Broccoli: A champion in the vitamin C, K, and folate department, broccoli is also reputed for its anti-inflammatory properties, supporting heart and bone health. Enjoy it raw, steamed, or mixed it into salads and casseroles.

Celery: Couple of celery stalks will cover 12% of your daily folate needs - it's like having a brain-boosting snack. It is a low-calorie option that aids hydration as the temperature starts to climb.

Radishes: Alright, we understand radishes can be divisive, but they are a powerhouse of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Plus, they pack quite a vitamin C punch. Give them a try; you might make a new best friend!

Rhubarb: A treasure trove of fiber, vitamin K, and antioxidants, rhubarb also delivers on manganese and vitamin C. Ever had a rhubarb pie? If not, you're seriously missing out!

Spinach: Spinach is every dishes' best friend – adding a nutritional uplift with its antioxidant, folate, iron, fiber, calcium, and vitamin content, while also being few on calories.

Strawberries: Your daily vitamin C needs are covered with a single strawberry serving. Besides they are known to boost heart health by lowering bad cholesterol. Enjoy them alone, in salads, or blend them into a silky smoothie.

Maintain a ready stock of these superfoods, prepped to dive into when hunger strikes. Blend, grill, or snack-enjoy them raw or cooked, but mind that some cooking methods can reduce their nutritional value.

Despite experts recommending 2-3 cups of veggies and 2 cups of fruit daily for most adults, many fall short of this quota. Let these seasonal delights help you bridge the gap!

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