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What’s in season for autumn?

Korina Richmond
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What’s in season for autumn?

The autumn months bring abundant produce that has ripened over summer and is at its best.  Pears are at their peak, apples are crunchy and delicious and figs are fantastic.  As the months creep into winter, cooler climate loving vegetables such as beetroot, kale and broccoli are at their best.

Top 3 fruits to add to your day

Amazing apples: full of fibre and Vitamin C and so easy to pack as a snack. Delicious in this Waldorf salad, in a healthy apple crumble or chopped into pieces ready to eat.

1 apple = 1 serve of fruit 

Beautiful bananas: the perfect fruit to eat on its own, sliced on toast or smashed in a yummy banana pikelet – it even comes in its own packaging.

1 banana = 1 serve of fruit 

Perfect pears: full of fibre and folate.  Slice and place on crackers with some cheese for a perfect after school snack or pop into a salad.

1 pear = 1 serve of fruit 

Top 3 vegetables to add to your day

Marvelous mushrooms: eat raw or cooked. Use them to replace some meat in your recipes like mushroom, spinach and lentil lasagne.

1 cup of raw mushrooms = 1 serve of vegetables

Terrific tomatoes: a juicy flavour boost – in salads, on sandwiches, sliced on toast with a grind of black pepper and in this fresh tomato sauce.

1 tomato or 6 cherry tomatoes = 1 serve of vegetables

Snow peas: also known as ‘mangetout’ which means ‘eat it all’ in French.  Snow peas can be eaten raw or cooked. Great on their own, with a dip like hummus as a snack  or add them to a stir fry.

12 snow peas= 1/2 serve of vegetables

Why you should eat local, seasonal food

  • It’s good for the environment.
  • Your food is fresher, more nutritious and tastes better.
  • It supports local farmers and our economy.
  • Plenty of seasonal fruit and vegetables are in the shops, so they are cheaper.

Check out what else is in season for autumn:

List of fruit and vegetables in season in Autumn includes Red delicious, granny smith, avocado, banana, custard apple, fig, grapes, grapefruit, kiwi, mandarin (imperial), melon, nashi, orange, pasisonfruit, pear, plum, persimmon, asian greens, beans, beetroot, broccoli, cabbage, capsicum, carrot, cauliflower, celery, cucumber, eggplant, leek, lettuce/salad mix, mushroom, onion, peas, potato, pumpkin, shallots, spinach, sweetcorn, tomato, turnip, zucchini

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