Its easy for to incorporate yummy fruits and vegetables into daily meals in the spring and summer when everything is blooming and thriving. The fall season welcomes a delicious second crop of some of those foods again in addition to a few new ones.

Then the months of winter roll in, bringing frigid cold air with it. Most plants and trees look barren and brown, and the words fresh fruits and veggies seem nowhere to be found or whats available doesnt look so appetizing. So what fruits and veggies are available fresh during the winter months, and how can they be deliciously prepared for eating?

Fresh fruits that are available in the winter season include pears, bananas, cranberries, Clementine oranges, oranges, tangerines, grapes, grapefruit, kiwi, passion fruit, and pomegranate are also available. A list of winter vegetables include winter squash, sweet potatoes, turnips, watercress, rhubarb, snow peas, radishes, celery, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, avocado, artichokes, broccoli, and lettuce.

Finding fresh fruits and vegetables in the winter can take some searching. Your local grocery store may have an abundant supply, but only of some of these foods. You can check out in-door farmers markets or specialty food/whole food stores. Depending on your region, you may be able to grow your own winter garden (indoors or outdoors) and harvest some of these delicious foods yourself. Theres lots of information on growing your own indoor/outdoor winter garden found on the Internet or in gardening books at the public library or bookstore.

So, once we’ve grown our own, or sourced the supply of winter fruit and veg, how do we go about cooking or preparing it? Simmering hot winter soup throughout the day can give you something to look forward to at dinnertime, with the delicious aroma filling the air as the vegetables bubble away. Cabbage leaves can make innovative wraps, by filling them with something hot. Avocados can make guacamole dip, and sweet potatoes can be boiled, then baked until tender, to make the most unusual (yet satisfying) baked spuds.

Ideas for cooking with winter fruits: Since plenty of lettuce is available during the winter, dont be afraid to add orange fruits and grapes to your salads to give it a sweet kick. Or, you can omit vegetables from your salad entirely and stick to a winter fruit salad. Fresh cranberry sauce is delicious on white meat (add some orange zest and a little freshly squeezed orange juice to it for a different taste). Pears are a great fruit to serve warm or cold with a cinnamon streusel for dessert. Mix cut passion fruit with kiwi and serve it over vanilla ice cream for another dessert.

This goes to show that no matter where you are, fresh produce is usually in plentiful supply. Roll your sleeves up and get to work, thinking of other fabulous recipes you can invent, to ensure yourself and your family eat well in these winter months.

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