Seasonal Fruits & Vegetables

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Published 2012

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When you’re focusing on simple meals that highlight fresh ingredients, it’s important that those ingredients taste great. In-season produce is more flavorful, and more nutritious, than produce that’s been shipped long distances to reach your grocery store.

FRUITS	spring	summer	fall	winter
apples			X	X
apricots		X
blackberries		X	X
blood oranges	X		X
blueberries	X	X
cherries	X	X
cranberries			X	X
grapefruits				X
lemons	X			X
limes		X	X
mandarins	X			X
Meyer lemons	X			X
melons (cantaloupe, honeydew, watermelon)		X
nectarines		X
oranges	X			X
peaches		X
pears			X	X
plums		X
pluots		X
pomegranates			X	X
raspberries	X	X	X
rhubarb	X	X
strawberries	X	X
tangerines	X			X
artichokes	X		X	X
arugula	X	X	X
asparagus	X
avocados	X	X	X
beets		X	X
bell peppers		X
broccoli	X		X	X
broccoli rabe			X	X
Brussels sprouts			X	X
cabbage			X	X
carrots	X			X
cauliflower		X	X	X
chard			X	X
cucumbers		X
eggplants		X
English peas	X
fennel			X	X
green beans		X
green onions	X	X	X	X
kale			X	X
leeks	X		X
mushrooms	X		X
onions		X
radishes	X	X	X
romaine lettuce				X
snow peas	X	X
spinach	X		X
sugar snap peas	X	X
sweet corn		X
sweet potatoes			X	X
tomatoes		X	X
watercress	X		X
winter squash			X	X
zucchini and other summer squash		X