Celebrate Food Day 2015

Blog / October 2015

Some Basic Tricks for Tasty Vegetables:

* Add a little moisture: Olive Oil, Canola Oil or butter. Oil is generally healthier than butter

*Steam till tender, not mushy. Time will vary with the vegetable, but it generally between 3 and 8 minutes.

Click here for more ways to use our fruits & veggies

Vegetarian Tostada Recipe

Ingredients:

1 toasted Tortilla

1/2 cup, chopped or sliced Tomato

1/4 cup, sliced Avocado

1/2 cup, sliced Carrot

2.0 tbsp chopped Onion

1/3 can Pinto Beans -Canned

1.0 tablespoon Sour Cream (Light)

1.0 tablespoon Sliced Black Olives

1& 1/2 cup Spinach - Fresh

1/3 cup Brown Rice (Medium-Grain, Cooked)

1.0 tablespoon Salsa - Low Sodium

Cooking Instructions:

1.Toast a tortilla and place it on your plate.

2. Rinse and drain beans.

3. On a serving plate, layer rice and beans.

4. Top with shredded greens, tomato, onion, carrot, olives, salsa, and sour cream.

5. Garnish with avocado slices.

If you like this recipe, find more to freshen up your meals by downloading our FREE Harvest Home Eating for Good Health app at http://app.harvesthomefm.org/

We're only days away from FOOD DAY 2015: The movement that's "changing the way America eats." "What does that mean?" you ask. I'll tell you! The goal of Food Day is to inspire all Americans to change our diets and our food policies in order to live healthier and happier lives (http://www.foodday.org). Food Day's mission is exactly what Harvest Home Farmer's Markets do all year long.

To help you get started on the road to a healthier diet, I'm sharing a tasty vegetable filled dinner - Vegetarian Tostada! See below for the full list of ingredients and get them FRESH at your neighborhood Harvest Home Farmer's Market. Find us in your area at http://www.harvesthomefm.org

Eat Tastier, Be Healthier, Feel Better

Each week, Harvest Home provides fresh vegetables from local farms straight to our neighborhood markets.

We'll give you ways to use the vegetables that are in season. How to cook them; how to store them; how to bring out the taste that pleases everyone; how to eat to look and feel better and healthier. Snacks, simple seasoning and delicious side dishes.

i. We promise to make the dishes tasty and quick because

we understand that mothers, especially working mothers, do not have a lot of time.

ii. We promise to make vegetables affordable

iii.We'll tell you how each vegetable or fruit makes you healthier

iv.We welcome your comments and look forward to sharing your ideas and recipes with the whole community!