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July 19, 2017                           



 


Lemons are Nutritional Powerhouses

Hot summertime temps make it imperative to stay hydrated. Adding lemon to your water can give you even more health benefits!

1. It promotes hydration
2. It's a good source of vitamin C
3. It improves your skin quality
4. It supports weight loss
5. It aids digestion
6. It freshens breath
7. It helps prevent kidney stones

When making lemon water, always use fresh lemons and not artificial lemon from a bottle.To make lemon water, squeeze half a lemon into 8 ounces of boiling, warm, or cold water. To make the drink as healthy as possible, use filtered water and organic lemons.
Infuse flavor to lemon water by adding:
* a few springs of mint
* a teaspoon of maple syrup or raw honey
* a slice of fresh ginger
* a dash of cinnamon

Sincerely,

Silvia Franco
Market Source
McAllen, TX
(956) 413-8680
Produce Availability

Limes:
Rain, heat & humidity in all lime growing areas. Quality and volume on good limes is down.  Prices continue to rise on all sizes. This could possibly continue for the next three weeks, until the new crop is ready.
 
Lemons:
More starting to come in from Mexico, prices still on the high side for the first harvest. Quality is looking very nice. Will see more volume in the coming weeks.
 
Hot Chili Peppers:
JalapeƱos, Anaheims, Poblanos, Habaneros, & Serranos continue to rise in price.  Quality and volume down.
 
Jumbo Carrots:
Prices higher due to farmers not being able to get into the fields to harvest.
 
Cabbage:
Mexico still has good volume on cabbage in sacks and cartons. Mostly medium available.
 
Pineapple:
We have ended harvesting of the old crop.
All  sizes are sold out.
We will resume with new crop Mexican pineapples about August 1st.
Weather 
Veracruz, Mexico
Scattered showers with high 80s-low 90s through the weekend.

All Natural Strawberry Lemonade
Ingredients
8 large strawberries, halved
2 tablespoons white sugar
7 cups water, divided
1 cup white sugar
2 cups freshly squeezed lemon juice
Directions
  1. Place strawberries in a blender; top with 2 tablespoons sugar. Pour 1 cup water over sugared strawberries. Blend until strawberry chunks transform into juice.
  2. Combine strawberry juice, 6 cups water, 1 cup sugar, and lemon juice in a large pitcher; stir until blended. Chill before serving.



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