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The Neighborhood Garden wants YOU to be inspired and empowered to embrace a healthy lifestyle


Four fabulous reasons this blog will be a valuable and FUN resource to help you enjoy your food and life to the fullest!

1. Food is more than something that makes us skinny or fat. Food has medicinal properties that can prevent and even reverse disease very powerfully as well as maintain a healthy weight and healthy body and optimize energy levels.

-Follow our blog for exciting and interesting research findings on what these foods are doing for our bodies.


2. Eating healthfully does not have to be a chore, painful or boring. Discovering new foods and flavors is fun, and anyone can learn to cook delicious healthy meals.

-Whether you are single or are working parents with six kids, we can help! Check out our THINK INSIDE THE BAG posts for easy, healthful recipes.


3. Local or 100% Organic Produce is the safest and healthiest food we can put in our bodies.

-Boy, do we have tips for you to help you enjoy and be grateful for the produce we receive each week. We hope you will use this blog as a springboard towards a healthy, vigorous life. Visit our blog often for meal planning and storage tips using the organic produce you receive in each week's bag.


4. You are part of The Neighborhood Garden community as well as a global community!

-Here's where we get to talk about what we're passionate about, but we also encourage you to visit often to learn and share your stories, comments and ideas. We hope to have a resources page to share information about sustainability in action and spotlight some folks that are doing amazing things. We want you to feel good about what you are buying and putting in your body. The reasons are bountiful and we can’t wait to share!


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This Week's Organic Produce!

Monday, March 17th

Full/Half Bags

Bananas

Granny Smith Apples

Valencia Oranges

Bosc Pears

Kiwi

Spring Mix (Upgrade Red Leaf $1)

Snow Peas

Russet Potatoes

Baby Peeled Carrots

Red Onion

Roma Tomatoes

(Add JalapeƱo Peppers $2)

Jumbo Fruit Bag

(Will include the Full list plus the following. Must purchase full/half bag)

1lb Strawberries

Kent Mangoes

Avocadoes

Jumbo Veggie Bag

(Will include the Full list plus the following. Must purchase full/half bag)

Yellow Squash

12oz Green Beans

Red Peppers

Herb Bag

.066oz Cilantro

.066oz Rosemary

.75lb Limes

*list subject to change due to availability

**approximate counts, depends on total weight

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

QUICKIES: EASY, TASTY IDEAS FOR NEXT WEEK'S BAG

QUICKIES!
Stumped on what to do with all the yummy, healthy organic produce coming in next week's bag? Try these quick and easy recipes.

Bananas: Freeze and use in smoothies 
Valencia Oranges: Treat yourself to some fresh OJ for breakfast
Bosc Pears: Take your favorite baked apple recipe and use pears. When they are finished baking, drizzle them with a little warmed fat free caramel sauce  
Lemons: I drink a glass of room temperature water, 1/2 of a squeezed lemon and apple cider vinegar every morning to hydrate, detoxify and alkalize my body to get my day started off on the right track. I will speak about the benefits in another post. 
Kiwi: Cut in half and eat with a spoon! Serve in egg cups for fun 
Spring Mix: My raw food sister loves spring mix with raisins, sliced apple, walnuts, olive oil and a pinch of salt 
Zucchini: Slice in half lengthwise, hollow them out and stuff with a nice rice and almond mixture with sauteed onion. Put them in a casserole.cover with tomato sauce and bake until done 
Spinach: Make spinach pesto substituting spinach in place of basil and adding lemon zest 
White Mushrooms: Saute with a little olive oil and garlic. Add a splash of wine or cooking sherry. Simmer down and add not-fat Greek Yogurt and stock for a stroganoff-like sauce 
Yellow Onions: See zucchini quickie above 
Roma Tomatoes: Slice, grill and sprinkle with a little olive oil and fresh, chopped oregano

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