Snap Beans – More Vitamin C than Oranges? by Patrice Hall

 Snap Beans – More Vitamin C than Oranges?

By Patrice Hall 

I am on a search for foods which contain Vitamin C. I had a cold last week and the fall season is almost here.  Which means that I have to get my vitamins and mineral supplements stocked up in my kitchen, along with the usual herbs such as echinacea, reishi mushroom and astragalus.  However, I was also looking for foods to stock up on besides the usual oranges and lemons.  

So, I was looking through the Just Food Vegetable Tipsheets and found that snap beans are a good source of vitamin C, which is great because we usually get them in our boxes. 

We can preserve them by pickling. You can find the recipe here: https://nchfp.uga.edu/how/pickle/vegetable-pickles/dilled-beans/ .  

Here is the nutritional information: https://www.fatsecret.com/calories-nutrition/usda/green-snap-beans.

If you want to compare the vitamin C content of different foods, here is the information https://www.eatingwell.com/article/2052728/6-foods-with-more-vitamin-c-than-an-orange/.  So, oranges contain much more vitamin C than snap beans.  You will have to eat about a pound of snap beans, which will make a great dinner, and you will be getting other nutrients such as Vitamin A, K, folate and fiber.  You can find a great recipe here: https://www.southernliving.com/recipes/slow-cooker-green-bean-casserole ..

I think that my search for a veggie with a vitamin C punch will lead me to broccoli, kale, mustard greens or brussels sprouts.  It is great to experiment with different foods, especially since we have so much access to them in our weekly boxes. Enjoy!

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Fried Rice by Vaughan Myers-Jennings

Fried Rice

By Vaughan Myers-Jennings

 

Picture: vegetable fried rice inside a wok, sitting on a stove. Photo by author.

As the Summer CSA comes to an end, ideas start to run short on what to do with all these wonderful vegetables. One good way to use a lot of them at once is by making a New York staple: Fried Rice. That's right, why pay $7.00 to make one of your favorite comfort dishes, when you can make a more colorful (and healthier option) at home? When my wife and I made this dish recently, we used a mix of our CSA veggies and frozen veggies. Please keep in mind that the rice should either be cooked and cold, or a day old; it gives the rice perfect texture. Lastly, spice this dish up even more by making and adding your own sauce. Check out the recipe at https://www.recipetineats.com/egg-fried-rice/

 

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