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Monthly Fruit and Vegetable

March's fruit of the month is the fresh orange and the vegetable of the month is broccoli. (Recipe courtesy of www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov).

Green and Orange Salad

Highly valued for their vitamin C content, eating one whole medium-sized orange provides 140% of the recommended daily allowance for Vitamin C.  Oranges have much more to offer than that though – including sufficient amounts of folacin, calcium, potassium, thiamin, niacin, and magnesium.   Look for oranges that are firm and heavy with bright, colorful skins.  Avoid fruit with bruised, wrinkled, or discolored skins.  Oranges can be stored at room temperature, in the refrigerator without plastic bags, or in the crisper drawer for up to two weeks.  The whole fruit should never be frozen and do not ripen further after harvest.

Broccoli Soup

Broccoli has been around for more than 2,000 years, but Americans have only been growing it for about 200 years!  The most common type of broccoli is the Italian green variety that is characterized by green stalks topped with umbrella shape clusters of purplish-green florets.

When choosing broccoli, look for bunches that are dark green.  Good color indicates high nutrient content.  Choose stalks that are very firm.  Avoid broccoli with open, flowering, discolored, or water-soaked buds that have tough, woody stems.

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