Grocery shopping and cooking together in the Fall is a great way to help your family be healthier and more active. Take time each day to plan meals and activities with your family. Use these tips to plan, shop, and cook meals together.
Buying Fruits and Vegetables that are in season cost less and taste great!
- Purchase seasonal fruits and vegetables at the farmers’ market. Many farmer’s markets accept electronic benefits transfers or EBT cards and pandemic EBT. Check for other benefits like Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program (FMNP), and Women Infants and Children (WIC) Fruit & Vegetable Checks.
- When shopping at the grocery store, look for fall produce in-store ads to find the best prices and sales options. Eat a variety of fruits and vegetables each day.
There are many Fall recipes to help make half of your plate full of fresh fruits and vegetables. Let us look at how we can focus on adding apples, squash, and cabbage to meals during the Fall months!
- Apple picking is a fun activity you can do with your family. Try this homemade applesauce recipe made with apples picked from a local apple orchard. Search the Maryland U-Pick Website to find a local orchard near you.
- Squash can be found in different varieties at the Farmer’s market or grocery store. Acorn, Butternut, and Spaghetti Squash are popular choices to use in recipes. Try these recipes from our Eat Smart website: Spicy Apple Filled Acorn Squash, Squash Vegetable Soup, Spaghetti Squash with Tomato, Basil, and Parmesan.
- Cabbage is a great vegetable to try as a family. Try this Cabbage Stir-Fry recipe!
