At the Market this week:
TOMATOES
Peas Peas Peas!
Blueberries
Blackberries
Fresh Pinto Beans
Homemade Breads & Sweets
Assorted peppers
Bell peppers
Green beans
Red potatoes
Swiss chard
Micro greens
Garlic
Pastured eggs
Summer squashes
Cucumbers
Pickles
Beets
Onions
Coffee (Tuesdays)
Local Honey
Pepper Jellies
Handmade Soaps
Plants - vegetables, herbs, flowers
Eggplant
Fresh Prepared Foods
Fresh herbs
Cut Flowers
Soups AND MORE!
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FRESH MARKET NEWS
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY! from all of us at HOUSTON FARMERS MARKET.
Joan writes that the farmers have lots of PEAS PEAS PEAS this week, as well as tomatoes. "Get 'em while they're hot," she says, but then maybe she's referring to the weather!
On Saturdays, you'll find us behind ONION CREEK CAFE at 3106 White Oak Drive between Heights Blvd and Studemont, in the Heights. We're there from 8 AM til noon or til sold out - whichever comes first!! Come early to avoid the heat and get the best choice!
On Tuesdays, visit us in the parking lot of CHRIST THE KING LUTHERAN CHURCH, in Rice Village, 2353 Rice Blvd at Greenbriar. Tuesday hours are 4 PM til 7 PM, every week!
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Real Food, Naturally Encore: The HFM Diet
This article first appeared in our February 2, 2006, issue:
We are regularly bombarded with the latest, greatest spin on what our diet should consist of. I personally have lived long enough to see both extremes in the recommended diet plan, ranging from a fat-free to a fat-laden regimen. And frankly, we all tend to jump on the latest bandwagon in hopes of a quick fix. But it never really works, right?
The only good that has come from this barrage of misinformation is that serious nutritional study has actually begun to bear fruit, no pun intended. For instance, it now seems apparent that:
-the body metabolizes nutrients best when taken in their most natural form,
-when a wide variety of the 3 food groups (fat, carb and protein) are consumed; and
-when we avoid processed and chemical-laden foods.
Taking our cue from these sound dietary facts, The Houston Farmers Market suggests these guidelines.
1) Forget calorie counting per se.
2) Strive for a wide variety of food groups at every meal.
3) Since the dinner meal tends to be our largest meal of the day, be especially diligent at this time. Follow the Thomas Jefferson prescription of making sure that dinner includes 5 different items on your plate, in about equal proportion: a meat, 3 vegetables, and a fruit. Salads and soups make it easy to attain the 3 vegetable suggestion.
4) Take a casual walk after dinner, but spend at least 20 minutes on your walk. You'll notice that your digestive process gets a jump start toward the end of your walk.
5) Consume as much fresh, locally produced foods as you can. Avoid factory food.
6) Don't overcook your food. Keep it as close to its natural state as possible.
6) Never, ever cook in the microwave. It destroys the nutrient values of food.
This year's slogan from our Texas Organic Farmers and Producers is "Thousands of Miles Fresher." Fresh, locally-grown, chemical-free food to implement your new diet plan can be found twice-weekly at The Houston Farmers Market.
Eat well to live well.
Glen Boudreaux, Jolie Vue Farms
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Houston Farmers Market
Every Saturday from 8 AM to 12 noon, behind Onion Creek Coffee House, 3106 White Oak Drive in the Heights, between Heights Boulevard and Studewood
Every Tuesday from 4 PM to 7 PM, 2353 Rice Blvd at Greenbriar in the parking lot of Christ the King Lutheran Church
Houston Farmers Market - Market Contact: Joan Gundermann joan1@gundermannfarms.com or Janice McIntosh jmcintosh1@houston.rr.com
photo courtesy Monica Kressman
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