Eating local - a wintery view

Think of the produce section of your grocery store as the first stop, destination health center.

I know what you're thinking. You want to eat locally, best for freshness, the best for the environment.

Unfortunately for most of us, eating locally is not an option this time of the year. Produce from the Southern Hemisphere is relied upon for your supermarket to offer a seamless 12 month produce supply. So think of the alternative, the bottled V8 juice? fruit roll-up? canned string bean casserole? Have you checked your root cellar lately for some carrots?

This is not the time of the year - flu season - to hold back from fresh produce. We should be taking proactive measures with our health and that includes upping your consumption of items that are high in vitamin C such as strawberries, which are also high in antioxidants.