The cookouts, corn on the cob and fresh fruits of summertime may be history for another year, but fresh-food fans need not fret.
The fall harvest season brings a whole new assortment of delicious and heart-healthy fresh fruit and vegetables. Apples, pears, broccoli and Brussels sprouts are fresh in the market – or in your garden.
“Autumn is a time to shift from the seed fruit that we eat in the summer to all the nutrition-rich goodies, like the grapes and persimmons we get in the fall,” said Riska Platt, M.S., R.,D., a nutritionist at Mt. Sinai Hospital’s Cardiac Rehabilitation Program and a volunteer with the American Heart Association.
These fresh foods are not only tasty, but can help you feel better, get healthier and may protect against heart disease and stroke.