Fall Foods to Add to Your Healthy Diet
Fall is a great time to visit your local farmer's market. During this time, you can find an abundance of healthy root vegetables just ripe for roasting or making hearty dishes like vegetable chili, and exotic fall fruits just perfect for fresh cobblers, pies, breads and cookies. Six fun fall foods to consider adding to your diet this fall include sweet potatoes, parsnips, winter squash, turnip greens, apples and dates. Sweet Potatoes Sweet Potatoes are packed full of rich nutrients like vitamin A-which is important for healthy skin, good vision and a strong immune system, iron, fiber and anti inflammatory properties. And, you don't have to wait for Thanksgiving to enjoy them, simply boil them, mash them or roast them sprinkled with cinnamon for a sweet, vitamin packed side dish to your meal. Parsnips Parsnips resemble carrots except they are white and have a distinctive nutty, slightly sweet flavor. They are a great source of potassium and dietary fiber-which is go