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Asparagus

What to Eat Wednesday!

Spring has sprung and so starts all the yummy fruits and vegetables of the season.
Asparagus is starting to pop up at local farmers markets here in South Jersey.

Here are some facts about asparagus:

-Is part of the lily family.
-It’s cousins are onions, leeks and garlic.
-Comes from the Greek word meaning “sprout” or “shoot”
-There are main 2 types- white & green( the white is grown underground so it doesn’t turn green)
-There is also a purple version called Viola

What to look for when selecting your asparagus:
-Firm bright green stalks
-Tight tips

Storing and cooking:

-Best to cook the day you get it but it will last in refrigerator for about 3 days
-You can wrap it in a plastic bag or stand upright in inch of water (cover tops with plastic bag).

Throw Back Thursday

By Nicole Simonin

It’s Throw Back Thursday here at SIU…

and my take on TBT is more about what you couldn’t do before that you can do now.

Here’s this week’s TBT:

One of my private clients, Carol received a TBT yesterday when she ran at 8mph! She was really hesitate about doing this as I clicked the 8mph button on the treadmill. But she attacked it and was able to run at 8mph! Way to go Carol!!

I think a lot of times we hold back and think “oh, but I can’t do that?”…

Instead of discounting it…how about you give it a try? Because whatever it is that you think you “can’t” do you might just surprise yourself as to what you CAN do.

What can you do now that you couldn’t do before?

I wanna know!

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Say It Again Sunday!