Shop Talk: Strawberries in March

I live in California and the first strawberries of the season have arrived!

How I love strawberries. I'm one of those extra picky produce shoppers...you
know the type that inspect the baskets and find just the right one, then I
flip the basket over and check and make sure the strawberries at the bottom
look just as nice. Then...I smell the basket. That's right, if it smells
wonderful, chances are pretty good they will taste wonderful too.

Right now you can pick up one of those large baskets (about a pint) for
around $2.50. Not bad for a taste of summer!

Strawberries are nutritional powerhouses too.

1 cup of sliced strawberries, only 50 calories, contains 2.5 grams fiber,
16% daily value for folic acid, and 157% daily value for vitamin C.

My favorite way to enjoy strawberries is on waffles or in salad. You can
even enjoy them whole as a snack, and you can dip them in vanilla yogurt to
make it a little more fun.

What gets me through winter (while waiting for this first truckload of
strawberries) is whipping up smoothies with some frozen strawberries (or
raspberries) added in.

~~Elaine

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