Sweet Potato – Focus Food for the week November 16. The sweet potato has multiple personality and colours. Not a potato at all but a large edible root belonging to the morning glory family, it is sometimes called a yam, though it bears no botanical relation to the true yam, a tuber native Africa.
Figs - Focus Food for the week of November 2
Marsha Hebert
Figs the Focus Food for the week of Nov 2. Figs can be eaten in the fresh or dried form. Dried figs in general are rich in potassium, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, copper, and manganese.
Vitamin D - Focus Foods for the week of October 19
Marsha Hebert
Vitamin D is a fat-soluble nutrient found in some foods that is needed for health and to maintain strong bones. Vitamin D is known as the “sunshine” vitamin because it is manufactured in the human skin when in contact with the ultraviolet light in the sun’s rays.
Pecan - Focus Food for the week of October 5
Marsha Hebert
No matter how you pronounce pecan (pee-CAN, pee-KAHN, etc.), these are a tasty nut for snack or addition to any meal.