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So how have you been doing with your apple-a-day goal?

I’m happy to say that I DID IT! I’ve eaten an apple every day since last Friday. I have to admit it really hasn’t been that difficult, I mean the apples – especially the Honeycrisps – are SO GOOD! Even D. is choosing an apple for his snack these days!

So since that was so easy (!), for this next week I propose shifting the focus away

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from the familiar and onto the unfamiliar. Unfamiliar fruits and veggies, that is. It’s so easy to just stick to what you know, eating the same foods week after week. How often do you go out of your way to purchase a food that makes you think “gee I don’t even know what to do with this!” ? It’s slightly uncomfortable, isn’t it? I mean, WHAT IF YOU DON’T LIKE IT???

But then again, you just might love it.

So over the next week, I will try FIVE new fruits and veggies. Right now I’m thinking that these are the five that I’ll explore:

Persimmon
Yuzu
Damson
Jerusalem Artichoke
Chicory

Of course this all depends on whether or not I can find these foods in my local markets.

So how about you? Are you willing to join me in exploring unusual fruits and vegetables?

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11 thoughts on “Friday Inspiration: Unusual Fruits and Vegetables”

Ooh, nice. I persimmon is yummy.

Our CSA this year forced us to try some new veggies that I probably never would have bought on my own. In fact, I have four bulbs of celeriac in the fridge right now and I’m trying to figure out what to do with it!!

I have a pummelo on my counter right now, never had one before!

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I’m still working on getting into leafy greens (other than spinach). We do have a couple of unusual veggies we like. We like yucca made cuban style with garlic and lemon. We also do roasted root veggies this time of year with parsnips and rutabaga along with sweet potato. Not terribly adventurous, but it’s a start.