Posts Tagged ‘5+ A Day Charitable Trust’
Eating two servings of fruit is more important in winter
With winter chills hitting, 5+ A Day Trustee and Principal Scientist and Team Leader at Plant and Food Research, Dr Carolyn Lister, says getting at least two servings of fruit each day is a great way to improve your health and wellbeing. “Winter fruit such as kiwifruit, lemons, Navel oranges and tamarillos provide important immunity support,”…
Read MoreCauliflower steak predicted to trend this winter
Vegetables don’t have to be the side dish to main meals this winter, as the seasons brings forth a selection of delicious options for the whanau table. A cauliflower steak, roasted with paprika and chilli is a great quick, mid-week option. Serve it with a crisp winter salad of fresh herbs, grated carrot, apple and…
Read MoreNZ persimmon season in great shape
New Zealand’s short but sweet persimmon season is now underway with the 2023 crop of these vibrant orange, honey-flavoured fruit available in stores from May to July. Persimmons are grown commercially across the top half of the North Island, so most of the country’s growers have felt the full force of both cyclones Hale and…
Read MoreNew season citrus provides essential health benefits
New Zealand’s favourite citrus fruit are now in season and Kiwi shoppers are encouraged to enjoy this important produce throughout the day for a great tasting, affordable vitamin boost. Wayne Hall, Chair of Citrus New Zealand says the 2023 season is off to a great start with a good supply of all locally grown varieties…
Read MoreAutumn fruit comes to market against all odds
Cooling weather this month brings a change to our eating as well as our wardrobes with seasonal autumn fruit providing good value and nutritional benefits for whanau. Despite the havoc caused to orchards and farms during the January floods and Cyclone Gabrielle in February, Kiwi favourites such as apples, pears, feijoas and limes are available…
Read MoreNew Zealand passionfruit arrives in stores!
The 2023 passionfruit crop has survived the devastation of Cyclone Gabrielle and is arriving in stores with the country’s small team of commercial growers based in sub-tropical areas such as Northland, the Bay of Plenty and Taranaki pleased to deliver these tasty seasonal delights to consumers. A real delicacy, passionfruit are a labour-intensive crop that…
Read MoreFruit and Vegetables Are Key to a Better State of Mind
The 5+ A Day Charitable Trust has teamed up with GP, Dr Dane Rua to highlight the vital link between nutrition and mental health, sharing simple ways in which whanau can support their wellbeing with fresh fruit and vegetables. Our levels of stress are at an all-time high with mental health services stretched to breaking…
Read MoreWinter vegetables for immunity support
Make Feijoas An Essential Part Of Your 5+ A Day
Every year as we get set to farewell another summer, the tropical flavours of the feijoa/whitoa signal the start of cooler months and remind us of childhoods spent foraging under the neighbours’ trees for these delicious Autumn fruit. A well-loved Kiwi favourite, the 2022 feijoa crop looks set to be another good one says New…
Read MoreVibrant Autumn Colours Bring Essential Health Benefits
Shorter days, cooler nights and the spectacular show of leaves changing colour on trees around Aotearoa heralds the beginning of autumn and the start of a delicious new season of fresh fruit and vegetables. The most vibrantly coloured fruit are the richest in vitamins, minerals, fibre and antioxidants as they get their eye-catching hues…
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