Three Sisters Kitchen ReFresh Newsletter-09-22-21

There are over 100 varieties of pears grown around the world! They are bell-shaped, sweet fruits that are packed with nutrients!

Specifically, they are a great source of fiber, vitamin C, folate, copper potassium and antioxidants. Interestingly, the skin of the pear has up to 6 times more antioxidants than the flesh. Antioxidants are important for reducing cell damage from the atmosphere, UV rays, pollutants, and heavy metals.

Pears contain 6 grams of fiber! Fiber is important for maintaining a healthy gut. It is recommended that adults eat 25-30grams of fiber every day. However, in the United States, the typical adult only eats 14 grams of fiber a day. Adding a pear as a snack or into your favorite smoothie or salad is a great way to increase your daily fiber intake!

Check out two recipes below for the ReFresh online cooking class (don’t forget to sign up via the previous section):

Have more questions about food and nutrition? Send your questions to [email protected]

Disclaimer: The information shared by Three Sisters Kitchen (TSK) is for general informational purposes only, and is not meant to substitute for the advice provided by a doctor or other health care provider

Gardening Post

Content from ABQ BioPark

Recipes We Love

• Try this summer squash fritters recipe for a delicious breakfast! Summer squash is a good source of water and vitamin C, which is important for our immune system.

• Try this delicious Mizuna Citrus Salad w/ avocado and jicama recipe. Mizuna is a leafy green that is related to the cruciferous family of vegetables that includes kale, broccoli, and Brussel sprouts. It has a mildly bitter and peppery taste. It is high in vitamins A, C, and K, and rich in an antioxidant called Beta-carotene which is beneficial for heart and eye health.

Photos and recipes by 1) Low Carb Yum  2)Recipe Fiction

Community Resources
HOWL AT THE MOON EVENT

Every full moon there is live music, entertainment, chef-inspired food with additional local concessionaires and boutique local vendors!

Dates: October 20, 2021, November 19, 2021, December 18, 2021

Location: Plaza Don Luis- 303 Romero St NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104

Time: 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Remember to mask up at this event!

* NM grown / NM made. We raise money to purchase these foods from local farmers and food producers as a concrete way to invest in our local food system and get delicious, fresh, local food to our ReFresh families. Keep an eye out for these local farms and food businesses when you do your food shopping. ReFresh boxes will always include local food items.

Thank You!

Special thanks to all of the farmers and food producers working so hard to feed our communities; our partner organizations who helped to recruit ReFresh families: Kids Cook!, YES Housing, Together for Brothers, SWOP, Centro Savila, Street Food Institute, and Mandy’s Farm; to the staff, volunteers, donors, and ReFresh families who make the program work, and to our partners at MoGro Mobile Grocery, who pack these beautiful ReFresh bags each week for us, and who do so much important work connecting communities to healthy food throughout New Mexico. There would be no ReFresh program without all of you – we love our partners!

– All of us at Three Sisters Kitchen