Three Sisters Kitchen ReFresh Newsletter-10-06-21

Three Sisters Kitchen ReFresh Newsletter

Welcome to the seventh ReFresh newsletter of the season! We hope you have been enjoying the rain.
In this newsletter, you will find:
– Learn about onions and their health benefits in “Ask a Nutritionist.”
– Learn about tomato flavors in “Gardening tips”.
– A few simple recipes that you can make with the fresh ingredients in your ReFresh bag!
–  Check out the “how to garden” online course offered by Seed to Supper in the community resource section.
We hope you enjoy this newsletter and thank you for your participation as we work together to build a healthy local food system.
Next ReFresh distribution: 10/20/21
LAST ReFresh distribution of the season: 11/17/21
Text your questions, photos, and comments to: ‪(505) 226-3707‬.

Ask a Nutritionist
What are onions and what are their health benefits?

Onions are in the same family as garlic, chives, and leeks. They can be different colors including purple, yellow, and white. They can also be a variety of flavors such as sweet, spicy, and pungent. Onions are rich in vitamins and minerals while low in calories. The plant compound, quercetin, which gives onions the yellow color, is beneficial to our immunity and has been associated with lowering blood pressure. A storage tip shared by the National Onion Association is to store your fresh onions by wrapping them with paper towels and keeping them in the refrigerator for up to a week.
Check out this cucumber and onion pickle recipe shared by the New Mexico Farmers’ Market Association.
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

Photo by Chispas Farm

Gardening Post




Content by farmer Tiana Baca

Recipes We Love

  • This celery and potato soup is a good source of fiber and potassium, which are important for a healthy heart. Using nonfat milk and olive oil can reduce saturated fat while increasing the healthy fat in the soup. Note: To avoid burns, fill the blender or the processor to less than 3/4 full when blending.

  • This guacamole with pomegranate dish is high in healthy fat and antioxidants, which are important for a healthy heart. Make the tortilla chips at home and eat with this healthy guacamole!
Recipes by Irma Ramos. Inspired by 1) https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/recipes/; 2) cocinafacil.com.mx

Community Resources

Seed to Supper Online offers a self-paced course about how to vegetable garden. Sign up here: https://ican.nmsu.edu/seedtosupper

You can find more information and a variety of workshops at the NMSU Cooperative Extension Office website.

Photo by NMSU ICAN

This week your Refresh bag will include many of the following delicious fresh and staple items:

* 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
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