Shop Local - Eat Clean, Go Green challenge, powered by Compass One Healthcare - Day 4 Tip
Buying local, seasonal foods is a great step towards sustainability. Research shows buying local helps reduce our carbon footprint. One way it does this is by lowering the mileage that food travels, reducing emissions and air pollution.
You can eat local by visiting a nearby farmers market and purchasing seasonal foods. Some grocery stores also have sections with locally grown foods. Choosing these foods is environmentally friendly because:
Now that we’re in the heart of fall, find a local farmers market open year-round (or a grocery store that sells local foods) to enjoy fresh and healthy autumn produce like:
And if you need recipe ideas that use autumn fruits and veggies, we’ve got you covered. Try a delicious cinnamon apple pumpkin shake or beet and apple salad. Click on the blue paper clip above download our recipe cards, courtesy of Morrison Healthcare, a Division of Compass One Healthcare! (find the paper clip to the right of "Published", under the title photo on this page)
Share your farmers market haul! Show us by posting a video or photo in the update thread here or in our private Facebook group, or on Twitter, or Instagram. Tag us with #healthynurse.
Missed day 3? Catch up here. Join us on day 5.
This challenge is powered by Morrison Healthcare, a Division of Compass One Healthcare
You can eat local by visiting a nearby farmers market and purchasing seasonal foods. Some grocery stores also have sections with locally grown foods. Choosing these foods is environmentally friendly because:
- Small farms tend to use fewer pesticides, enrich the soil with cover crops, create border areas for wildlife, and produce better-tasting food
- It keeps local land in production and money in your community
- It lowers risk of contamination, since food that travels long distances has higher risk of contamination along the way
Now that we’re in the heart of fall, find a local farmers market open year-round (or a grocery store that sells local foods) to enjoy fresh and healthy autumn produce like:
- Apples
- Beets
- Butternut and delicata squash
- Cranberries
- Pumpkins
- Sweet potatoes
And if you need recipe ideas that use autumn fruits and veggies, we’ve got you covered. Try a delicious cinnamon apple pumpkin shake or beet and apple salad. Click on the blue paper clip above download our recipe cards, courtesy of Morrison Healthcare, a Division of Compass One Healthcare! (find the paper clip to the right of "Published", under the title photo on this page)
Share your farmers market haul! Show us by posting a video or photo in the update thread here or in our private Facebook group, or on Twitter, or Instagram. Tag us with #healthynurse.
Missed day 3? Catch up here. Join us on day 5.
This challenge is powered by Morrison Healthcare, a Division of Compass One Healthcare
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