Spring is in the air!

​The days are brighter and longer, everything is starting to come out of hibernation and grow (including us).
 
When it comes to food, I’m a great believer in eating with the seasons, nature provides what we need when we need it.
 
So what is in season in April?
 
Produce:

• Vegetables- artichoke, asparagus, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, celery, collard greens, cauliflower, garlic, green peas, kale, leeks, lettuce, onions, parsnips, potatoes, radishes, spinach, sweet potatoes & Swiss chard.
• Fruits – apples, avocados, citrus fruits, cucumber, pineapple, rhubarb & strawberries
• Herbs – blackcurrant leaves, dill, garlic mustard, ivy, mallow, nettles, plantain & wild garlic.

'3 doses of nettles in the month of April will prevent any disease for the rest of the year' taken from the National Folklore Collection, Dublin
 
This is the time of year for cleansing and detoxification so here are a few ideas, using what is in season:

• Nettles- soup, juiced, tea, bread
• Wild garlic – pesto, soup, add to salads
• Dill – on soups, salads, in sauces
• Avocado- in smoothies, salads, guacamole
• Apples – stewed, juiced, as fruit, in fruit salad
• Strawberries- juiced, on breakfast, in salads, covered in dark chocolate
• Broccoli- stir fry, soup, juice, in salad, in stew
• Cauliflower- roasted, stir fry, soups, riced
• Carrots- raw with hummus, juiced, mashed, steamed

 
 
The options are endless and all so tasty.   A spring detox doesn’t have to be a fast, simply eating fresh produce in season will help your body shake off the hibernation feeling.
 
 
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Author

Carina Kennedy
Carina was a Nurse before an assault left her 10 years with a serious neck injury and fibromyalgia.  After healing her body with Natural medicines, she retrained as a Naturopath, Nutritional Therapist, Herbalist, Reiki Master, Iridologist, Reflexologist and Cupping practitioner.  She has a very successful practice in Mayo, Ireland.
Last year Carina was diagnosed with Metastatic Breast cancer, this is stage 4 cancer.  She is currently going through treatments and using her natural medicines to help her through this Cancer journey.

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