![]() ![]() Fruits and vegetables provide essential vitamins and minerals, fiber, and other substances that are important for maintaining good health and may help protect you from chronic diseases and may even reduce the risk of cancer. I tend to think of not getting the recommended servings per day is like forgetting to take your medication. Fruits and vegetables are so important to our health. According to the most recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, two-thirds of Americans don’t get the recommended two servings of fruit a day and three-quarters miss the target for vegetables. I spent all last Saturday talking to growers and innovators and tasting everything from veggie sushi to the best piece of pineapple I’ve eaten in a long time.įresh fruits and vegetables-items so vital to our nutrition, and yet so many are failing to meet even the minimum recommended levels of consumption. This year it happened to be in Anaheim, just in my backyard, and the Idaho Potato Commission was kind enough to sponsor my press pass. It’s also because this past weekend I attended the Produce Marketing Association’s (PMA) annual Fresh Summit, a convention/expo all about produce. (Please forgive the hurried cellphone picture!)Īs I was packing the box I had fruits and veggies on the brain, not surprising considering the dread I was feeling about my children coming home with way too much candy after trick-or-treating tonight. ![]() I created a carrot sesame onigiri and turned it into a jack-o-lantern with some strategically cut nori, then filled the rest of the bento with apple wedges, grapes, and a few pretzels. I thought that her classmates might have less healthy foods than usual in their lunchboxes, due to the holiday, and so I wanted to make sure that I made Squirrel’s bento extra special, so she wouldn’t feel badly that she didn’t have junk too. Mexican-Style Gelatins from Santa Ana’s Gelatina Goddessĩ8.Happy Halloween everyone! I got up a bit earlier today so that I would have more time to pack Squirrel’s bento. Mushroom Flatbread with Kale and Kumquat Salad at Lemonadeĩ4. Filipino Brunch at EATS Kitchen And Barĩ3. Maui Sunrise at The Original Banzai BowlsĨ9. Frito Chili Cheeseburger at Burger ParlorĨ7. When you eat it, it’s a full-on assault on your hunger and senses-a blitzkrieg on a toasted bolillo roll that overwhelms your defenses until you surrender and admit this is one of the best sandwiches you’ve ever had.Ĩ6. The best torta I’ve had so far at the Santa Ana branch of this OC chain is the Cubana, which has all of the above and then loaded with not one, not two, not three, but four meats: pierna (pork leg meat), milanesa (breaded beef steak), jamon (ham), and pavo (turkey). But the sandwich is also equipped with such advanced sandwich weaponry as refried beans, jalapeños, avocado cream, and chipotle mayo. On board are the usual enlisted crew of sandwich ingredients of tomato, lettuce, onion, and cheese. The English translation on Cancun Juice’s menu describes the tortas as “Mexican subs”, but they’re more like aircraft carriers. ![]() Behold the beginning of our 100 Favorite Dishes of 2016 listicle! Every day through the publication of our Best Of 2016 issue (and sometimes, twice a day), we’ll be bringing you our favorite dishes across Orange County, leading up to the best in the land. ![]()
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