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Tips for People Who Love Eating Fresh Food on Vacation

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If you have summer vacations on the horizon, you may be thinking about all the great food you plan to eat once you get there. Among all the local cuisine and restaurants you’ve found online, you may also be trying to get your fresh food fix at the place you’re staying, whether it’s a mountain cabin or beachside rental. Part of the fun is making your own nutritious meals without solely relying on restaurants. With that in mind, here are some simple, travel-friendly tips to keep your vacation delicious and fresh. Book Accommodations with a Kitchen Before booking a place, you’ve probably scouted all the amenities, including whether it has a well-equipped kitchen or at least a kitchenette. It’s much easier to whip up cozy meals if you have a stove, fridge, and some cookware. Use Grocery Delivery Services If you’re arriving late or don’t want to spend your first day navigating an unfamiliar supermarket, high-quality and more affordable grocery delivery services are the bes...

How to Use Delicious Seasonal Produce in Summer Recipes

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The weather is gorgeous, the days are longer, and natural light is coming in through your kitchen windows, creating the ideal space for you to create new recipes starring summer produce. Whether it’s early summer produce like the cherries from your fresh produce delivery or peak summer hauls like heirloom tomatoes, you can whip up a delicious meal with the flavors of the season.  Explore Fun New Recipes for You and Your Friends Looking up new recipes might be a part of your everyday life, but you can customize your search to include seasonal produce and pinpoint your new favorite recipes. If you’re not sure what to look for in summer recipes, think fresh vegetables like corn, heirloom tomatoes, eggplant, and cucumber, and ripe fruit like cherries, specialty melons, and peaches. You’ll find recipes for salads, salsas, and pastas, as well as options for grilling different fruits and vegetables as side dishes for your meals. Make More Fruit-Forward Desserts Berries and...

The Longest Shelf Lives of Foods in Grocery Deliveries

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Cooking with high-quality, long-lasting food helps you make delicious meals and cut down on food waste, and these foods can come in your next grocery delivery. With them, you can make more sustainable choices and get more value from your groceries. The grocery delivery San Diego families order is available for people throughout the U.S., and the ugly produce and shelf-stable foods in weekly deliveries may last longer than you used to believe. While you should certainly avoid eating foods with a bad smell, look, or feel (hello, forgotten container in the back of the fridge!), learning more about which foods last the longest may help you enjoy them while minimizing waste. It’s good for you and good for the planet, so let’s dig in. Dried Goods: Rice, Lentils, Beans, and Pasta Dried foods such as pasta, rice, lentils, and beans have a very long shelf life. Uncooked dried rice, in particular, may last nearly indefinitely. These foods can last well beyond their “best by” dat...

Ready for a Taste of Spring? Enjoy These 4 Seasonal Fruits and Veggies

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Some say that spring starts on the spring equinox or when daylight saving time ends, but let’s be honest: spring truly begins when you enjoy that first bite of your favorite spring produce. Here are a few types of fruits and veggies to look for this spring and how to enjoy them. Fruits Step aside candied sweet potatoes and maple syrup-drizzled butternut squash; spring is the time to satisfy your sweet tooth with fresh, seasonal fruits. Here are two spring fruits that take the cake for sweet spring dishes:  Apricots These tasty stone fruits are delicious on their own, sliced with a sprinkle of cinnamon, or baked into a warm, gooey dessert. Here are two ways to enjoy this seasonal fruit this spring: Brighten up your weeknight dinners by adding chicken thighs, orzo, and fresh apricots to your weekly conventional and organic grocery store delivery order. With a few other pantry staples and fresh herbs, you can make a one-skillet dinner that strikes a mouthwatering balanc...

So, Your Produce Looks a Little Funny. Here’s Why That’s a Good Thing

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You might get a little thrill from a funny-looking strawberry or a lumpy watermelon, but those novelties are rare at most grocery stores. While a lot of produce gets rejected or overlooked by traditional supermarkets for being less than perfect, more sustainable fresh produce delivery services understand the value of fruits and veggies with unusual appearances. All you have to do is give them a chance to prove they’re delicious options with way more character.  A Sort-of-Weird Shape From the curved cucumber that makes you think, “Well, that’s unusual,” to the carrot that’s seemingly growing limbs, there is a lot of oddly shaped produce out there. You don’t see it very often, though. While it’s totally natural, fruits and veggies with sort-of-weird shapes don't make it to traditional grocery stores as they don’t meet their outdated standards. There’s nothing “wrong” with them; they simply throw off the uniformity of a stunning apple tower or balanced rows of bell pep...