Does Indecisive Weather Make You Indecisive About Your Meals?

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It’s March in Ohio and the weather could not be more inconsistent. One day it’s warm and sunny and the next it’s cold and gloomy. It can be hard to decide what to eat when the season is changing. So, what is going out of season from winter, what is coming in season for spring, and how can you meet them in the middle?


To start with, what are the foods on their way out from winter?





And what foods are coming in for spring?




Now, how do you make the most of this indecisive weather with the season change? Choose dishes that use some foods from winter AND some foods from spring. These types of dishes will give you that hearty comfort that you want when it’s cold and gloomy but will also give you that brightness and freshness that the warm weather and spring are bringing in. 

Take advantage of the overlap in the seasons through your meals instead of getting caught up in the back and forth between gloomy and bight days this year.



-BC

Resources:
https://snaped.fns.usda.gov/seasonal-produce-guide 
https://www.todaysdietitian.com/newarchives/0319p66.shtml

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