Fresh flavorsome food is one of life’s great joys so you need to make informed choices about the food you buy for health/food/wellbeing. Many kinds of vegetables, fruit and perishable goods start to lose nutrition and flavor from the moment they are harvested. By making fresh local seasonal your mantra and eating them as soon as possible. You will enjoy top taste and great health while saving money.

The best way to get the freshest produce is to grow your own. If you can’t then the next best thing is to buy fresh, local produce. The longer produce is stored and the further it has to travel, the less nutritional value it provides. About 10 percent is lost particularly Vitamin C. Vegetables should be prepared just before eating or cooking. Once cut they start to lose vitamins. Soaking cut vegetables in water also leaches nutrients and one should make sure to properly seal cut, unused portions of vegetables tightly in a plastic bag in the refrigerator.