Just as you switch up your wardrobe with each season,
it is also recommended to switch up the food on your plate as the weather
changes. Fall is in full swing here in northern Ohio! Chilly fall weather also
brings the flu virus and colds, but fortunately nature has equipped us with
foods to fight it. Great fall harvest foods to bring to your plate include
apples, grapes, onions, and garlic. Apples, grapes, and onions contain the
antioxidant quercetin, which may help reduce your body’s susceptibility to the
flu virus. Be sure to keep the skin on these fruits, though, as the quercetin
is found only there! Onions again, along with garlic, contain allicin, an
antiviral antioxidant. Adding these foods to salads and stir fries can help
fight off illness as the cold weather rolls in, and they are all in full
harvest right now!
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