No.1 July 9th 2021
Welcome, one and all, to our first Tod Almighty Newsletter! We are SO excited to be changing over to our new system and new supplier of organic fruit and veg step forward Organic North in sunny Manchester! We have got some fantastic stuff on order for you that we hope you will really enjoy. This week look for purple mange tout from the Royal Oak farm over in Lancashire, beautiful British cauliflower from New Farm in Lincolnshire, broccoli, red onions, and possibly a cantaloupe melon, red seedless grapes or even a couple of peaches. It's so good to be coming into soft fruit season utterly delicious and a much needed boost to our immune system with all that vitamin C. We like our cauliflowers roasted here at Tod Almighty recipe coming up below.
And here in the valley our local growers have been as busy as ever making the most of the long summer days. In your box you could find salad leaves, red kale and spring onions from Will up on the long causeway. So much love goes into these salad bags from Will and you'll find quite a variety, from fennel and dill to endive and rainbow chard (see photo left). Packed with flavor so no need to over complicate. Simply serve as a side salad with a simple olive oil & lemon dressing. Maybe with a pizza from Woody's!
But first, a bit about nutrition. I'm sure you know about organic food being better for your body because it doesn't contain any nasties like pesticides, herbicides, artificial fertilisers etc. Makes sense. But it also can be interesting to know what else is in the food we are eating, so we will try to put a few details in these newsletters about the vitamin content of the veg in the boxes each week.
So, this week, cauliflower. Cauliflower is high in fibre and low in calories, and is one of those vegetables that has small amounts of most of the vitamins that you need to get from your food to stay healthy. It is particularly high in vitamins C, K and B9. B9 is also known as folic acid, and helps protect against cancers of the lung, colon and cervix. And it may help slow memory decline associated with aging. Pregnant women have an increased need for folic acid. The high fibre is good for your gut bacteria, which has all sorts of health benefits, including a well-functioning immune system and good absorption of the vitamins in food. Cauliflower is a mild flavoured, easy to eat vegetable that can be lightly steamed or roasted (see recipe below).
We are hoping to increase our customers for our veg boxes, so if you know of anyone who might be interested we would be grateful if you could mention us. Thank you!
T: 01706 819450 | E: VegBoxes@todalmighty.co.uk
And here in the valley our local growers have been as busy as ever making the most of the long summer days. In your box you could find salad leaves, red kale and spring onions from Will up on the long causeway. So much love goes into these salad bags from Will and you'll find quite a variety, from fennel and dill to endive and rainbow chard (see photo left). Packed with flavor so no need to over complicate. Simply serve as a side salad with a simple olive oil & lemon dressing. Maybe with a pizza from Woody's!
But first, a bit about nutrition. I'm sure you know about organic food being better for your body because it doesn't contain any nasties like pesticides, herbicides, artificial fertilisers etc. Makes sense. But it also can be interesting to know what else is in the food we are eating, so we will try to put a few details in these newsletters about the vitamin content of the veg in the boxes each week.
So, this week, cauliflower. Cauliflower is high in fibre and low in calories, and is one of those vegetables that has small amounts of most of the vitamins that you need to get from your food to stay healthy. It is particularly high in vitamins C, K and B9. B9 is also known as folic acid, and helps protect against cancers of the lung, colon and cervix. And it may help slow memory decline associated with aging. Pregnant women have an increased need for folic acid. The high fibre is good for your gut bacteria, which has all sorts of health benefits, including a well-functioning immune system and good absorption of the vitamins in food. Cauliflower is a mild flavoured, easy to eat vegetable that can be lightly steamed or roasted (see recipe below).
We are hoping to increase our customers for our veg boxes, so if you know of anyone who might be interested we would be grateful if you could mention us. Thank you!
Sally
T: 01706 819450 | E: VegBoxes@todalmighty.co.uk