Chanterelles in the wild are shown in the picture above. Mushrooms are apparently only vegetarian food that can actually make Vitamin D.... because they have “pro-vitamin,” or precursor, called ergosterol that converts into vitamin D when exposed to the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) radiation. It works in a similar way to how skin synthesizes the vitamin… Continue reading Wild Mushrooms make Vitamin D!
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Eat Seasonally – seasonal food of the week
May 2016 Fruit: bananas, kiwi, rhubarb , cherries, elderflowers Vegetables: asparagus, broccoli, purple sprouting broccoli, samphire, radishes, Jersey Royals, new potatoes, kale, lettuce and salad leaves, rocket, radishes, rocket, rhubarb, rosemary, spinach, spring onions, sorrel, watercress, wild garlic, wild nettles Meat/poultry/fish: coley,crab, langoustine, lobster, sardines, mackerel, plaice, prawns cockles, john dory, salmon, sea bass, sea… Continue reading Eat Seasonally – seasonal food of the week