Most grocery markets carry several types of apples year round, including red, green and sometimes yellow varieties. Some apple varieties are preferred for cooking, while others are perfect for eating raw. If you have access to freshly-picked apples from an orchard or farmer’s market, you’ll find the taste and texture to be quite different than grocery store apples.
A medium-size apple contains approximately 100 calories. Apples are a good source of fiber, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, beta-carotene, pectin and vitamin C.
Apples are a healthy and refreshing snack and are an easy addition to both fruit and green salads and oatmeal and other grains.
Try these Apple recipes:
Classic Applesauce
Baked Apples & Cinnamon
Apple Delight Smoothie
Quinoa & Apple Salad with Curry Dressing
Apple Walnut Salad
Apple Cinnamon Pancakes
An abundance of fresh asparagus at local markets signals the arrival of spring! Asparagus is high in nutrients and fiber, but low in calories. 
Not only is cabbage a nutrition powerhouse, it’s also inexpensive, stores well and is delicious raw, cooked and pickled.
Broccoli is a versatile, readily available and long lasting enough to still be in good shape towards the end of your grocery week. 
Bananas are inexpensive, filling and available year round. Bananas are tasty on their own and make great additions to smoothies, fruit salads, pancakes and baked goods. Bananas can even be used to make yummy frozen treats.