7 Benefits of Eating Local Foods
Summer is the perfect time to shop your local farmers market for fresh fruits, vegetables and meat. Depending on the size of your community, you may even find baked goods like quiches and muffins or other farm-fresh items, such as yogurt, milk, cheese and eggs. While browsing through locally produced food items is objectively more fun than cruising down grocery store aisles, there are even more benefits to eating local than you might realize. Scroll through the slideshow to discover seven important benefits that come with eating foods produced close to home.
It offers more variety.
Ever seen a Cherokee Purple, Pink Brandywine or Green Giant tomato in the grocery store? What about beef liver or local bee pollen? Most grocery chains are going to offer more standard and recognizable products, like beefsteak and cherry tomatoes or ground beef and wildflower honey. There’s nothing wrong with sticking to what you know. But eating local gives you a chance to branch out and try something you never would’ve discovered otherwise.