7 March Superfoods

Depending on where you are in the country, March can mean very different things. For some, it is truly the start of spring, with warmer weather and plants popping out of the ground. For others, the month still means one thing: Winter. Also, snow.

Not coincidentally, that duality is represented in the month's best produce -- some of March's fruits and veggies are perfect for a hearty meal on a cold night while other options are light, juicy and smack of the new season.

Here's a list of our picks for seven March superfoods -- foods that run the gamut, flavor-wise, but that all pack a nutritional punch. Any favorites we forgot? Let us know!

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[plaidsportcoat]

12:48 AM on 03/06/2012

Superfoods are all fine and good if you eat organic. Artichokes are full of pesticides because otherwise they get wormy because of the leaves being close together. In 2009, there was a lot of news about a company that invented an EASY-TO-USE DIPSTICK that would measure the pesticides in your food in seconds. Now, there is no evidence it ever existed, the company has no more website, and the most recent article about it is from years ago. You can be sure their patent was bought by Monsanto and who knows WHAT happened to the people who invented it...silenced somehow. Too much at stake.

[Reverend Nye]

01:21 PM on 03/05/2012

And let's not forget: Fava beans are such a wonderful acompaniment to human liver!
(With a nice Chianti, of course)

[Buck Winthrop]

12:07 PM on 03/05/2012

So helpful....

[joportja5]

10:35 PM on 03/02/2012

Grits is a vegetable.

[DogsRule1]

08:16 PM on 03/02/2012

where's the Pizza ?

[barbarahoward49]

07:43 PM on 03/02/2012

Mmmm! I love rutabaga!

[nemo1967]

07:37 PM on 03/02/2012

i don't see White Asparagus here nyc :/ only green..

[boogie albert 59]

05:32 PM on 03/02/2012

baby cabbage with a salt shaker in hand.

[boogie albert 59]

05:26 PM on 03/02/2012

All of this along with Michelle Obamas fatty, greasy, BBQ'ed ribs.

[Gary Knox]

05:39 PM on 03/02/2012

YOU GOTTA BE WHITE!!!

[boogie albert 59]

06:02 PM on 03/02/2012

Actually I am tanned. A very nice tan if I say so myself, living in central Fl.

[allmywickedsins]

05:19 PM on 03/02/2012

I love brussel sprouts. They get a bad rap, but if you mix them with olive oil, minced garlic and a sprinkle of sea salt, then cook in a 400 degree oven for about thirty minutes (less if you cut them in half) they are fabulous. The outside leaves get kind of crunchy and caramel like.

[boogie albert 59]

05:27 PM on 03/02/2012

Steamed, with a sprinkle of sea salt and butter.

[MrCool]

06:35 PM on 03/02/2012

Thank you, that sounds very good. I will try it.

[Still kickin]

04:57 PM on 03/02/2012

If they are going to mention artichokes, then they should mention it's relative cardoon. Similar taste to the choke heart, but you eat the leaves. Easier to grow for us northeners....for those who prefer to eat local....

[allmywickedsins]

05:20 PM on 03/02/2012

I'm not sure I've even heard of cardoon. Definitely isn't in the stores down here.

[greenncool]

04:18 PM on 03/02/2012

I was walking home with a bag of fruits and veggies and I heard this guy whisper under his breath "Hipster". lol I'm not a hipster I just like healthy food. :-)

[allmywickedsins]

05:20 PM on 03/02/2012

I think it's pretty 'hip' to like healthy food :D

[DogsRule1]

08:16 PM on 03/02/2012

its Hip to be square

[elenaanat]

02:45 PM on 03/02/2012

Good to remind us about vegetables. Avocado is the best i think.

[boogie albert 59]

05:30 PM on 03/02/2012

It's a fruit,

[plaidsportcoat]

11:56 PM on 03/01/2012

Artichokes are hard to grow because worms get between the tons of leaves. So they are completely doused in chemicals - especially the ones that look really nice.

[DogsRule1]

08:17 PM on 03/02/2012

it is a shame to kill all those artichokes just for their hearts

[plaidsportcoat]

08:22 PM on 03/03/2012

blood thirsty! they could make good soup out of the leaves, too!

[miz-ribble]

11:03 PM on 03/01/2012

After reading this , my parents did right by us kids ..... I grew up eating all these foods(except for that weird looking fruit) .