Why choose seasonal food?
Fruit and vegetables in season tend to taste better and are generally less expensive to buy.
However if fresh fruit and vegetables are not readily available in your area, canned or frozen varieties are good alternatives.
Below is a guide to the fresh produce available in each season. Further information on individual fruits and vegetables can be found at Go for 2&5®.
Summer (December – February)
Fruit
apricots, bananas, berries, cherries, figs, grapes, limes, lychees, mangoes, melons, nectarines, oranges, passionfruit, peaches, pears, pineapple, plums.
Vegetables
asparagus, avocados, beans, capsicum, celery, cucumbers, eggplant, lettuce, onions, peas, potatoes, radish, squash, sweet corn, tomatoes, zucchini.
Autumn (March – May)
Fruit
apples, bananas, custard apples, figs, grapes, guavas, kiwi fruits, lemons, limes, oranges, passionfruit, pears, plums, pomegranate, rhubarb and quince.
Vegetables
asian green, avocados, beans, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, capsicum, carrots, cauliflower, cucumber, eggplant, fennel, leek, lettuce, mushrooms, onions, parsnip, potatoes, pumpkin, spinach, sweet corn, sweet potato, tomatoes, turnip and zucchini.
Winter (June – August)
Fruit
apples, custard apples, grapefruit, kiwi fruit, lemons, limes, mandarins, oranges, passionfruit, pears, quince and rhubarb.
Vegetables
avocados, beetroot, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrot, cauliflower, celeriac, celery, fennel, leeks, olives, onions, parsnip, potatoes, pumpkin, silverbeet, spinach, swede, sweet potato and turnip.
Spring (September – November)
Fruit
apple, bananas, berries, cherries, grapefruit, lemons, mandarins, mangoes, melons, oranges, papaya, passionfruit, paw paw, pineapple, pomelo.
Vegetables
artichokes, asian greens, asparagus, beans, beetroot, broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, chillies, cucumber, garlic, lettuce, mushrooms, onions, peas, potatoes, silverbeet, spinach, sweet corn, tomatoes and zucchini.
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