With spring knocking on the front door, your local, independent fruit and vegetable store displaying the A better choice! logo is full of quality, fresh and locally grown produce. Each week, your local A better choice! store sources the finest seasonal produce from growers all over Australia through wholesalers at the Brisbane Markets.
This week, our pick of the week is Hass Avocados from the Darling Downs and South Burnett regions. With an excellent supply streaming through the Brisbane Markets right now, shoppers can expect to find good value delicious and creamy Hass Avocados this week. In addition to the many health benefits associated with Avocados, they are also a great way to improve the texture and flavour of your meals. To keep your cut Avocados from turning brown, brush the flesh with a thin layer of olive oil, wrap them in some cling wrap and store them in an airtight container. This will block any oxygen from getting to the fruit and keep it in good condition, allowing you to try these yummy Baked Eggs in Avocado.
Winter citrus fruit continues to be in abundance, with Murcott Mandarins great eating right now. Grown in Gayndah and Munduberra, the quality of these sweet and juicy gems is excellent, making them the perfect morning snack. With their rich honey-like taste, Murcott Mandarins are easy to peel, also making them a great choice for lunchboxes and half-time refreshers during sport.
Another winter citrus fruit that is top quality and in good supply is Blood Orange from South Australia and New South Wales. These unique fruits are a great way to add colour to your meals and can be enjoyed as an alternative to regular Oranges. Blood Oranges have a more complex flavour that is considered less sweet than an Orange, with a hint of berry-like flavours. Try this Blood Orange and Strawberry Galette for a real show-stopping desert, as there are still plenty of top-quality Sunshine Coast-grown Strawberries around at real value.
Beetroot is a popular choice for Queenslanders.Be it on a hamburger, sandwich or to add colour to a cheese platter, Beetroot from the Lockyer Valley is plentiful right now, and the quality is fantastic. Why not give these Red Velvet Beetroot Pancakes a try? It is a great way to sneak some extra vegetables into the family diet.
Wombok from Gatton is in great supply right now, which is perfect for those craving hearty winter stir-fries, soups, salads, and, of course, homemade dumplings.
Visit your local, independent fruit and vegetable store displaying the A better choice! logo, and fill your shopping bags with fresh, quality, seasonal produce grown on Australian farms and sourced through the Brisbane Markets, Queensland Heart of Fresh Produce.
About Brisbane Markets
As Queensland’s only central fruit and vegetable market, the Brisbane Markets is the state’s most important centre for the marketing and distribution of fresh fruit and vegetables. It records an annual trade of over 700 million kilograms of produce valued at more than $2 billion.
An important economic and employment hub, more than 4,500 people work or do business at the markets each day through over 170 businesses. This includes over 45 wholesalers who receive fresh produce from over 7,000 growers and trade five days a week to more than 800 registered buyers.
About Brisbane Markets Limited
Brisbane Markets Limited (BML) is the owner of the Brisbane Markets site and is responsible for its ongoing management and development.
BML provides infrastructure and services to facilitate the marketing of fresh food, flowers and other ancillary products for fruit, vegetable and flower wholesalers, retailers, provedores, secondary wholesalers, food processors, transporters, exporters, industry organisations and market support businesses.
More information can be found on our website: www.brisbanemarkets.com.au.
About A better choice!
The A better choice! retailers are hardworking local family business owners, who are passionate about fruit and vegetables, they are our experts in their field and provide excellent customer service… with a smile.
Here’s the thing: no one can match A better choice! fruit and vegetable retailers for FRESH! Every morning, they hand pick a diverse selection of high-quality fresh fruit and vegetables from the Brisbane Markets, sourced from thousands of Australian farms.
Make your first choice A better choice! with local retailers throughout Southeast Queensland including Brisbane, Ipswich, Toowoomba, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast and Tweed Heads. Please click on the link to find your local fruit retailer www.abetterchoice.com.au/store-locator/. By shopping at your local fruit and veg shop, you are making A better choice!
About Brismark
Brismark is a member organisation which represents and serves the needs of the wholesaling sector of the fresh fruit and vegetable industry – in particular, the primary wholesalers that operate out of the Brisbane Markets at Rocklea. Brismark provides industry representation, and a range of financial and business services to support the wholesaling sector of the fresh fruit and vegetable industry and their associated businesses and actively contributes to strengthen the Central Market system. Brismark also oversees the A better choice! retailer program in Queensland.
