With the school holidays in full swing, now is the perfect time to bring the family together over fresh, home-cooked meals and healthy snacks. Whether you are packing a picnic, preparing lunch at home or baking a winter treat, your local independent fruit and vegetable store displaying the A better choice! logo has a fantastic range of fresh, seasonal produce sourced through the Brisbane Markets.
This week’s pick of the week is Gourmet Tomatoes from Bowen. Currently in good supply and of excellent quality, Gourmet Tomatoes burst with sweet, rich flavour and are perfect for salads, pasta dishes or a hearty Creamy Roasted Onion Tomato Soup. Choose Gourmet Tomatoes that are firm with smooth, unblemished skin and feel heavy for their size. For the best flavour, store at room temperature and refrigerate only once fully ripe if needed.
Watermelon, also from Bowen, is offering excellent value this week, making it a refreshing addition to your shopping basket — even during winter. Enjoy it in fruit salads, smoothies, or a vibrant Seedless Watermelon Fire and Ice Salsa for entertaining. Store whole Watermelon at room temperature until cut, then refrigerate leftover pieces in an airtight container to keep them fresh and juicy.
And in keeping with the melon theme, Honeydew Melons also from the Bowen region are in good supply right now. These sweet and juicy melons are a great source of vitamin C, vitamin B6, potassium and folate and can be eaten on their own, added to fruit salads, used in drinks, or paired with savoury items like cheese.
Scenic Rim-grown Sweet Corn is in good supply and offering excellent value this week. Naturally sweet and packed with fibre, vitamins B and C, and antioxidants, Sweet Corn is delicious boiled, grilled, barbecued or added to soups, salads and winter chowders. For the sweetest flavour, enjoy it as soon as possible after purchase.
Growers in North Queensland and Bundaberg have supplied the Brisbane Markets with an abundance of Green Zucchini this week, making it a great addition to your shopping basket. Mild in flavour and incredibly versatile, Green Zucchini can be grilled, roasted, stir-fried, spiralised into noodles or added to soups, casseroles and baked slices. They are also a good source of vitamin C, fibre and potassium. For a delicious family-friendly side, try Parmesan Thyme Air Fryer Zucchini Fries.
Whether you are preparing healthy snacks, hearty family dinners or entertaining during the school holidays, remember to visit your local independent fruit and vegetable store displaying the A better choice! logo, knowing that the variety of quality, fresh seasonal produce has been sourced through Queensland’s Heart of Fresh Produce, the Brisbane Markets.
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.
