As winter settles in—with crisp mornings and breezy afternoons—it is only natural to find comfort indoors. What better way to enhance your indoor comfort than to cook up your favourite dishes with plenty of quality, fresh fruit and vegetables in season at your local, independent A better choice! store sourced through the Brisbane Markets.

This week’s pick of the week is Green Beans. Grown in the Wide Bay region, Green Beans are in excellent supply and are of exceptional quality right now. There is nothing quite like the sound of the crisp crunch of a fresh Green Bean! If you are looking for a simple way to elevate the flavour of your dinners, Green Beans fried in butter and garlic are always a crowd-pleaser, or to give your simple side dish a sophisticated look, try this Green Beans topped with Feta and Walnuts recipe.

Red Capsicums from Gympie are in great supply and are a budget-friendly price. They are packed with health benefits such as vitamins A, C and B6, magnesium and antioxidants, making them the perfect vegetable to add to your diet. Capsicums are perfect for roasting on the barbeque, blending into soups, and mixing into stir-fry’s. To get you through the winter nights, we have you covered with this perfect Creamy Capsicum Pasta.

Growers in Bowen have produced some excellent quality Sweet Corn this week. When selecting Corn, look for plump, bright yellow kernels, to ensure they are fresh and ready to eat. Whether grilled, boiled or fried, add some butter to your Corn and voila, you have yourself a cosy winter winner.

This week, we are bringing Quince into the spotlight. Grown in Victoria, this tart yet beautifully aromatic seasonal fruit has made its way to the Brisbane Markets and out to your local A better choice! store. This unique fruit can be the perfect base ingredient for baking and cooking, making delicious tarts, jams or pastes. To select the perfect Quince, look for a plump, pear-shaped fruit that is predominately yellow with a slight green tinge near the stalk. Make the most of this seasonal fruit and give this Quince Marmalade recipe a try. It is perfect for your morning toast or even with some cheese and crackers and a lot easier to make than you may think!

There are a few varieties of Oranges in season from New South Wales right now, with Cara Cara and Navel Oranges both great value this week. Cara Cara Oranges have a pinkish colour and unique flavour — some say they are berry-like. Both Cara Cara and Naval Oranges are seedless, sweet, juicy and excellent quality! Take advantage of their great prices and grab a bag. Try these Cara Cara Orange Chicken Skewers one night for something new!

Make healthy choices and healthy habits by shopping at your local, independent A better choice! store to find fresh and quality produce sourced through 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.