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Healthy Recipe Samples Available at Market

Local chef whips up easy and healthy recipes with farmers market produce.

In addition the fresh fruits and vegetables for sale at the farmers market, last Thursday shoppers could taste some of the market's produce in healthy recipes.

Chef Nadine Joyner, of Cheverly, was handing out samples of a butternut squash pancake with fruit compote.

Harris Orchards supplied her with fruits for her recipe and Joyner used a whole wheat pancake mix to create the pancakes, adding in the squash.

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Joyner, who is also a nutritional adviser, has worked with the WIC program to help create recipes for families that receive coupons for the farmers market. She said many people want to eat healthier, but don't know how to prepare different produce.

She started making healthy versions of her favorite recipes after she realized she herself needed to eat healthier.

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"I knew I'd eat it if it tasted good," Joyner said.

This week she'll be at the farmers market handing out more samples of a new recipe.


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