Ways to include June produce into your meals

Hello All!
      I just want to say thank you to everyone who has been following me, I hope you guys are making some of the recipes and learning some nutrition tips! I am so excited that summer is here and all the produce is being picked! There are so many recipes to make, I wish I had more time to make them!
      Just an update on where I am in my career/school/life: I am currently in my third semester at Rutger's online program to become a dietitian. I will, hopefully, have my classes and internships completed by 2016. It sounds so far away, but I am excited to learn more about nutrition and than share it to you guys!
      I am blessed to have a job at Virtua's hospitals, in South Jersey, working as a registered dietetic technician. I work under a registered dietitian, assessing, educating, and providing medical nutrition therapy to patients. Working in the hospital has helped me in school because I am working hands on with the things I am learning in class.
     I am also a personal trainer and teaching Tabata classes at 700 Fitness. Tabata is a high intensity workout that consists of 20 seconds of a high intensity exercise with a 10 second rest for 8 rounds of one workout, for example: squats, push ups, TRX exercises, tire flips, burpees, etc. The class is an hour long with a 5 minute warm up and a 5 minute cool down.  It is a very challenging class, but a great class to raise your metabolism level, increase the ratio of lean body mass to fat, and increase stamina. Short on time?  You can do a 20 minute Tabata workout!
    My other job is working at my family's farm market. It is summer time and our produce is in store, so it is very busy. Right now we have:

Spinach

 Squash 

Strawberries

Beets

Rhubarb

Radishes

Peas

Asparagus

Pickles and Cucumbers

   
 Here are some ways to include local produce into your meals:

•  Breakfast: 
• Include fresh fruit to no sugar added cereals, like oat squares, cheerios, oatmeal, quinoa, and other whole grain cereals to add natural sweetness and nutrients to your meal.
• Strawberry, banana, spinach smoothie with low fat milk or yogurt.
• Include spinach, broccoli, or asparagus to an egg omelet or quiche.
• Lunch:
• Salad with spinach, strawberries, avocado slices, tomatoes, and cucumbers with balsamic vinegar.
• Whole wheat wrap or sandwich with roasted or grilled squash, asparagus, onions, and peppers topped with spinach and hummus.
• Cucumber boats filled with tuna or chicken salad.
• Dinner:
• Roasted, grilled, or steamed asparagus with grilled salmon and brown rice.
• Cucumber, tomato, and onion salad with Italian dressing for a side, with a turkey burger that is topped with spinach, avocado, tomato, onion, and pickles. 
• Pickled beets or roasted beets for a sweeter side to a meal.
• A nice summer salad with radishes, spinach, avocado, cucumbers, grilled squash, grilled asparagus, and grilled chicken or beans. 
• Roasted, grilled, or sautéed squash with grilled chicken or steak and quinoa.
• Add spinach or squash to pasta sauce or in a lasagna.
• Dessert:
• Sliced strawberries mixed with yogurt.
• Dark chocolate dipped strawberries.
• Strawberry banana smoothie with low fat milk or yogurt.
• Snacks:
• Cucumbers or pickles with hummus
• Peas (they are in the pod, which makes it sweeter than when cooked)
• Strawberries with yogurt or alone

Get creative with the fresh produce and don't be afraid of trying new things!