What's Foods Are In-Season In May?

In-Season Vegetables, Fruits, Recipes, and More!

There are many benefits of seasonal eating. For example, seasonal produce provides more nutrients and is great for your gut, environment, overall health, and often finances. Some fruits and vegetables can be in season all year along. What's in season depends on where you are in the world. Check out this website for more specific information on your state's in-season fruits and vegetables. Overall, the foods below tend to be in peak season in May.

May In-Season Vegetables:

Artichokes

Arugula

Asparagus

Avocado

Broccoli

Corn

Cucumbers

Green beans

Kale

Mushrooms

Parsnips

Peas

Radishes

Rhubarb

Spring greens

Sweet onion

Zucchini

May In-Season Fruits:

Apricots

Berries

Cantaloupe

Cherries

Grapefruit

Kiwi

Lemon

Lime

Mango

Nectarine

Peaches

Pineapple

Watermelon

Recipe Ideas:

Make a berry-banana smoothie or berry cobbler

Top your avocado toast with arugula

Try topping your arugula salad with watermelon and feta

Add asparagus, peas, and a lemon-parmesan sauce to your pasta

Use parsnips as a substitute for potatoes (there are lots of recipes for this).

Try this mango avocado corn salsa

Try this air fried artichoke salad with lemon dressing

Make a lemon-dijon, asparagus and pea macaroni salad

Try these roasted artichokes with lemon

Make a strawberry rhubarb cobbler

In-Season Synergistic Food Combination: Have a kale-avocado salad to really boost the nutrients absorbed by your body!

Try out some recipes or new foods to increase the diversity of your gut microbiome and receive maximum nutrients from your food!