Hello there. I'm Monica Reinagle, the nutrition diva, here with this week's quick and dirty tips for eating well and feeling fabulous.

As autumn gets underway here in the northern hemisphere,

I have three tips for transitioning out of summer and into the cooler weather.

Now for our many listeners from the southern hemisphere, I realize that it will be

several months before you can put these tips into action. But in today's show notes, which are

at Nutrittvva dot quick and dirty tips.

I've also included a link to a post

on nutrition tips for springtime.

But my first fall nutrition tip

is to harvest your herbs. Fresh and dried herbs are a terrific way to add

both flavor and nutrition to foods. Herbs tend to have much higher levels of

antioxidants and other phytonutrients than other types of vegetables.

So even though we tend to eat them in relatively small quantities, herbs can add a lot of

nutrition to foods.

And if you'd like to know a little bit more about the nutrition properties of herbs,

I have another episode dedicated to that topic, and there's a link to that in the show notes.

So if you grew fresh herbs in your garden this summer or you

can buy them at your local farmers market, now is a great time to dry some to use

throughout the winter. Herbs like Time, Oregano, Marjoram, Rosemary,

Dill, and Tarragon, all dry very well.

Just tie them in small bundles,

and then hang them upside down in a cool dark cupboard to dry.

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