Food

From Staff And Wire Reports

East Texas FRESH Farmer’s Market, located in the parking lot of Bed, Bath and Beyond and the RoomStore at 4828 S. Broadway Ave., will offer an array of seasonal produce, plants and more all from local farmers. Saturday from 8-12 you can find free range eggs, turnip greens, kale, carrots, radishes, chard, asparagus, onions, mixed lettuces, head lettuce, new potatoes, green beans, cabbage, red tomatoes, green tomatoes, blackberries, blueberries, sweet corn, all-natural beef, squash, wheat grass, herbs, potted herbs, honey, fresh-cut flowers, handmade soaps and bath and body lotions.

New this week — Goat's milk soap and cucumbers.

Tyler Farmer’s Market is now open at the East Texas State Fairgrounds from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. each Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday throughout the summer.

Available this week —tomatoes, yellow squash, zuchinni, pickling cucumbers, slicing cucumbers, eight ball squash, starburst squash, flying saucer squash, green beans, new potatoes, blueberries, blackberries, peaches, cabbage, sweet corn, cataloupes, honey, pinto beans, plants, carrots, eggplant, okra, and sweet onions. cherry tomatoes.

What do you like to eat or drink with your peanuts or peanut butter? mayonnaise? bacon?

More than 230 survey responses collected at the April 7-13 Bausch and Lomb Tennis Championship in Amelia Island, Fla., showed that while most consumers prefer to stick with the basics, others are a little more willing to venture outside normal culinary confines to enjoy their peanuts ... like peanut butter paired with mayo and lettuce.

Survey Results: Preferred pre-match snack: apple slices and peanut butter (43 percent); peanutty trail mix (34 percent); whole grain waffle with peanut butter (14.5 percent); peanut butter power smoothie (8.5 percent)

Favorite protein shake: peanut butter and banana smoothie (31 percent); peanut butter chocolate sundae smoothie (23 percent); vanilla nutty shake (21.3 percent); chocolate banana chunk peanut protein shake (14.2 percent); peanut butter and jelly smoothie (10.5 percent)

Best way to “serve” up peanut butter: crunchy (49 percent); smooth (27 percent); natural (24 percent)

Almost all respondents agreed that with seven grams of protein per serving, peanuts are a good source of energy and that peanuts and peanut butter can be an effective part of a healthy lifestyle and weight management program.