Just Food Co-op

Even during the winter, there is a plethora of delicious ingredients produced locally. You can eat local in the winter too, and there’s no better time to try than the Winter Eat Local Challenge! From March 3rd to March 9th Just Food Co-op challenges you to eat 50% of your diet from the 5-state area. As with the fall Eat Local Challenge, this is your challenge, so the 50% goal is just a starting point and you can adjust it to best suit you.

To help you be successful, Just Food’s Deli Manager Kirsten Lindquist has created a local breakfast, lunch and dinner menu for every day of the challenge (see below). Detailed recipes for these meals can be found in the sidebar on the left. Under “Recipes:”, click the drop down menu and select “Eat Local Challenge Recipes”, then hit “view”. Note that there is more than one page of recipes you may have to click on “previous entries” or “next entries” at the top of the page. Also, visit the store each day of the challenge from 4-6 p.m. and Sunday from 11-2 and meet one of our local farmers tabling in the aisles! Additionally, Just Food’s 3rd annual CSA Day will be Saturday, March 8 from 11-2. CSA Day attendees will have the opportunity to purchase a farm share from one of the many local Community Supported farms.

Just Food Co-op has hosted the Eat Local Challenge during the fall for the past two years. This is the first winter challenge that the Co-op has undertaken.

Unless indicated, recipes are for 2 servings and local ingredients are either 50% by weight or by ingredients.

Day 1
Breakfast: Hot Cereal with Milk and Maple Syrup
Lunch: BLT Sandwich and Green Salad
Dinner: Beef Stew Provencal, Boiled Red Potatoes, Roasted Parsnips, Ice Cream

Day 2
Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs and Toast
Lunch: Ham and Cheese Quiche, Green Salad
Dinner: Baked Chicken with Roasted Vegetables, Door County Apple Crisp

Day 3 (Vegetarian)
Breakfast: Yogurt with Cereal
Lunch: Cheese Quesadillas with Sour Cream and Salsa
Dinner: Pasta with Crimini Mushrooms and Gorgonzola, Green Salad, Blueberry Crisp

Day 4
Breakfast: Toast with Strawberry Jam
Lunch: Veggie Sandwich and Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
Dinner: Beef Stew with Mashed Potatoes and Baked Apples

Day 5
Breakfast: Chevre Cheese Omelet
Lunch: Pizza and Green Salad
Dinner: Fried Chicken with Mixed Vegetables and Cheesecake

Day 6 (Vegetarian)
Breakfast: French Toast
Lunch: Black Bean Quesadillas and Green Salad
Dinner: Pasta Primavera and Ice Cream

Day 7 (Vegetarian/Vegan)
Breakfast: Homestead Mills Hot Cereal
Lunch: Hummus and Green Salad
Dinner: 3 Bean Chili and Corn Chips, Cherry Fruit Crisp

Enjoy!