asparagus

Have you seen all the gorgeous asparagus at the market recently? Asparagus has a short season, so now is the time to enjoy it thoroughly. There are of course so many ways to do that, but one of the easiest is to purée it into a creamy soup.

It’s fall—those skinny jeans you have such a love/hate relationship with are just begging to be worn. If you attempt to slip back into them, but find that you just can’t seem to close that button, you could be bloated. Whether the holiday feasts are leaving you too full, or it’s that time of the month, bloat happens. If feeling like a balloon that’s ready to burst isn’t quite your thing, eat these five foods to avoid that unwelcome, uncomfortable belly bloat.

Asparagus is an ancient food that is a member of the lily family. Its name is Latin, as the Romans took the plant from the ancient Greeks and cultivated it. The plant takes several years to mature, and as a perennial can last up to twenty years producing its nutritious and tasty fruit. During the fall of the Roman Empire, the Arabs introduced asparagus to the Spaniards, Assyrians and Egyptians, and by the mid 15^th century the plant arrived in France, and a century later in England.