Fruit and Vegetable of the week

Fruit of the week 
Lemon

The lemon is an oval shaped yellow fruit from the citrus family. The fruit is used for culinary and non culinary purposes throughout the world, although the exact origin remains a mystery. It is however thought to be of Asian origin
The beauty of the lemon is that the whole fruit except for the pips are usable and can be used in either sweet and savoury dishes. The average lemon contains approximately 3 tablespoons of juice, and allowing lemons to come to room temperature before squeezing makes the juice easier to extract.
A Lemon has approximately 121kJ per 100gm and contains vitamin C, vitamin A, B-complex vitamins, folate, iron, copper, potassium and calcium


Vegetable of the week
Zucchini

The zucchini or courgette (as my Scottish husband calls them) is a popular type of summer squash which can grow to nearly a meter in length, but which are usually harvested at half that size or less. The zucchini can be dark or light green, and have a similar shape to a cucumber, although you can get some round varieties. A related hybrid, the golden zucchini is a deep yellow or orange colour. The squash family originates from The Americas, but the modern day zucchini was believed to have been developed in Italy.
Zucchini should be stored not longer than three days as they are prone to chilling damage which shows as sunken pits in the surface of the fruit, especially when brought up to room temperature after cool storage.
The zucchini has approximately 60kJ per 100gm and contains of folate, potassium and vitamin A and manganese