10 Forgotten Winter Fruits and Veggies

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Usually people are too blinded by butternut squash and sweet potatoes to pay attention to the variety of produce that hits stands once the temperatures drop. Try these 10 uncommon yet delicious fruits and veggies in our favorite healthy recipes.

Radishes

A good source of vitamin C, radishes have a crunchy texture and slightly sweet taste. Cook them with a little salt or sugar, and they develop into a tender side dish. Or stir-fry them with other veggies, and they'll complement soy sauce perfectly.

Try this radish recipe:
? Cucumber-and-Radish Stir-Fry with Rice Noodles

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Your Winter Holiday Menu

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Holiday entertaining can be stressful because you already have a million things to do, right? We keep it simple by using recipes that can be made ahead and reheated?without losing their fresh taste. Make it even easier by serving this meal buffet-style.

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For Olympians and Weekend Warriors Alike, Winter Sports Can Trigger Asthma

Do you cough, wheeze, or get short of breath when you exercise in cold weather? You could have asthma, but you’ve got plenty of company. Exercise-induced asthma is surprisingly common among people who work out in cold climates, whether they’re jogging around the neighborhood or gunning for gold in Vancouver.

This week, for example, Norwegian cross-country skier Marit Bjørgen won the bronze medal in the women’s 10-kilometer race, even though she uses asthma medication. In fact, half of cross-country skiers and one-quarter of aspiring winter Olympians in general have exercise-induced asthma according to a 2000 study of 170 athletes conducted by the United States Olympic Committee.

"Any [exercise] outdoors on a mountaintop is a culprit, but just jogging in Central Park will do it as well," says Len Horovitz, MD, a pulmonary specialist with Lenox Hill Hospital, in New York City. Exercise-induced asthma doesn’t have to slow you down, however. With the right medications and precautions, exercise-induced asthma won’t keep you from your daily workout, or even from competing at an elite level.

How cold and exercise cause asthma
Wheezing, chest tightness, and the other symptoms of exercise-induced asthma generally begin several minutes after you begin working out. For some people, the symptoms start soon after they finish exercising.

Although athletes who compete in warm-weather sports may suffer from exercise-induced asthma as well, mixing exercise and cold, dry air is especially problematic. For many people with regular asthma, in fact, just stepping outside in frigid temperatures is enough to cause symptoms.

"Both cold air and exercise in and of themselves can trigger asthma symptoms, but doing them together is more likely to trigger an exacerbation," says Thomas M. Leath, MD, an assistant professor of pediatrics at Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine.

When the air is dry—as it often is in cold climates during the winter—your lungs can become even more irritated, Dr. Horovitz adds. "The evaporative loss and cooling of the airways triggers the process of bronchial constriction," he says. "One sport you don’t see exercise-induced asthma in so much is swimming. The humidity at water level is such that there isn’t as much evaporation as in running or winter sports." (Chlorine, however, can trigger asthma symptoms, Dr. Horovitz notes.)

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Winter break student enrichment made easy

When I think of the holidays, I envision seeing the latest films with my wife, gorging on sweets and contemplating the wonder of the schlocky ceramic village I have set up on top of the piano, the result of many visits to Christmas shops.

You'll notice there aren't any children in this scenario. Nobody steals my chocolates or smashes the Sweet Shop from the Snow Village series. That is because only adults live in my house. Grandson No. 2 arrives next month, but he and his brother are stuck in L.A. because their very pregnant mother can't fly.

Local Living editor Liz Seymour, with two children at home, realized I was out of touch with her kind of winter vacation, so she more or less ordered me to gather expert advice on what parents can do during those daunting two weeks without school. Educators have fabulous ideas that I can put to use with my grandsons before long.

Here is how they broke down by age groups:

Pre-k and kindergarten: Denise Thiel and Rosie Blanks teach this cohort at Leckie Elementary School in Southwest Washington. They recommend a walk "along the Pathway of Peace on the Ellipse downtown for a great geography lesson. Each state, the District of Columbia and the five U.S. territories are represented by a decorated tree."

For parents who don't mind a mess, they suggest covering a baking sheet with shaving or whipped cream and using it as a writing surface. You call out a letter. The child writes it with a finger in the cream. You can even try whole words.

There is also the less-smeary ABC magazine game. Invite the child to look through magazines, cut out each letter of the alphabet and glue them on paper to make an ABC poster.

Elementary school: Linda Erdos, Arlington County schools spokeswoman, found the suggestions educators made to families during last winter's big storms. They include organizing a spelling contest by gathering books, selecting words and reading the paragraphs they are in, then asking for the spelling. Kids get to test you, too.

Kara Colucci, assistant principal at Margaret Brent Elementary School in Stafford County, suggests students plan a meal using grocery fliers. "Have them add up the cost and then make the meal with parents, making sure to use at least one recipe so that measurement is included," she says.

Middle school: Audrey Williams, a parent at the Columbia Academy private school in Columbia, says her sixth-grader likes museum visits, but two hours a day are also going to be reserved for reviewing study guides. He has midterms in January.

Fairfax County schools spokeswoman Mary Shaw had many suggestions involving visits to libraries, historic homes or nature centers. One I liked was turning a favorite book into a one-act play. I want to be Voldemort in the family production of "Harry Potter."

High school: The educators I consulted had less to say about what to do with teenagers. They generally have already made plans that don't keep them home much, except for the 14 hours a day they spend catching up on sleep.

But Tammy Hanna, assistant principal at A.G. Wright Middle School in Stafford County, had an idea that involved all age groups: She notes that families often travel by car during the holidays. Parents seek a quiet trip by making sure all the children have their favorite DVDs and other electronics. Forget that, Hanna says. Try "turning off the equipment and pulling out some things our children often view as old-fashioned. Instead of just reading a book alone, try getting multiple copies and have a reader's theater of sorts with different family members reading selected parts with inflection and enthusiasm."

I like that. It may take awhile for my grandsons to learn to read. (I am making sure their parents select the right school.) But I see in my future a group reading of my favorite children's book, "The Shrinking of Treehorn," by Florence Parry Heide.

Happy holidays.

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