Orange fleshed sweet potato, also known as kumara good value. Delicious mashed, diced and roasted or baked in peeled chunks kumara has a pleasant sweet flavour

With their rich purple-red colour and delicate, almost sweet flavour, beetroot provide stunning colour for winter meals. Beetroot are in heaviest supply from May to November. With their rich purple-red colour and delicate, almost sweet flavour, beetroot provide stunning colour for winter meals.

Winter is the ideal time to make the most of fresh herbs. Enjoy sage with fish, pork, duck, cheese, breads, potato, pumpkin, peas, leeks, veal, chicken and mushroom. Thyme is enjoyable teamed with chicken, stock, lemons, parsnip, potatoes, zucchini, squash and sausages

Economical and healthy leafy kale is a popular choice. Use raw in salads or juices or add to a frittata which is delicious served hot or cold.

Vibrant rainbow chard also known as Swiss Chard is now in season. Similar to siverbeet, this leafy green veggie is a show stopper with its vibrant coloured stems. Sold in bunches the stems can vary in shades of yellow, orange or pink. Use leaves and stems separately or in combination. Add to soups, stir-fries, and lentil, rice and couscous dishes.

Purchasing carrots in a kilo bag is thrifty and convenient. Carrots add a lovely sweetness to soups, casseroles, try them pureed or mashed, roasted or steamed

Stir-fries are packed with fresh produce and fast to cook, making them are the ideal meal for busy people. For a quick and easy meal; toss a medley of Asian leafy greens such as bok choy and choy sum with marinated beef or chicken.

Parsnips are delicious roasted and add a unique sweetness to soups and casseroles or try cooking in milk and pureeing with a dollop of cream, season and serve with steak, chicken or fish.

Ruby red rhubarb has a distinct tangy flavour that teams superbly with apples, nashi, pears, cinnamon, lemon rind, ginger or cream to make warming winter desserts.

Creamy and delicious Cavendish bananas are nourishing and satisfying. Serve banana smoothies to kids as an after school refreshing energy-packed drink, add banana slices to you’re a bowl of your favourite breakfast cereal, or top a toasted English muffin with fresh ricotta banana slices and a drizzle of honey.

Hass avocados have a butter-like texture and rich nutty flavour. Winter is the peak time, to make the most of avocados as the quality and price.

It is a top year for sweet, juicy Navel oranges.

Scoop up a kiwifruit and enjoy this fabulous source of vitamin C. Purchase firm kiwifruit and allow to ripen at room temperature until slightly soft.

Traditionally limes are not plentiful in winter and tend to be more expensive than lemons. However, due to an extra mild autumn we are now seeing a good supply of limes harvested in Queensland. That’s great news for shoppers as both lemons and limes are now great value.

Flavoursome with a firm crunchy texture, Crimson seedless grapes delicious sweet.

Select glossy Imperial mandarins that feel heavy for its size as this indicates good juice content. In peak season from April to July, Imperial mandarins are virtually seedless and are very easy to peel