Use this list to whip up the easiest spring meals ever.

Spring showers bring more than just flowers. We asked Dawn Jackson Blatner, RD to help us navigate the latest crop of in-season produce. Her picks:

• Asparagus: Contains a type of fiber called inulin to promote healthy gut bacteria. Grill it or use it in this delicious Spring Pasta Primavera recipe.
• Artichokes: They pack the most antioxidants of all vegetables.
• Apricots: For a super breakfast bowl, soak 1/2 cup rolled oats in 1/2 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk for 10 minutes. Top with chopped apricots and slivered almonds.
• Fennel: Beats bloat. Also tastes great shredded into a salad.
• Swiss chard, collards, mustard, spinach and spring greens: Loaded with vitamins A, C and E, these leaves boast blood building vitamin K and iron and bone boosting calcium and magnesium.
• Peas: Give peas a chance! A half cup serving has more fiber than a bowl of oatmeal.
• Chives: Make this recipe for Herb Cheese Spread and use it as a veggie dip, a sandwich spread or stir into pasta dishes.
• Strawberries: One cup contains more than 160% of your daily quota of immune-boosting vitamin C. This recipe for Strawberries with Whipped Mango Purée tastes like a beach vacation.
• Mangoes: Unlike most fruit, this tropical treat has plenty of age-fighting vitamin E.
• Honeydew melon: Eat your water! This fruit is 90% water to help hydrate the skin and fill you up.
• Vidalia onions: These stinkers are rich with sulfur compounds that may reduce the risk of heart disease.

Spring for it.

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