Food Ideas For January

Scroll down for ideas for eating, growing, cooking and learning in January.

First, enjoy this video of the January Book "Parsnip Meets A Snowman"

January Eating

What's in season this month?

Grow your own, or buy local this month:

Apples (stored, eating and cooking types)

Beetroot (stored)

Brussels Sprouts

Cabbage

Carrots (stored)

Cauliflower

Chard

Chestnuts

Chicory

Garlic (stored)

Jerusalem artichokes

Kale

Leeks

Grow your own, or buy local (continued):

Mushrooms (cultivated)

Onions (stored)

Parsnips 

Pears (last few stored)

Potatoes (stored)

Pumpkins (stored)

Purple Sprouting Broccoli

Rhubarb (early forced pink types)

Shallots (stored)

Squashes (winter varieties, stored)

Swedes

Turnips (stored)

Winter salads (most grown indoors)

These can grow here, but most of the ones you will find in shops are imported:

Collard Greens

Cranberries

Lemons

These have to be imported :

Banana

Clementines

Dates

Grapefruit

Mango

Oranges

Plantain

Pomegranate

Sweet potato

January Growing

Jobs in the garden this month, things for children to grow and do.

January Cooking

Things to cook with children this month.

January Learning

Things to read, learn and have fun with this month.

Buy the book of the month - click the book image below

Want to take this to the next level?

The Little Foodies Club was designed to spread the seasonal fun throughout the year, straight to your letterbox or classroom.

 We have two versions - one for families, sent through the post to the child each month, and one for group settings with resources to use for a whole class.