Cookies, processed foods and extra cocktails are a delicious ... While other fruits may no longer be in season, January is the perfect time to stock up on fresh pomegranates, according to Mallik.

Foods that are in season may taste better and offer greater nutritional value, and buying them can support local farmers and your community’s economy. Here’s how to find (or grow!) seasonal food.

Some foods are not seasonal. Meat and dairy are available all year. Cows are milked and chickens produce eggs from January all the way to December. Today we can buy and eat a wide variety of foods ...