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Summer Peach Delights: Essential Additions for Your Plate

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Summer Peach Delights: Essential Additions for Your Plate

Hitting their peak at the end of summer, peaches are a delicate fruit with deliciously sweet and juicy flesh, paper-thin skin and a texture ranging from fuzzy to quite smooth. Originally cultivated in China as far back as 1100 B.C., peaches were treasured by royalty. 

Today, peaches are grown across the world in temperate climates, including China, Italy, Spain, Greece and the United States. Globally, China remains at the top, producing 60 percent of the world’s peaches. Domestically, California remains the No. 1 peach grower, followed by South Carolina, while Georgia, known as the Peach State, sits at No. 8. In the Northern Hemisphere, peach season runs from May through September, making the summer months the prime time for enjoying peach recipes.

Grilled Peaches
Peach Bruschetta

Julie Hudson is a dietician at Lake Martin Wellness Center in Dadeville.