Summer eating from the BalanceofFood.com archives

Summer unofficially starts whenever works lets out this afternoon. Summer brings temptations good and bad.

We wanted to help out with some of our best summer-related eating columns over the last 10 years.

Farmers markets are getting more prominent. They become easy pickings (pun intended). The temptation to eat less-than-healthy food also rings true as warmer weather finally arrives.

Hopefully, your own internal Balance of Food can handle a bit from both extremes. Enjoy!!

• Temptation of the Week: Thirsty in summer

• Podcast: Summertime indulgences, good and bad

• Summertime taste of sweet pickles comes only from sugar, not high-fructose corn syrup

• Summer is what you make it in eating better

• Simple summer sandwich: sensational

• Solving the temptations of summer, part 236