Nature has given us all the possible amenities to keep ourselves healthy. Interestingly, our body responds according to the change in season say summer, spring, monsoon, autumn and winter depending on particular weather patterns and daylight hours.
It is important for us to know the seasonal fruits and vegetables to get accustomed to the climate. The food list may vary according to the hemisphere.
There are three main seasons Summer, Monsoon and winter.
During Winter: The temperature drops down compared to our body temperature thus, we face cold, cough. Building immunity becomes very necessary during this season. Availability of papaya, all citrus fruits like oranges, sweet lime, strawberries, apples, guava, lemons, mushrooms, cabbages, turnip, winter squash, potatoes, beets, carrots, leafy vegetables, pomegranates, pineapples, custard apple, asparagus, green beans, radish, cauliflowers, spinach and mustard greens are good for the consumer during Winters.
During Summer it is common to lose our appetite which makes us stay away from the heavy foods. Our body tends to maintain temperature by perspiring heavily, thus we need more amount of water to keep our body well hydrated.
Seasonal food has the naturally cooling effect on the body so we can rely completely on them such as watermelon, tomatoes, Cantaloupe, plums, peaches, raspberries, grapefruits, mangoes, kiwi, mushrooms, eggplant, corn, cucumbers, bell peppers, green peas, pumpkin, bottle guard, celery, bitter guard, apricots, bananas, zucchini, asparagus, artichokes, lettuce etc.
During Monsoon our body becomes vulnerable to infection, water born diseases. Hence our health takes a toll. Fruits and vegetables like pumpkins, broccoli, spinach, lettuce, sweet potatoes, corn, eggplant, cauliflower, cranberries, blueberries, apples, beets, ginger, garlic, Brussel sprouts etc. are good during this seasons.
Here are some amazing benefits of having seasonal fruits and vegetables:
- It is affordable to buy them as it is more abundant and you can stock for future use.
- It is tastier as it is fully, naturally ripened and they have significantly delicious taste than the artificial one.
- They are grown in the season under appropriate conditions for the particular fruit or vegetables.
- They retain the most natural colour and flavour.
- We are more likely to get vitamins, other micronutrients and antioxidants from them.
While variety is important nutritionally, it is also important in terms of flavour and texture.
Aditya Bhandari says
Very informative Neha… Thanks for making the effort to put this up
Neha says
Thanks Aditya.I am glad to see you all liking this.
Manoj kumar panda says
Very informative Madam,Thanks for making this effort to put this up
Regards,
MKP
Fresh produce Melbourne says
Good efforts ..winter season is the best for all fresh vegetables .
abhishek says
plz provide a list of vegetables grown in monsoon
sheetal says
Great work Neha, I really liked it and enjoyed reading it as well.
thanks for sharing this.
Cheers!
Rudra Sethiya says
Thank you??
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Bhargav H Patel says
Great , very informative and good to know.. thank you Neha
Vaibhav more says
Sir I want artificial vegetable and sandwiche,burgar.frenchfry,pizza
nimrod says
hi, thanks for the clue about winter crops,i want to start farm
Ali Asgar says
Neha, its good to read about the seasonal fruits and their benefits. Fruits give us immense nutrition and energy to compete with the various seasons. Likes your post and want to read some more good stuff. So keep posting…
Pradip Jadhav says
Very nice information mam
Devesh says
Thanks for sharing this information on seasonal fruits and vegetables. Although most of the fruits and vegetables are available all year round, eating seasonal fruits and vegetables offers a lot of benefits. These help us stay fitand healthy.