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Fruits and Vegetables in Season
- 1. Fruits and Vegetablesin Season Details about the fruits and vegetables in season can give you a new way to keep yourself healthy throughout the year. These foods can not only give you health, but can also be a treat for your taste buds, as the produce keeps on changing and gives new tasty experiences every few months. The best way to keep yourself healthy is to have a healthy diet. It's not necessary that your healthy diet is bound to have the same fruits and vegetables all round the year. Every season has its own specialties. Although nowadays, we can get any fruit or vegetable throughout the year, but these are either stored or hybrid ones, which are not as tasty and nutritious as they are supposed to be. This is the reason why people should be aware of types of fruits and vegetables in season at different times of the year. Always get your produce fresh from the market instead of getting them in a canned or preserved form. You can observe the differences with your own eyes. The fact is that once you pluck something from its plant, it starts losing its nutritional value. Hence it becomes very necessary to eat the vegetables as fresh as you can to get maximum nutrition and taste. Seasonal Produce Every plant grows in a particular environment which is favorable for its growth, hence they are found only in that season which provides those conditions. The four seasons are, spring (March, April, and May), summer (June, July, and August), autumn (September, October, and November) and winter (December, January, and February). Spring (March, April and May) Vegetables Fruits Asparagus Apricots Radishes Avocado Cucumber Fennel Potatoes Celeriac Sorrel
- 2. Asparagus Spring Greens Collards Savoy Cabbage Jackfruit Cauliflower Artichoke Watercress Mango Purple Sprouting Broccoli Strawberries Spring Onion Rhubarb Spinach Pineapple Peas ~ Summer (June, July and August)Vegetables Fruits Aubergine Blackberries Broccoli Raspberries Broad Beans Blueberries Garlic
- 3. Peaches Fennel Plums Lettuce and Salad Leaves Watermelon Radishes Currants - black, white, and red Green Beans Loganberries Cucumber Strawberries Salad Onions Tayberries New potatoes Cherries Fresh Peas Fig Courgettes Grapes Runner Beans Apple Beetroot Cantaloupes Carrots Gooseberries Tomatoes
- 4. Jackfruit Watercress Lychee Sorrel ~ Corn ~ Zucchini ~ Eggplant ~ Okra ~ Autumn (September, October and November)Vegetables Fruits Beetroot Apples Fennel Damsons Marrow Elderberries Lettuce Blackberries Pumpkin Pears Sorrel
- 5. Plums Squashes Quince Tomatoes Sloes Potatoes Pomegranate Mushrooms Figs Carrot Grapes Celeriac Guava Sweet corn Cape Gooseberries Watercress Cranberries Leeks Persimmons Rocket ~ Broccoli ~ Cabbage ~ Cauliflower
- 6. ~ Chilies ~ Garlic ~ Spinach ~ Winter (December, January and February)Vegetables Fruits Brussels Sprouts Apple Beetroot Pears Celeriac Kiwifruit Cauliflower Orange Cabbage Lemon Kale Grapefruit Artichoke Papaya Fennel Cranberries Chicory
- 7. ~ Potatoes ~ Parsnips ~ Leeks ~ Red Cabbage ~ Turnips ~ Swede ~ Radish ~ Carrot ~ Fruits and Vegetables Available All Round the Year Vegetables Fruits Cabbage Banana Mushroom Coconut Broccoli Papaya
- 8. Carrot Apple Onion Avocados Potatoes ~ Benefits of Seasonal Foods From this list you can make out the variety of seasonal foods available in the market. All these should be included in your daily diet according to the time of the year. Every particular item in the list holds its own importance in terms of nutrition and taste. Following are some of the benefits of having seasonal foods. Researches have proved that these foods are more nutritious than the canned, frozen, or preserved versions. It is more juicy, and tastier than the hybrid or preserved varieties. As they are easily available in the high lumen Flashlights market, you can get them fresh and at a comparatively low price. The vitamin C content in the fresh food is higher as compared to a preserved food. The fruits are fresh, hence, they reduce the risk of many infections which are caused due to the preservatives used in the canned and processed food. Fresh foods have antioxidants which can prevent us from many diseases You can get a variety of produce in every season which keeps the menu new and interesting and will help your body to get nutrition as well. Mother nature can take care of us more than any machine or technology invented in this world. The more you switch to the fruits and vegetables in season, more healthier you will become. So, eat smart and have a healthy life.