Fruits and Vegetables in Season

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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 Asparagus Radishes Cucumber Potatoes Sorrel Spring Greens Savoy Cabbage Cauliflower Watercress Purple Sprouting Broccoli Spring Onion Spinach Peas

Fruits Apricots Avocado Fennel Celeriac Asparagus Collards Jackfruit Artichoke Mango Strawberries Rhubarb Pineapple

Summer (June, July and August)

Vegetables Aubergine Broccoli Broad Beans Garlic Fennel Lettuce and Salad Leaves Radishes Green Beans Cucumber Salad Onions

New potatoes Fresh Peas Courgettes Runner Beans Beetroot Carrots Tomatoes Watercress Sorrel Corn Zucchini Eggplant Okra

Fruits Blackberries Raspberries Blueberries Peaches Plums Watermelon Currants - black, white, and red Loganberries

Strawberries Tayberries Cherries Fig Grapes Apple Cantaloupes Gooseberries Jackfruit Lychee

Autumn (September, October and November)

Vegetables Beetroot Fennel Marrow Lettuce Pumpkin Sorrel Squashes Tomatoes Potatoes Mushrooms

Carrot Celeriac Sweet corn Watercress Leeks Rocket Broccoli Cabbage Cauliflower Chilies Garlic Spinach

Fruits Apples Damsons Elderberries Blackberries Pears Plums Quince

Sloes Pomegranate Figs Grapes Guava Cape Gooseberries Cranberries Persimmons

Winter (December, January and February)

Vegetables Brussels Sprouts Beetroot Celeriac Cauliflower Cabbage Kale Artichoke Fennel Chicory

Potatoes Parsnips Leeks Red Cabbage Turnips Swede Radish Carrot

Fruits Apple Pears Kiwifruit Orange Lemon Grapefruit Papaya Cranberries

Fruits and Vegetables Available All Round the Year

Vegetables Cabbage Mushroom Broccoli Carrot Onion Potatoes

Fruits Banana Coconut Papaya Apple Avocados

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 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.