Diet in winter, which foods to choose?

Diet in winter, which foods to choose?

red orangeA very important thing to consider if we want to keep fit is the seasonality of certain foods, obviously fruit and vegetables: it makes no sense to eat exotic fruit in winter, or strawberries in December, or melon in February, and not consider vegetables, vegetables and other typical foods of the season we are experiencing. If we followed the seasons, we would take the best of certain times of the year and above all we would necessarily have a more varied and even more affordable diet for the wallet. In addition, off-season fruits and vegetables are often grown in greenhouses, or in other countries. This causes us to find ourselves buying poor products from a nutritional point of view,often unripe crops and then left to ripen in artificial conditions, while if we want to eat to nourish ourselves, and therefore to lose weight, it is of fundamental importance to know how to choose foods that nourish us, that is, give us vitamins, fibers and mineral salts. A lack of these nutrients causes the body to become stressed, and the metabolism to slow down.
Furthermore, which you will not believe, it is better to consume seasonal products also to be in biological harmony with the time of year we are experiencing, and which perhaps requires us to eat a certain type of food to strengthen the immune system.

And what does winter offer us? Here are the foods to be preferred .
Honey:let’s use it instead of sugar, because it is natural, it strengthens the immune system and is useful against seasonal ills.
Green leafy vegetables : rich in vitamins A, C, K and iron, turnip greens, broccoli and spinach, chard and chicory allow us to defend ourselves from respiratory diseases.
Roots, pumpkins, turnips, tubers: carrots of all kinds, pumpkins, turnips, potatoes and other tubers. We eat raw carrots and potatoes in foil, boiled or roasted instead of pasta and rice, with a side of mixed vegetables. We will make the most of the mineral salts of these roots to lose weight.
Citrus fruits: citrus fruits are the ideal fruit for weight loss, because they are low in fructose and are well tolerated in digestion and diet, apart from in the evening.
Garlic and onions : they have an incredible anti-inflammatory power, they personalize the dishes.

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