Fruits and Vegetables in Season

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 years. Every season has its own list of fruit and vegetables. Although now we can get any fruit or vegetable in any season but these are the stored or the hybrid ones, which are not as tasty and nutritious as they are in their own seasons. This is the reason why people should be aware of different types of fruits and vegetables in season. These are the healthiest and the most tasty foods to have.

Your life should not just revolve around apple, orange or cabbage but you should always try something new and delicious which is available in the particular season. If you want to indulge in something juicy and yummy, then try the fruits of that season. Get them fresh from the market instead of getting them in a canned or preserved form. The difference you can observe by your own eyes. This difference is because of the fact that once you pluck a fruit or vegetable from its plant, it starts losing its nutritional value. Hence it becomes very necessary to eat the fruit or vegetable as fresh as you can to get maximum nutrition and taste.

Seasonal Fruits and Vegetables

Every plant grows in its favorable environment hence they are found only in that season which is favorable for them. There are four seasons, Spring (March, April and May), Summer (June, July and August), Autumn (September, October and November) and Winter (December, January and February). So let's start the list of vegetables and fruits according to the season they belong to.

Spring (March, April and May)

Vegetables	Fruits
Asparagus	Apricots
Radishes	Avocado
Cucumber	Fennel
Potatoes	Celeriac
Sorrel	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	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	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	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	~
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	~
Potatoes	~
Parsnips	~
Leeks	~
Red Cabbage	~
Turnips	~
Swede	~
Radish	~
Carrot	~

Fruits and Vegetables Available All Round Season

Vegetables	Fruits
Cabbage	Banana
Mushroom	Coconut
Broccoli	Papaya
Carrot	Apple
Onion	Avocados
Potatoes	~

Benefits of Seasonal Foods

From the above given fruits and vegetables list you can make out the variety of seasonal foods available in the market. All these foods should be included in your daily diet according to their seasons. Every particular fruit and vegetables hold its own importance in term of nutrition and taste. Following are some of the benefits of having seasonal foods.

• Researches have proved that the seasonal foods are more nutritious than the canned, frozen or preserved foods.
• It is more juicy, and tastier than the hybrid or preserved food.
• As the seasonal fruits and vegetables are easily available in the market, you can get them fresh and in a comparatively low price.
• The vitamin C content in the fresh food is higher as compared to a preserved food.
• Seasonal 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 fruits and vegetables in every season which can sooth your taste buds with different taste and will help your body to get nutrition as well.

Our mother nature can take care of us more than any machine or technology invented in this world. More you switch to the fruits and vegetables in season, more healthier you will become. So, just concentrate on the seasonal foods and have a healthy life.