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Summer and autumn give us many delicious fruits and vegetables. Their consumption in fresh form brings the greatest benefit, because any temperature treatment destroys part of the vitamins and microelements contained in the product. Many land owners believe that they should buy cucumber seeds, salad, radish, carrots, tomato seeds, green and grow your crop - this is the best option for obtaining environmentally friendly products.
From spring to autumn
Some types of crops that have overwintered in the ground can please with their harvest already in the spring. The gifts of spring include lettuce, spinach, sorrel, and sweet radish. You can make a light spring salad from these products. During this period, our body is especially in need of vitamins and trace elements, so it is very important to eat as much green as possible.
In the summer, every month we are delighted with fresh vegetables from the garden:
- June: radishes, early cabbage, green onions, peas, basil, mint, cherries, cherries, strawberries.
- July: cucumbers, early varieties of corn, zucchini, apricot, cherry, raspberry.
- August: tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, cauliflower, broccoli, apples, plums, grapes.
During this period, you can prepare a huge variety of salads: vegetable and fruit. The main thing is not to prepare them in large quantities, as they are not well stored. It is better to make a fresh salad every time.
Autumn is the richest period for ripe products. People harvest potatoes, carrots, beets, and cabbage. Harvesting of melon crops continues in full swing, and some varieties of strawberries, raspberries and greens are ripening again. In the same period, the hot season of preparations for the winter begins: conservation, freezing, drying.
In the food pyramid, vegetables and fruits take pride of place. Their amount should be a third or even a half of the total human diet. Therefore, be sure to use them in the form of salads and in other dishes.
Benefits of seasonal products
Seasonal fruits and vegetables contain the maximum amount of useful substances for us. Useful fibers contained in a whole fruit or vegetable have a beneficial effect on digestion. Therefore, it is better to use them whole or in the form of a salad than to drink freshly squeezed juice all the time.
Modern technologies allow you to grow any product at any time, but nitrates and similar "chemistry" can be used, which eventually causes serious health problems. Moreover, products that are not in season are usually much more expensive than their seasonal counterparts. Therefore, the best option would be to use fresh vegetables, grown by hand and on your own plot, in salads.
