Eating vegetables is always healthy, but the benefits construing from having seasonal vegetables are better. Would you like to know those benefits? If yes, then keep scrolling!
We wish to stay under the coolness of AC or coolers and keep drinking chilled drinks to soothe us from this fiery weather. But they only help in calming us from outside. What about the internal heat?
Controlling the temperature outside is not in our hands but can control inner temperature. We can comfort and make peace with our internal heat by eating lots of fresh, healthy, and crisp vegetables.
The following is the list of the vegetables that should be a must-eat during summer:-
- Cucumber
It comprises approximately 96% water content; cucumber is the best vegetable to have in this searing summer. It has lots of antioxidants, which help with weight loss, blood sugar, etc.
- Bottle Gourd
This vegetable is long known for its taste and nutritional benefits. It enriches the taste of curries and sambhar and is suitable for treating the sleeping disorder, digestion, and stress.
- Bitter Gourd
It has many health benefits like decreasing cholesterol level, may help fighting cancer, etc., which sometimes are shadowed by its taste. We know that it tastes bitter, but you might prefer eating bitter gourd to sharp medicines.
- Pumpkin
It is one of the varieties of squash, cooked both as sweet and savory. It is a versatile veggie not in taste but in offering health benefits like protecting eyesight, boosting immunity, etc.
- Bell pepper
The colorful bell peppers are the primarily used veggie in Indian and continental dishes to spice them up. Apart from it, they offer benefits like preventing anemia and several chronic diseases.
- Ridged Gourd
Popularly known as ‘tori,’ it is rich in vitamin A, which provides good eyesight at an older age. It also relieves constipation and promotes liver function.
- Tomatoes
If eaten uncooked, it is a great source to stay hydrated. It is rich in antioxidants, folate, and potassium and reduces cancer and heart problems risk.
- Okra/ Ladyfinger
This easy-to-cook veggie offers many health and medicinal advantages. Eating ladyfinger lowers blood sugar levels and provides energy to work longer.
- Spring Onion
A Chinese dish must, eating it has benefits like fighting gastrointestinal function, leveling blood circulation, etc.
These vegetables are light on the palate and stomach, which is good during summer as spicy and heavy food can make you sick. So, from now on, start eating nutritious vegetables to stay well off.
