Eating for the season is only eating food that can grow naturally in your area that time of year. It actually makes good sense toward a healthy diet to eat food that is in season. This video explains why.
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Transcription:
Eating for the season is similar to eating locally in the sense that food doesn’t have to travel as far. They also have to use less pesticides and manipulate the farming a little bit less because the food is intended to be grown and harvested that time of year.
The final idea behind eating for the season is food that is in season contains nutrients that our bodies actually need that time of year. What I mean by that is, for instance, fruit and vegetables that are in the season during the summer tend to be extremely, extremely hydrating when our body really needs that moisture, whereas fruits and vegetables that are in season around the winter time are really dense in vitamin C and other vitamins and minerals that help kick up your immune system for cold and flu season.
So eating for the season may actually give you more nutrients than you need at those specific times of year.
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