Healthy salads of the season These vitamins and minerals strengthen us in autumn

Healthy salads: vitamins for the fall
Especially in autumn and winter are as susceptible to influenza infections. So it is good to make provision, and to provide the organism with valuable vitamins and minerals on a regular basis. It is best to absorb the valuable substances through the food. In autumn, some salad varieties have season, which contain a particularly large number of vitamins and minerals.

So healthy is lamb's lettuce. Image: Annett Seidler - fotolia

So that the fine cell structure and the nutrients of the salads remain as possible, you should wash salad in cold, stagnant water and then leave a few minutes in the water. As a result, the fine cell structure of the leaves is not destroyed and the dirt can sink down. Only after washing the leaves are plucked into bite-sized pieces. So they have less cut surfaces and retain more healthy ingredients.

In autumn you should use this fresh fruit and vegetables for a salad:
- Spinach contains a lot of potassium and calcium. Good for our muscles and nerves.
- Kohlrabi provides besides vitamins, magnesium and selenium.
- Pears contain a lot of folic acid.
- Mirabelle plums supply a lot of phosphorus and zinc. Important for bones and teeth, zinc also inhibits inflammation.
- Red cabbage contains a lot of fiber and vitamin K, which is important for our blood clotting.
- Endive salad is rich in vitamin C and bitter substances that bring our bile up to speed.
- Sweetcorn is high in calories but contains a lot of beta carotene.
- Celery contains a lot of vitamin E, which protects our cells from free radicals. (Sb)