Local vegetables Get well with cabbage and co in winter

Especially in the cold season it is important to strengthen your own immune system and to stay fit through a healthy diet. In winter, less fresh food is available, but there are many local winter vegetables that provide enough vitamins.

Local vegetables for the health. Picture: Johanna Mühlbauer - fotolia

Winter vegetables with a lot of vitamins
While many people miss out on fresh food in the winter, there are so many in the summer. But even in the cold season no one has to do without fresh fruit and vegetables. This has the consumer campaign "Germany - My garden" pointed. This campaign was initiated by the Federal Association of Producer Organizations Fruit and Vegetables e. V. (BVEO). For example, cabbages such as kale, which has season in the cold season, contain particularly high levels of vitamin C..

Low-calorie root vegetables
Or savoy cabbage, which strengthens the immune and nervous system. Brussels sprouts too can boast a strong health boost thanks to the numerous vitamins and minerals they contain. Root vegetables such as turnips also contain many vitamins and are at the same time low in calories. If consumers want to enjoy fruit, apples and pears are currently available. Experts recommend that you eat these with shell, as it contains many important nutrients. This was recently emphasized by the nutritionist Meinrad Lindschinger. According to the doctor, regular consumption of apples promotes, among other things, a healthy gut and a better heart. (Ad)