Be careful with fruits and vegetables: you shouldn't buy these varieties in autumn and winter

Shopping seasonally is better for the environment, your wallet, and healthier!

You should therefore avoid some foods in the cold months.

Asparagus in spring, tomatoes in summer, pumpkin in autumn and beets in winter: every

has its typical

, which taste best because they are ripe.

But nowadays there are also all year much Fresh as berries and tomatoes in the supermarket, which were imported from far away because they just do not in Germany

have.

That is why you should buy seasonal fruits and vegetables

• Seasonal foods taste better because they are

  harvested

  ripe and aromatic

  and do not have to travel a long way by ship or plane.

• Fresh fruit and vegetables from the region have a higher

  nutrient content

  , for example in terms of vitamins.

• Shopping seasonally and regionally is

  cheaper

  .

  In the case of fruit and vegetables that are out of season, the

  transport

  costs

  must be

  paid.

• When you buy local vegetables and fruits, you are also protecting the

  environment

  and the

  climate

  .

  The transport of exotic products causes a lot of CO2 and greenhouse gases.

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You shouldn't buy these vegetables in autumn and winter

For

there are large seasonal differences.

While chicory, endive and lamb's lettuce are typical

salads

, there are also some that you should only use in summer.

These include, for example,

.

These are grown in the greenhouse and are not fully ripe on the market, which is bad for both the taste and the vitamins.

Also,

are very popular as a snack or as an ingredient for salads.

But you'd better avoid them in winter, as their season in Germany only lasts until October.

What you can buy in the vegetable department in winter was grown in the greenhouse and has probably been transported long distances.

A

is inevitable.

Instead of fresh tomatoes, you can use strained or canned tomatoes for many dishes, such as pasta sauces and pizza.

These tomatoes were harvested and processed when they were ripe, which is also evident in the taste.

The same applies to the

.

Since it has experienced a boom in the last few decades and is used for many dishes, it can now be found in stores all year round.

It actually has the

.

The zucchini that you find on supermarket shelves in winter are imported from Spain, Italy, Turkey or the Netherlands, and cannot be compared with the representatives from domestic cultivation in summer.

Also in terms of price, you get away much better in summer.

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In autumn and winter, it is better to keep your hands off these types of fruit

Strawberries

in winter?

Not a good idea.

They have to be exported from far away, which is not very environmentally friendly.

Even specimens that the label says came from close by were probably grown in the greenhouse with artificial lighting, which means enormous energy consumption.

So: you should rather do without strawberries in winter or use frozen foods.

The sweet fruits are in season from May to August.

Also

, unfortunately, are not suitable for winter conditions fruits.

From November they will be coming to German supermarkets from countries such as South Africa, Brazil and India.

They are therefore sometimes on the road for up to three weeks to be transported to us, which is neither good for the climate nor for the freshness of the grapes.

But

buying

is okay all year round, isn't it?

They are THE typical fruit par excellence and are always available in the supermarket or greengrocer.

The apple harbors an ecological dilemma: From summer to mid-December there are fresh apples from the region, such as the

varieties

.

After that, however, German apples are cooled in warehouses using a lot of energy and, from an ecological point of view, are not much better than imported apples, for example from New Zealand.

They also lose vitamins when they are stored for a long time.

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