Benefits of consuming seasonal food

Nowadays it is common to find all kinds of food and products in supermarkets all year round. However, the products they have a seasonality. For example, although we can buy mushrooms and toadstools in any month, these foods are typical of autumn and buying them out of season causes them to lose many of their properties and benefits.

A Astrid Organic Tapas Bar we are aware of the importance of purchasing products in season, which is why we have prepared this post to share with you all the benefits of consuming seasonal food.

Firstly, it is worth noting that if we purchase food during its growing and harvesting season, it will be much more natural since they will not have used artificial treatments such as salt, fats and chemicals to emulate the natural characteristics of the product, nor will they have been grown in greenhouses where the necessary climatic conditions are recreated.

Not only are there many processed or artificially cultivated foods, but many others are harvested during their season and then frozen so that they can continue supplying supermarkets and restaurants for the rest of the year. The fact of consuming refrigerated foods means that they are not fresh and therefore have lost some of their properties, vitamins, minerals and even flavour. So, by purchasing seasonal foods, on the contrary, these will be murals And why they will retain their colour, taste, smell and all their nutritional benefits.

They are usually greener. It is true that if you don't buy organic products, even if they are in season, they will probably carry pesticides, weed killers and/or fertilisers. However, the use of these chemicals is more frequent when crops are grown out of their natural season to force the plant to grow when the weather and climate are not favourable to it.

Furthermore, they are cheaper since many foods, in order to be sold out of season, are imported from other countries and a surcharge is added to their price resulting from the cost of their transport.

Finally, not only do they report benefits for health, the palate and the wallet, but they are also sustainable and environmentally friendly. This is because if you buy seasonal produce, it is easier to source them from local farmers or producers. Thus reducing the ecological impact arising from the pollution caused by the transport and distribution of food from elsewhere, with the added benefit that if natural planting and harvesting cycles are respected, we will be contributing to proper soil rotation and halting the impoverishment of this.

Seasonal foods in autumn

As a bonus we bring you a small food list What are they of autumn season so that you can include them in your menus these coming months and enjoy all their benefits.

Vegetables:

Pumpkin, Courgette, Chard, Cabbages, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Aubergines, Sweet potato, Spinach and Carrots.

Fruit:

Chestnuts, custard apple, quince, pomegranate, oranges, mandarins, persimmon, apple and pear.

Toadstools and mushrooms

A Astrid Tapas we create our dishes based on seasonal ingredients, which is why we update them our menu month by month to offer you the finest dining experience where you can enjoy exquisite dishes made with seasonal, organic, British and top-quality produce.