Seasonal Calendar: 12 Foods to Eat in June

When it’s hot, our needs change: we are more thirsty and less hungry. However, it is necessary continue nourishing and, for that, one way to orient yourself is to always choose seasonal foods.

The fruit in this age they get bigger and juicier, so seasonal fruits give us that extra water that we will need as temperatures rise: water in its most assimilable and organic form, supplemented with vitamins, minerals and sugars that fill energy and wellness. The same happens with the vegetables seasonal: the most summery are now beginning to reach the markets.

On the other hand, we sweat more, with which we not only lose water but also minerals and trace elements. Hence, they are especially important salads, juices and smoothies either cold soupsin which you can incorporate abundant raw or lightly cooked vegetables, with all their nutritional richness.

Now, it’s not a matter of starting eating all your cold-season fruits and vegetables overnight. In fact, traditional Chinese medicine advises avoid extremes in the temperature of food and drinks. It is about finding a balance between ambient and internal temperatures, increasing the proportion of raw foods and opting for light cooking.

The governing body according to the Chinese traditional medicine it continues to be the liver during the first part of the month, but we are entering a new phase and little by little the heart will require more of our attention. To the heart he likes bitter tastes according to Chinese medicine, while excessive salty foods drain him of energy.

What foods are in season in June?

In this month there is no excuse for not filling the shopping cart with fruits of all colors. The stone fruitsAs the apricot, plum, cherry or peachthat if in the previous weeks they arrived hesitantly now there is no one who can resist them.

The peaches Those that are best at the end of spring are those of water peaches along with nectarines. You will also find the first Paraguayans, especially aromatic. Like the apricotsthey will offer you the beta-carotene that your skin needs to start preparing for summer.

You will be able to choose between more and more varieties of plums and the same thing will happen to you with the melons, that as the time approaches summer they will gain sweetness. The cherries are in turn at their best and it is in June when more varieties coincide in their maturation.

There is still time for enjoy the strawberries and also of the loquats, although little and it will be necessary to say goodbye to them. Depending on the weather, there may be some oranges left, but they will be the last: after that they will all be fresh.

In case the color notes offered by the fruit this season seem few to you, the first berries of summer also appear: first the raspberries and then, little by little, the blueberries and currants… They will provide you with a good dose of antioxidants that will help you take care of your cardiovascular system and your skin.

timidly the new ones will arrive pears of the year, inaugurating the summer season. Along with them, the figsthose figs that fell asleep on the tree in autumn and that now, with the heat, ripen and brighten up the beginning of summer.

The vegetable garden it is no less generous in vegetables at this time. You can still find asparagus, sorrel, watercress, spring garlic, radishes, carrots, beets, green beans, new potatoes, spring onions… but they also add up already in top form zucchinipeppers and summer lettuce.

Little by little the tomatoes and summer leeks. And they will be ready purslane leavesto add to your salads.

12 seasonal fruits and vegetables: add them to your menu!

These are the most outstanding novelties of this month, seasonal fruits and vegetables that They are now at their optimum.