Winter Foods: What Foods Can Help You Stay Warm This Winter

You cannot fight the cold climate with just sweaters, blankets, etc.., Food plays a main role to keep your body warm and healthy especially during the winter months.

Yes..! Winter season is geared up now and that we all are enjoying the cool breeze after long months of hot summer and What are you planning to do, to stay yourself warm? When the temperature falls, it is obvious that your body metabolism tends to slow down to preserve energy and also to stay your body warm. This is often why the majority feel lethargic and lazy during the winter.

Well, I understand keeping yourself warm in the winter season is kind of a tricky task, but the reality is to keep yourself warm during this season is simple, just incorporating heat-producing foods into your regular food habit. Generally, food that contains fat, protein, carbohydrates take an extended time to digest and then produces heat in the body, which helps you to keep your body warm in winter.

You can also read: Summer Foods: What Are The Best Foods To Keep You Cool This Summer

Here is some food that you simply can include in your food habit during this season to keep you active, warm, and obviously to stay healthy.

1. Root Veggies

All vegetables are healthy, but something special is there in root vegetables. The root veggies that grow under the bottom (i.e., under the soil) are rich in nutrients, vitamins, and minerals. It also has anti-oxidant properties, which are good for health.

Some of the most used root veggies are onion, potato, sweet potato, ginger, carrot, garlic, etc.., due to the absorption of water and natural extracts from the soil these root veggies are too nutritious for any other parts of the plant.

2. Ghee

One of the most famous and almost every signature item for any kind of dish or dessert is typical desi ghee or clarified butter. Ghee contains more amount of fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K. All these nutrients are essential for body functions from the brain to the immune system.

Ghee is not only used for cooking, but typical Indian women used it as a moisturizer to relieve dry skin, and applying it on the scalp fights dryness promotes hair growth.

3. Sesame Seeds or Til

It is a good source of healthy fats, calcium, iron, magnesium, fiber, vitamins, antioxidants, and other benefits. The winter season is the best season to incorporate sesame seeds because it contains good fats, and hence it naturally keeps your body warm for a longer period of time and also it gives you energy because of their high-fat content.

Vitamin E and the antioxidant properties in sesame seeds keep your hair strong, skin healthy, and moisturized during winter.

4. Honey

Nowadays Honey is present in almost every Indian kitchen because it is a good substitute for sugar which can also be used by diabetics. Raw honey is loaded with antioxidants, anti-bacterial, and anti-fungal properties.

Honey is popular to cure cough and lots of other winter-related health issues. Cough is a common problem in the winter season, you can consume honey by adding it to your tea, or any herbal drink. By consuming daily you can feel the relief from cough.

5. Turmeric

Turmeric popularly known as a golden spice is loaded with medicinal properties and also has anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial properties. The Winter season brings many challenges like joint paint, common cold, cough, flu, and other discomforts.

For all winter-related health issues, the main solution is by adding turmeric in the form of turmeric milk or turmeric tea to your food diet. It boosts immunity, relieves you from cough, cold, detoxifies your body, and finally cures joint and muscle pain.

6. Egg

Winter is the season most people are susceptible to falling sick, and most infectious microbes can form easily in cold conditions. To fight against harmful microbes and to strengthen the body, it is important to consume eggs during winter.

Eggs have a decent amount of fats, and nothing to worry much about because these fats would not cause you to be fat. By consuming regularly, supports cell growth, prevents infections, protects your organ. It also helps in overcoming winter illnesses like cold, flu, and most importantly it keeps your body warm.

7. Black Pepper

The most commonly used spice worldwide is " Black pepper". It is rich in anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory properties, which helps to prevent infections and also provide relief from any kind of winter discomfort. It is also loaded with vitamin C, which naturally boosts immunity.

During winter, digestion is relatively slow compared to other seasons. In these times, black pepper does wonder indigestion, and therefore the digestive system function better. Consume the maximum amount of black pepper as possible since it helps the body to absorb more nutrients from the daily food intake.

FINAL THOUGHT

So, try to include these foods in your diet, all these foods keep you warm during this cold breezy climate.

                                     Happy winter.....!