Fruits, vegetables and spring vegetables: These are their benefits

Spring is already among us and many foods find their best time of consumption for these months offering our body the nutrients it needs at this time of year. But in addition to that, we tell you about the benefits of spring fruits, vegetables and vegetables.

Spring fruits

Among the main fruits of spring we find the following ones of which, we summarize its main benefits:

• Strawberries and strawberries: they are light fruits with a vitamin C content similar to orange , but they also have antioxidants such as polyphenols that benefit cardiovascular health and can also move us away from other diseases such as cancer or atherosclerosis by preventing oxidation of lipids and prevent the negative action of oxygen free radicals on cells. They are also a source of phytosterols that help prevent or reverse dyslipidemia.
• Cherry: besides being a source of vitamin C, potassium and fiber, cherries have anthocyanins with an antioxidant effect in our body that can help prevent different diseases such as cancer or cardiovascular problems. In addition, they have anti-inflammatory effect that reduces the risk of suffering gout.
• Peach: are good source of carotenoids and potassium for the body and together with the plums may have equal or more antioxidants than blueberries because they have phenolic compounds that reduce oxidative stress in the body and this can help prevent diseases . In addition, they have been linked together with nectarines and plums at a lower incidence of metabolic diseases such as diabetes and obesity.

• Apricot: have very good nutritional quality to be a source of carotene, potassium, fiber and vitamin A. They are also a source of phytochemicals such as polyphenols with antioxidant function in our body that as we have said before, reduce the risk of degenerative and metabolic diseases.
• Plums: not only are they one of the fruits with more fiber, but they are also a good source of potassium and have variable amounts of phenolic compounds that keep us away from diseases and benefit our health. In addition, they are very light and rich in water.
• Medlars: Like plums, medlars are one of the foods with more fiber. It has a high amount of carotenes, vitamin A, selenium and vitamin C, all nutrients with antioxidant function for the body and therefore, can offer great benefits for our health.

These are the spring fruits that we can not stop consuming if we want to obtain the benefits of each of them for the health of our body.

Vegetables and spring vegetables

So that you can know the main vegetables and spring vegetables as well as their benefits, below we show each of them:

• Asparagus: they are very light and of high nutritional quality, since they offer fiber, potassium, carotenes and vitamin A to the organism. In addition, there is a source of quercetin and other antioxidant flavonoids and posene saponins that act as prebiotics and benefit health can reverse dislipemias or prevent them, as well as contribute to reduce the incidence of cancer.

• Green beans: are a good source of vitamin C, fiber, carotenes and B vitamins, especially folic acid and in addition to these nutrients the green bean is one of the vegetables that have the highest protein content so they help satiate the body with very few calories.
• Carrot: is one of the vegetables that more carotene and vitamin A concentrate, so in addition to having antioxidant function, offers other benefits for its content. Likewise, the carrot is one of the foods that can help us most to protect the skin and vision when exposed to the sun.
• Cucumber: is one of the vegetables with the highest proportion of water in its composition and therefore, can help us achieve good hydration without almost adding calories to the diet, as well as reduce swelling. It is a refreshing option for when temperatures start to rise and a good source of fiber, as well as B vitamins for the body. It also has different bioactive compounds that have an antidiabetic, antioxidant and lipid-lowering effect.