Why do we eat seasonal foods?
We eat seasonal foods because different fruits and vegetables are available in different seasons.
In summer, we get mangoes and melons, and we eat cooling foods like kulfi, ice-cream, and drink tender coconut water.
In winter, we get apples and eat warm foods like soups and stew.
Seasonal foods are fresh, nutritious, and suitable for the weather conditions.
Explanation
Page 5 explains that elders in our family cook different foods during summer and winter. We get different fruits and vegetables in different seasons - mangoes and melons in summer, apples in winter. During hot weather, we eat cooling foods and drink more water, buttermilk, nimbu pani, aam panna, sugarcane juice. In winter, we eat warm foods. Seasonal foods are naturally suited to our body's needs during that season.
Solution Steps
Different fruits and vegetables are available in different seasons
Summer provides mangoes, melons, and cooling foods like kulfi, ice-cream, and tender coconut water
Winter provides apples and warm foods like soups and stew
Seasonal foods are fresh, nutritious, and suitable for weather conditions