Eat right to stay warm

Severe winters are hard on people, especially for the kids and senior members of the family. Layers of clothing and warm boots are not enough. It is important to be winter ready from within. Therefore body should get the right nutrition to maintain proper body temperature. Here are few food items which can help you to ward off this hard winter and also boost your immunity.

1-      Nuts and Grains- Eat lots of nuts and seeds like pumpkin seeds, walnut, pine nuts etc as they generate heat in your body and also empower the immune system. Breakfast is the most crucial meal of the day, therefore have oatmeal or cornflakes and top it with nuts of your choice. Nut bars are the best ways to make kids eat. Find exiting recipes to include these items in food.

2-      Soups- It is the easiest way to get nutrients and fibers. Soup made with chicken bone has immune stimulating properties. Bone marrow has healing properties that cures and also protects against cold. Soups are easy to make and includes vast varieties. You can also create your own new soup recipe using the known soup ingredients and by doing a mix and match.

3-      Salad- Salads are good source of rich fiber that helps in keeping the body warm. Include vegetables like carrots, apple, onion, radish etc while you are preparing salad. You can add egg mayonnaise for taste. Egg has essential fat that also produces lot of heat during digestion. You can include chili peppers in your salad. Chili pepper cures congested nasal passage.

4-      Tea- Beverage like Ginger tea and Ginseng tea has heat inducing properties that protects against chills and fever. While using ginseng make sure you use the right ginseng as there are different types of Ginseng and all are not heat inducing.

5-      Salmon- It is a wonderful source of Vitamin D. Lack of vitamin D increases the chances of developing respiratory infections. As in winter season it is hard to get sunshine vitamin, cough, cold and flu become common. Salmon is a great alternative to consume Vitamin D and also helps in boosting up the immune system.

Proper food will help you a lot to go through harsh winters. Due to the digestion process, the food releases lot of heat energy due to which our body temperature rises. Therefore it is important to ensure that you do not skip any meal. Eat right to stay warm. Happy winters!