As a parent, we find ourselves reaching for the green leafy vegetable week after week when we buy our groceries. Maybe it is because we have grown up believing that green leafy vegetables are the answer to all our health woes. Right from providing calcium, iron, protein, and numerous vitamins — green leafy vegetables are probably one of the healthiest things and we hate to compromise or even substitute them. But enter the monsoons and that thinking changes.
Cleanliness:
The grime and dampness present in the leaves make them highly susceptible to germs. Say no to vegetables like spinach, cabbage and cauliflower this season. Cleaning them does not take out all underlying germs. Dampness and filthy growing areas are a rich ground for many disease-causing germs, which may cause dengue, malaria, conjunctivitis, typhoid, viral fever, pneumonia, gastrointestinal disturbances, diarrhoea and dysentery.
Image Courtesy:www.qfree.in
Infection:
Tubers that grow under the earth, crawlers and plants that are very close to the soil level tend to accumulate millions of micro-organisms and do a lot more harm than you can imagine. E Coli, salmonella and other bacterial pathogens grow rapidly in this environment. Raw eggs and seafood should essentially be avoided during monsoon. Be even more careful with foods like prawns and fish as this is the breeding season for them.
With our KSP Meal Plan, you get many, many recipes delivered in your email. With grocery lists, easy recipes, tips and so much more! Do you want it too? Leave behind those annoying questions of “what should I cook today?” And mindless scrolling through the internet. Our Meal Plans are a solution for everything!
Food Substitutes:
If you do avoid leafy greens during this season here is a list of food that will provide benefits similar to leafy greens.
Mansi Zaveri
Parul Gupta
Kanishka Pariani
