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During the wintertime many people can begin to feel rundown, especially after the excesses of the seasonal period. If you think that you have overdone it slightly you might want to detox, which can help to flush all of the toxins out of your body and make you feel much more refreshed. One of the main health benefits of detoxing is that it can give your immune system a boost and this is just what you need when there are so many winter colds doing the rounds. Possibly the easiest way to give your immune system a boost is to eat more fruits and vegetables and there are more than enough to choose from during the wintertime. You should aim to drink at least six glasses of water a day when you are detoxing and you can easily switch out fatty snacks with fruit and add a few portions of vegetables to your evening meal. Eating more fruit and vegetables is something that you should be focusing on throughout the year as well as just after Christmas. Government guidelines state that you should aim to eat five pieces of fruit or veg every day, so what better time to start than now? There are lots of seasonal fruits and vegetables that you can pick up from your local supermarket. Buying seasonal products is often cheaper than buying ones that have been grown out of season in hothouses or overseas. This is because it costs more to grow them this way, and if they have been transported to the UK after being harvested the price of the fruit and veg will have to account of the cost of shipping. While fruits and vegetables are being delivered from overseas they can lose a lot of their flavour, along with all of the important vitamins and nutrients that you are eating them for. This means that eating seasonal fruit that is grown within the UK is definitely better for you, as these products will be fresher and packed with flavour. Some of the fruit that you should be able to find in the supermarket right now includes bananas, grapes, oranges, pomegranate, clementines, kumquat, cranberries, kimi fruit, passion fruit, pummel, persimmons, pears, rhubarb and tangerines. Fresh winter vegetables include cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, brussel sprouts, beets, swede, turnips and shallots. There are all kinds of recipes that you can use these products in, such as fruit salad, fruit crumble, vegetable soup, cauliflower cheese or as an accompaniment to a main meal. For more inspiration have a look online now. Find out what's in season and have a go at cooking some delicious winter warmers for tea tonight.
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