#HealthBytes: 8 food items to keep you warm, this winters
The winter season has finally hit the top gear. The woollens are out, and the heaters charged. But that won't be enough for you to stay warm and healthy during the cold weather. Your diet plays a crucial role in keeping you warm, inside out, when the temperature starts to fall. Here are top 8 food items to keep you warm, this winter season.
The tried-and-tested spices to the rescue
Ginger: Apart from keeping you warm from the inside, ginger, taken even in little quantities regularly, will help strengthen your immunity, aid digestion and fight cold and cough, during winters. So, sip on some ginger-tea, now and then, when the temperature is down. Turmeric: A glassful of hot turmeric-milk, will not just keep you warm, but will also help fight inflammation in the body.
Easy-to-make, delicious winter favorites: Eggs and Dry fruits
Dry fruits: This easy and readily available, winter comfort food is a great way to get that much-needed inner warmth during the winter season. Add these to your salads, milk, or sweets. They can help in curing Anaemia and vitamin-deficiency issues. Eggs: The super-food, packed with essential vitamins and protein, will keep you warm and help fight off winter-induced infections.
Hot and healthy!
Honey: A great remedy to stay warm and healthy during the winter season, honey is easy to digest, and is literally considered a medicine for the cold and flu. Cinnamon: An effortless way to boost body's metabolism and get the desperately needed inner warmth, you can add cinnamon to your favorite coffee-cup or milkshake or to your food, while cooking, to reap its benefits.
What more could you ask for?
There's nothing better than grabbing a hot bowl of tomato soup, or a steaming cupful of your favorite tea. Soup: Rich in taste and nutrition, soups, a source of healthy fibers, will help keep you warm, hydrated and full, during winters. Tea: Herbal tea brews like ginger tea, chamomile etc. will give you the much-needed warmth, and supply you with healthy antioxidants.
