What Fruit & Veg Should Londoners Consume In January?

What fruit and vegetables should people living in London eat in a month of January?

Starting with local fruit grown all around London - apples. They don't have a particularly huge amount of vitamins and minerals, however, they are high in a soluble fibre known as pectin which is great for gut health.

Pears. These are also grown all around London, and they also have similar nutritional value to apples. So you have a decent amount of vitamin C in these, but they're higher in fibre than apples. So these are gonna be great for increasing stool movements, which is good!

Moving on to neighbouring European countries, citruses like oranges, clementines, tangerines all bang in season right now. These are going to be high in vitamin C, one medium sized orange can have 70% of our RDA. There is a clear link between immunity against bugs and vitamin C, so winter time it is important you smash these out daily.

Next we have kiwis. They are in season in Italy. They actually have more vitamin C than oranges, and they also have very good amount of vitamin K. Vitamin K is important to help direct calcium away from the arteries and into the bones. They also have something that you don't commonly see in fruit, which is good amount of vitamin E as well. So smash these daily also.

Next up, we have the fruit of the gods, pomegranate. Pomegranate contains some of the most potent antioxidants, so this particular fruit will be very good at fighting off inflammation in the body and improving heart health.

Moving on to UK vegetables.

First up, we've got cabbages, from white to red to spring pointy cabbage to savoy. They're all gonna be high in vitamin C and vitamin K, as well as being loaded with probiotics, which is gonna be fantastic for gut health.

Next is swede, which is also high in vitamin C (it's almost if nature gives us exactly what we need during these winter months to help stave off bugs!). It's also got decent amount of vitamin B6 which will help support energy metabolism.

Moving on to another starch, we have parsnips. You may be a little bit fed up with these after Christmas, however, these do contain great amounts of fibre, folate, and vitamin K.

Leeks are next. Now you should be using leaks if you get bloated and gassy after eating onions, as these are more gentle on your gut. Leeks are also high in prebiotics, which will help feed good bacteria to your gut.

Moving on next to Brussel sprouts. These are a nutritional powerhouse. One cup of Brussels sprouts contain 100% of your vitamin C requirements, 170% of your vitamin K, and 25% of your folate requirements.

Saving the best for last, we have kale. 100g of kale contains over 200% of your vitamin a requirements, over 200% of your vitamin C and a whooping 880% of your vitamin K requirements. It also has very good amounts of minerals in such as magnesium, potassium, and Calcium.