Not just beets: what vegetables to eat in the fall and why – the expert's answer. Exclusive

Iryna MelnichenkoLS Food
Aliona Yudina explains how to cook vegetables properly
Aliona Yudina tells us how to cook vegetables properly

Beetroot is an extremely healthy and tasty autumn vegetable that contains a lot of vitamins that everyone needs in the fall and winter. It is very easy to prepare, just boil or bake, season with salt and oil, and eat. But don't forget about other equally healthy seasonal vegetables that are also necessary for the body.

In an exclusive commentary for FoodOboz, nutritionist-consultant Aliona Yudina told us what vegetables to eat in the fall, as well as how to cook them properly so that they retain all their beneficial properties.

What vegetables are best to eat in the fall?

Autumn vegetables

"Ideally, it is always best to eat seasonal vegetables, they will be the most useful. In the fall, it's pumpkin, which has all the vitamins and minerals the body needs. It is best baked. It can be added to salads, eaten with fish, meat, as well as in the form of mashed potatoes, and cereals," the expert said.

What to cook from pumpkin

Beets can be eaten in any form

"Beets are not only healthy but also a dietary vegetable that has a beneficial effect on the gastrointestinal tract. You can bake it, boil it, add it raw to salads," she said.

Beets are a storehouse of vitamins and minerals.

Don't forget about vegetables such as radish

What to cook with radish

"It is very tasty and healthy and can be safely added to salads, the taste of which will be revealed in a new way thanks to this vegetable. Moreover, there are so many types of radish, including daikon, pink, black, white, and lettuce radish – for every taste," the nutritionist added.

White radish is very healthy

Very important vegetables – cabbage and carrots

What to cook with cabbage

"Don't forget about such a vegetable as cabbage. It is worth highlighting: white cabbage, Peking cabbage, cauliflower, and broccoli. This vegetable is good because it can be cooked in just a few minutes, like broccoli," the expert said.

Why cauliflower is good for you

"You can eat carrots raw, grate them, and eat them, they are very healthy, and you can also make delicious pies and casseroles from them," the expert added.

Carrots should be eaten raw

You can even make a vitamin mix

"Take the vegetables you like, chop them, put them on a baking sheet, add a little oil, but don't salt them, and bake them for 20 minutes, it will be very tasty, healthy, and quick," the nutritionist summarized.

Seasonal vegetables can be used to make delicious salads

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