Eating oranges and apples all year round is something we are used to in and out of Canary Islands. Globalization has generalized and extended throughout the 365 days of the year the consumption of certain fruits and vegetables Thanks to the import. Transportation and cold rooms work the magic and eliminate dependency on the season. Thus, it does not matter if it is summer or winter, autumn or spring.
However, whenever possible it is advisable to consume seasonal products harvested as close as possible for the benefit of health. In this way, we guarantee that the fruits and vegetables we eat retain all their properties and, therefore, their intake can provide us with the benefits they promise.
Each month has its fruits and each place too. In the Canary Islands, this month of June is, for example, the time for apricots and strawberriesalthough also melons, watermelons and papayas. In reality, the fruits and vegetables of June are also those of July and August, since their harvest extends to practically the entire summer..
The subtropical climate of the Canary Islands, which varies according to altitude and latitude, as well as greenhouse crops and the guarantee of water provided by desalination plants in times of low rainfall allow the market to have a wide variety of local fruits and vegetables. and even from kilometer zero. This last concept is the height of proximity, almost as if you were growing them in your garden to eat at home.
Seasonal and nearby fruits and vegetables
With the summer and the heat, we feel more like fresh dishes and raw foods, naturally loaded with waterhe. Thus, salads and fruits are the best options and if they are local they will come with their properties almost intact, with hardly any degradation from the field to the table.
Another plus of these foods is that to their numerous nutritional properties, full of vitamins and minerals, they add their low caloric intake. Fruits, in turn, with their richness in water, help us to stay hydrated at a time when the demand from our body is greater.
If you are not from the countryside, when choosing the fruits and vegetables in the displays of your usual store, you may have a question about which ones are in season. Although you can always advise yourself with the dependents, it is convenient for you to know what they are. Here We expose you those that correspond to the month of June in the Canary Islands.
In Gran Canariathis month of June they are harvested in the fruit chapter: lemons, melons, watermelons, papayas, pineapples, bananas, strawberriespomegranates, avocados, apricots and loquats.
If we talk about vegetables, in Gran Canaria we have: chard, garlic, basil, celery, peas, sweet potato, aubergines, watercress, beetroot, broccoli, zucchini, pumpkin, lamb’s lettuce, onions, chives, cilantro, white cabbage, red cabbage, cauliflower, escarole, spinach, broad beans, dandelion, lettuce, millet, potato, cucumber, parsley, peppers, leeks, radishes, arugula, tomatoes and carrots.
Lanzarote harvest in june among the fruits: strawberries, figs, prickly pears, melons, papayas, pear-melon, pineapples, pitayas, bananas and watermelons. The grape harvest also begins.
As for vegetables, in Lanzarote there are: chard, garlic, leeks, celery, peas, sweet potatoes, aubergines, beetroot, zucchini, pumpkin, onions, spring onions, peas, red cabbage, kohlrabi, escarole, asparagus, spinach, chickpeas , beans, beans, lettuce, lentils, millet, potato, cucumber, parsley, peppers, radishes, arugula, tomatoes and carrots.
In Fuerteventurain June there is less variety of fruits and vegetables than in Gran Canaria and Lanzarote. The fruits are: melons, papayas, peramelon, pineapples, bananas and watermelons.
Of vegetables and greens, Fuerteventura has: Swiss chard, garlic, basil, celery, sweet potato, aubergines, beetroot, zucchini, pumpkin, onions, cabbage, cauliflower, kohlrabi, escarole, asparagus, lettuce, millet, potato, cucumber, parsley, peppers, arugula, tomatoes and carrots.
Among the summer fruits of Tenerife are: avocados, almonds, plums, strawberries, lemons, melons, papayas, bananas and watermelons.
Regarding vegetables, in Tenerife there are: Swiss chard, garlic, basil, celery, aromatic herbs, saffron, sweet potatoes, sweet potatoes, aubergines, beetroot, broccoli, bubangos, zucchini, pumpkin, onions, chives, chives, cilantro, cabbage, beans, beans, lettuce, millet, potatoes, cucumber, parsley, peppers, leeks, radishes, arugula, mushrooms, tomatoes and carrots.
The Palm account in the summer months with fruits such as: avocados, almonds, peaches, strawberries, lemons, melons, oranges, papayas, peramelon, bananas and watermelons.
The palm garden has: chard, garlic, celery, aromatic herbs, aubergines, beetroot, sweet potato, zucchini, pumpkin, onions, beans, vegetable garden, lettuce, millet, potato, cucumber, parsley, peppers, leeks, radishes, arugula, tomatoes and carrots.
In La Gomerathe fruits that are harvested in summer are: avocados, plums, peaches, strawberries, lemons, melons, oranges, papayas, pears, peramelon, bananas and watermelons.
Among the vegetables of La Gomera we have: Swiss chard, garlic, celery, aromatic herbs, sweet potatoes, aubergines, beetroot, zucchini, pumpkin, onions, cabbage, beans, vegetable garden, lettuce, millet, potato, cucumber, parsley, peppers, leeks, radishes , arugula, tomatoes and carrots.
The iron The following fruits are available in June, July and August: avocados, almonds, plums, peaches, strawberries, lemons, melons, papayas, pears, peramelon, pineapples, bananas, and watermelons.
The vegetables that El Hierro enjoys are: chard, garlic, celery, aromatic herbs, sweet potatoes, aubergines, beetroot, zucchini, squash, onions, cabbage, beans, garden vegetables, lettuce, millet, potato, cucumber, parsley, peppers, leeks , radishes, arugula, tomatoes and carrots.
the rule of five
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends a minimum consumption of 400 grams of fruits and vegetables a day. This equals five servings of fruits and vegetablesBut it’s not worth cheating. This daily consumption helps to have a healthy diet at any age and whatever our physical circumstances. It contributes to coping with chronic diseases and controlling the global obesity epidemic, as well as the health problems that are often associated with being overweight: diabetes, cholesterol, hypertension or metabolic syndrome.
To meet the goal, you can eat a minimum of three pieces of fruit the size of a medium apple, that is, it is not enough to eat three grapes to account for the three pieces. It would be necessary to complete the nutritional plan with a varied salad or a dish that contains vegetables, either as the main food or as a garnish.
There are many tricks that can help us complete this planwhich consists of eating a piece of fruit at breakfast, another at mid-morning or as an afternoon snack, in addition to eating a plate of vegetables and a fruit at lunch or dinner. Some nutritionists recommend do not eat fruit at nightso you can skip dinner if you have already completed your five servings of fruits and vegetables throughout the day.
