Winter in UAE: 6 tips to help you keep healthy and fit, warm

Cold weather, promote us towards the sedentary lifestyle and intensify the desires too much comfort food to keep warm and healthy.

The winter foods tasty without much calories can enjoy fun with this yummy food in the cold season and ready to fight with cold weather.

No. 1

Keep yourself Hydrate in winter, again and again, suggest to anyone for best. But in winter water intake normally become less, although 70% of our body consists of water because fluid is more important to working properly in winter. Bowl of hot soup and sipping of green tea, ginger tea, and other different herbal teas also help to keep yourself warm and hydrate and able to proper working in winter. Some can also use Laban, Aloe Vera juice coconut water and cucumber plus mint water but in winter according to need they demand to some kind of coffee and tea as well to keep healthy and warm and try to avoid caffeinated drinks.

No. 2

The foods which are highly rich with Vitamin C and Vitamin A-rich such like carrots potatoes, yellow and orange bell peppers, oranges, kiwis, sweet limes, apricot, berries, and blueberries. These foods and soups prevent the skin dryness and increase the immune system (cold or cases of flu are very common during winter).

No. 3

Spices are also good for health, these not only enhance the taste of your food but also boost your energy in winter and help to activate the metabolism system of the body. Spices are rich the anti-inflammatory substances. And stay from bronchitis and asthma.

No. 4

Have a handful of nuts and seeds daily include in your diet. Nuts are calorie-dense foods packed with protein, omega 3 fatty acids, and some essential vitamins and minerals. These nuts are better than the other junk foods which are not healthy for your body, nuts satisfy your food and keep you healthy and warm, these portable diets any time you can take instead of the snacks or have after a meal. It’s a complete meal with full of magnesium and salt and calcium.

No. 5

Protein is in the diet is also beneficial for the health, during the winter season need to yourself warm and protein-based diet will help you. You can find the protein in eggs, meat fish, milk and milk products. Along with pulses like chickpeas, kidney beans, pinto beans soya beans. Legumes, pulses, and sprouts are considered an excellent source of protein, Vitamin C and fiber, which will not only help us keep warm but also increase the efficiency of our immune system. Vitamin D requirement during winter increases due to less exposure to the sun, so tuna fish can be a good choice during this time as it is rich in protein and vitamin D.

No. 6

Whole grains cereals are another good option. Rich with fiber, minerals, and vitamins. These help to maintain the metabolic rate of your body. Whole grains like wheat, barley, oats, rice and millets like bajra and jowar are rich in vitamin B12 and folic acid. Choose vitamin D fortified cereals. Whole grains aid digestive and heart health, maintain healthy blood sugar levels and prevent depression.