Top 5 Healthiest food in Winter For kids, Top 5 Food Items Your Kids Must Try This Winter,

Healthiest food in Winter For kids

Although there are fewer foods that are in season in winter than in summer, winter boasts some surprising health superstars. Here are 5 of the healthiest winter foods you should be eating.

1.Ponkh or Green Wheat 

This one is my favourite and the daughter absolutely loves it. Its extremely healthy and all you need to do is buy, wash and add lemon juice and some salt. There is a special sev that you serve with this ponkh which is slightly spicy so go easy on it while adding it for the babies.This one is not available everywhere so you could get it at Chheda Stores, Walkeshwar (2369-9442) or Chheda Stores, Matunga (2430-8594). Hiralal Kashidas Bhajiawala, C P Tank, Grant Rd Market

2.Pomegranates

Chances are you’ve tasted pomegranates in their newly popular juice form. And from a heart-health perspective, that’s probably a good thing. Pomegranate juice is rich in antioxidants (more so than other fruit juices)—just a cup daily might help to keep free radicals from oxidizing “bad” LDL cholesterol, according to a preliminary study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Oxidized LDL contributes to plaque buildup in the arteries. Another study showed that drinking pomegranate juice might improve blood flow to the heart in people with myocardial ischemia, a serious condition in which the heart’s oxygen supply is compromised because the arteries leading to it are blocked.

3.Hara Chana/Fresh Green Garbanzos 

 This one is an absolute delight with the pods hanging from long leafy stems. You can get these at most vegetable vendors. Boil them, add some tomatoes, onions, salt, lemon juice and red chilli powder and serve as a snack. The traditional way is to roast it on a sigdi and then eat them.

4.Dark Leafy Greens

Dark leafy greens, such as kale, chard and collards, thrive in the chill of winter when the rest of the produce section looks bleak. In fact, a frost can take away the bitterness of kale. These greens are particularly rich in vitamins A, C and K. Collards, mustard greens and escarole are also excellent sources of folate, important for women of childbearing age.

5.Black Til(Black Sesame seeds)

This one is heaty so you may need to restrict is during other months. But the black til can be consumed in many forms. Eat it as or in form of chikkis, sani(crushed black til with jaggery & ghee) . Very high in iron.