{"id":4607,"date":"2025-09-25T10:08:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T08:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.agrintesa.it\/seasonality-why-eat-following-the-rhythm-of-nature\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T14:22:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T12:22:16","slug":"seasonality-why-eat-following-the-rhythm-of-nature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.agrintesa.it\/en\/seasonality-why-eat-following-the-rhythm-of-nature\/","title":{"rendered":"Seasonality: why eat following the rhythm of nature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eating foods out of season has become a common habit, but that does not make it the best choice. <strong>Nature has its own times<\/strong>, and respecting them brings concrete benefits: for our bodies, the environment and even our wallets. <\/p>\n<h2><strong>Why choose seasonal products?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Choosing seasonal foods <strong>grown in your local area<\/strong> means consuming fruits and vegetables: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>more flavorful and ripe to the point<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>richer in nutrients<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>less treated<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>more sustainable<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>More savings, less waste<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Seasonal produce tastes better, costs less<\/strong>, keeps longer as it is <strong>picked at the right time<\/strong>, and is <strong>less likely to be wasted<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>More variety, more health<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Respecting the rhythm of the seasons also helps us to <strong>naturally vary our diet<\/strong>, a fundamental principle for health.<\/p>\n<p>Each season offers us new ingredients to rediscover:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pumpkin, cabbage and chestnuts<\/strong> in autumn<\/li>\n<li><strong>Citrus fruits, fennel and savoy cabbage<\/strong> in winter<\/li>\n<li><strong>Asparagus, peas and strawberries<\/strong> in springtime<\/li>\n<li><strong>Zucchini, tomatoes, peaches and apricots<\/strong> in summer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This alternation makes it possible to <strong>experiment with different tastes<\/strong>, prepare creative dishes and <strong>improve nutrient intake<\/strong>, following the physiological needs of each season.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The benefits of seasonality at a glance<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>More <strong>flavor<\/strong> and quality<\/li>\n<li>More available <strong>nutrients<\/strong> <\/li>\n<li>More <strong>variety on the table<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Less <strong>cost<\/strong> and waste<\/li>\n<li>Increased <strong>sustainability.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>An invitation to rediscover the natural rhythm<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Following seasonality is not a renunciation, but an opportunity to <strong>eat better, save money and respect the environment.<\/strong><br \/>\nIt is also a way to reconnect with <strong>the earth, time and its cycles<\/strong>, making every meal an opportunity for wellness and awareness.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>by dietitian Alessandra Zanini<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eating foods out of season has become a common habit, but that does not make it the best choice. Nature has its own times, and respecting them brings concrete benefits: for our bodies, the environment and even our wallets. Why choose seasonal products? Choosing seasonal foods grown in your local area means consuming fruits and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-seasonality"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.agrintesa.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.agrintesa.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.agrintesa.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.agrintesa.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.agrintesa.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4607"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.agrintesa.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4607\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5343,"href":"https:\/\/www.agrintesa.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4607\/revisions\/5343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.agrintesa.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.agrintesa.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.agrintesa.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}