The 5 best autumn superfoods

Some people like autumn, some people don't. Summer is now a faded memory, and Christmas is still a very far. But every season brings with it some advantages and autumn, like the other seasons, has its own superfoods. Discover them!

The leaves change colour in autumn, and in some parts of the world the spectacle of the woods is something exceptional. The days are shortening visibly, and temperatures are beginning to drop. For many, autumn is a magical time, while others are taken by sadness and melancholy. 

The importance of seasonality

From a dietary point of view, autumn is a special time, just like other seasons. Nature offers us a seasonal variability in the availability of fruit and vegetables, which is by no means accidental. Eating seasonal fruits and vegetables is not only important to take full advantage of the nutritional properties of what we eat, there is another reason.

Each season, in fact, is predisposed to the growth of fruits and vegetables that maintain particular nutritional properties useful to better deal with the characteristics of that particular period. In autumn, for example, we can enjoy persimmons, clementines and grapefruits, rich in vitamin C, which helps us to prevent cold and flu.

The grapes that fill our tables in these days, is rich in resveratrol, an excellent anti-inflammatory capable of fighting the flu effectively. Chestnuts, which we can enjoy hot in front of the fire, have an important calorie intake, adjusted to the lower temperatures of the period that require our body to consume more energy.

Autumn superfoods

Eating seasonal fruit and vegetables is therefore essential. On the one hand, we can fully enjoy the benefits of these gifts of nature, which decline dramatically if grown artificially at other times of the year. On the other hand, many plants seem to be specially designed to grow at a given time to meet the specific needs of animals, including us. 

But we know how difficult it is in the modern world to consume only fresh, organic and seasonal fruits and vegetables. Sometimes it is necessary to integrate some nutrients in another way. And the best choice is superfoods, especially if it is organic and sustainable. In this way, unlike supplements, we take nutrients and micronutrients such as vitamins, minerals and "good" fats in a completely natural way, all to the benefit of effective absorption by the body.

Here is a list of the best superfoods for the autumn:

• Camu Camu and Acerola (Newcomer!): A special combination of the world's two richest fruits in vitamin C. A single dose, equivalent to a teaspoon, gives 310% of the recommended daily intakes!
• Lucuma: rich in zinc, it is very useful to shorten the healing time from flu and cold.
• Turmeric: the anti-inflammatory spice par excellence. Its active ingredient, curcumin, if activated by the piperine of black pepper, extinguishes the fire of inflammation. Try our Macaccino Gold, an energetic golden milk enriched with maca, lucuma, amaranth and cinnamon.
• Cocoa: the "food of the gods" among the best superfoods of autumn cannot be missing, as it is energetic and stimulates the good mood thanks to serotonin. Excellent against the autumn blues!
• Oats: has a satiating effect, nourishes and is also rich in antioxidants (see all the properties in this article). Perfect for a warm porridge in an autumn breakfast, it is now even better in our Gluten Free Oats, enriched with peanut butter and banana or hazelnut butter and cocoa.