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2.3.1 Seasonal ingredients

It does not matter if the food
comes from your next farm Figure 4. Seasonality table in Nordic countries (Satokausikalenteri 2017).
or from few hours away. It’s
still seasonal food! (Foskett at
al., 2012, 76.)

It has been said that food tastes better in right season. Seasonal
food is more likely local food. Therefore, seasonal food spends less
time in transit. Seasonal food is better for environment. Quite often
seasonal food is cheaper than food, which is not in season. There-
fore, seasonal food supports local agriculture. Seasonal food also
brings variety into our eating habits.
(Foskett at al. 2012, 76.)

The seasonal food and health promoting diet includes products
such as vegetables, berries, fruits and legumes. That is why it is
good to eat seasonal food:

food is affordability;
food is healthy;
food has most flavor and freshness, versatility; Samuli Karjula (15.11.2017, Espoo) from Satokausikalenteri says that in this
reduction of additive load or little additives and other toxins; seasonality table in Figure 4, you can see what’s in season in Nordic coun-
versatility of supply; tries year-round. He continues by saying that in this seasonality table they
less food waste. have selected four plants for each month. Two of them are root vegetables
(Foskett at al. 2012, 76.) or vegetables and two of them are berries or fruits. He says that this choice
is made because Nordic nutrition recommendations recommend eating like
this.

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