Tips on what to eat during monsoons

Monsoon's coming, so watch what you eat! Here are some do's and don'ts for the season

Do's

Tea off
You may really feel like cozying up to a glass of whisky on a rainy day, but give tea a chance instead. To keep bouts of influenza away, try herbal ones - especially those made of ginger or lemon.

Soup up
During the monsoon, soups are a good way of getting nutrition from vegetables without consuming any harmful bacteria in the process. And what's more, you can experiment with various veggie combinations too!

Cereal solution
Make the most of "dry" foods, including cereals like corn, chickpea and oats, as they provide you with all the vital nutrition you may need. It's best to avoid watery meals such as curried rice because they may cause bloating.

Don'ts

Raw deal
Given the rising humidity and the prevalence of various germs and bacteria in the air, monsoon is the time to avoid raw vegetables and fruits. Eating raw or semi-cooked food could result in ailments such as jaundice and typhoid.

No juice
Try to avoid drinking vegetable and fruit juice during this period, especially from roadside stalls that probably use unfiltered water. Even if you prepare the juice at home, drink it immediately

Fish! This isn't good
While sea food should essentially be avoided, exercise even more caution with prawns and fish because monsoon is their breeding season. If you can't live without having fish, make doubly sure that it is fresh