Summer offers a bounty of fruits and vegetables. Thailand weather is almost always boiling hot, so people drink plenty of water to stay hydrated along with the ultimate refreshment on a hot day like watermelon, which offers a cooling crunch.
Summer offers a bounty of fruits and vegetables. Thailand weather is almost always boiling hot, so people drink plenty of water to stay hydrated along with the ultimate refreshment on a hot day like watermelon, which offers a cooling crunch. While this can be counterintuitive, especially for Thai people and travelers when it comes to the king of fruits durian, rambutan, and mangosteen, they top the most popular summer fruit list for Thai people.
The king of fruits durian outdoes all other summer fruits in terms of popularity. Durian is very high in nutrients, fat, carbs, protein, potassium, manganese, and phosphorous. As they say too much of anything is bad, so you should limit your durian intake to 1 piece a day. Patients with heart disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure should eat it sparingly.
The hairy fruit rambutan is not only yummy and sweet but also rich in vitamin c and copper. You should eat just 6 to 8 pieces of these babies per day in order to gain maximum health benefits from it.
While durian is considered the heaty fruit by many, mangosteen, the cooling fruit, will cool the heat in your body down after consuming durians. Mangosteens contain antioxidants and are rich in calcium, phosphorous, and vitamins B and C.
Too much of anything can do more harm than good, so you should eat those summer goodies – apart from guava, papaya, banana, watermelon, lychee, and mango – at minimum.
Reference: https://elderlysociety.com/summer-fruit-for-elderly
