Thank you for the comment, and good points! I have a hunch that these constipating and clogging / plaquing Foods (the starches) are desirable during the cold simply because the friction due to their clogging nature causes enough heat in our body for us to feel less cold at the core—and this gives a feeling of release just to be slightly warmer in the cold climates!
What helps me in the cold is spiced fruits :D and lots of salads seem to help, too. Winter is like the time of salads for me. At my stage, I am having darker greens then, or whatever else is in season here during the cold, such as strawberries, peaches, citrus fruit... more avocados...
Yeah salads help...Humans only started to cook their food once they left their optimal environment(the non-seasonal tropics) where fruit wasn't abundant and as they went further north meat was one of the only options. Cooking food has made humans into world travelers, but it's not really necessary especially nowadays with globalized trade.