Foods and drinks that will keep you energized and cool during Summer!

Foods to include in diet during Summer everyday:

1)Buttermilk

Add some roasted cumin,along with coriander leaves to buttermilk to make it tastier.
Buttermilk helps digestive system run smoothly.


2)Tomato

Tomatoes are natural sunscreens protecting skin from sunrays.
You can include them in salads or regular meals.

3)Watermelon

Watery fruits like watermelon are tastier substitutes of hydrating us with water during Summer.


4)Yogurt

Yogurt has cooling effect on stomach and keeps check on calories as it is low in fat.Combine low fat yogurt with fresh berries for summer smoothie.
Yogurt is high in protein.


5)Cucumber

Rightly said "cool as a cucumber".
Sprinkle cucumber with salt and pepper,or take it as a juice.


6)Orange

Citrus fruits work well during Summer. They are high in fibre,vitamin C and provide necessary sugar to body.


7)Coconut Water

Coconut water quenches thirst.It also has several health benefits. The juice has sugar,electrolytes and minerals to replenish hydration in body.


8)Sugarcane Juice

To retain water in body have a glass of sugarcane juice.It also cools the body.
As it has sugar,don't add extra sugar to juice.

Is my food healthy?

How do we know that the food that we eat is fit to eat or not?

Fast food is food that is prepared quickly.It is precooked food.

Fast Food or Junk food can be defined as:
Food that does not have fibre is Fast Food or Junk food like pizza,noodles,hamburgers.

It is not fit for digestion.It is uneasy to digest.

Fibres help us in many ways:
Bowel movement
Food rich in fibre facilitates bowel movement. Fibre rich foods are whole wheat,in Indian food it is whole wheat Rotis eg of jwar,bajra,macca.Gram is also fibre rich.
Apart from this oat,beans,carrot & citrus fruits are rich in fibre.
  Almost all fruits have good fibre and mineral content.

 These aid digestive system in digestion.

  Pulses are good source of proteins. Children need it as they are very energetic and active and so their body requirement is very high.Proteins help development of brain so children should eat lots of them.
  Children should also eat fruits as they have loads of minerals & vitamins. As far as fruits should be eaten fresh and not as juices as juices are minus fibre.

 As fresh veggies are also packed with loads of minerals,vitamins they should also be included in our daily diet.
 Fish has lots of omega 3 fatty acids and is beneficial to people with eye problems.
  If a person is facing protein deficiency he/she should take animal meat which has abundant quantities of proteins.
  One other food that aids in digestion is Papaya.

So,start from today if you have missed these foods in the past and live a healthy and disease free life for a happier tomorrow.

So,Goodbye, & Happy Healthy Eating!!!! 

For greater insights on various types of food, their benefits, uses as well as recipes,please click below links-

1)Fish

2)Chicken


3)Fast Food 

4)Balanced Diet

5)Chinese Food


6)Another Chicken article


7)Paneer(Cottage Cheese)