Top Healthy Summer Foods!!

 

Summer is the season of heat, we feel dehydrated and we look for things to cool ourselves. Taking heavy meals will not support your digestion health and it will lead to indigestion. Hence, one must include healthy summer foods in his or her diet. You don’t need icy drinks only to get some cooling effect, instead there are some natural foods to handle the heat efficiently. Generally, in summer, we should eat foods that will help in keeping us hydrated and enable our body to fight against heat and other associated problems.

 

Top Healthy Summer Foods

 

 

Top Healthy Summer Foods

 

Coconut Water

coconut water

 

An ultimate drink which is a great alternative to water. This is wonderful thirst quencher. Coconut water has many health benefits and during summer this serves excellent source to keep body hydrating. One glass of coconut water provides 25 mg sodium, 290 mg potassium and 5mg natural sugar which is far better to have rather than other energy drinks or soft drinks. It replaces all the loosed minerals after physical activities or work out.

 

Gourds

gourds

 

Another top summer food include gourds like bottle gourd, ridge gourd and bitter gourd. Bottle gourd (lauki), is good for constipation, acidity and flatulence. Bottle gourd is known to consist of more than 96 percent water and due to this, it is known to have cooling and calming properties. In summer, eyes and skin infections are common and for this, bitter gourd (karela) is the great choice. Ridge gourd (tori) is known to support healthy digestion and reduces the inflammation. Like this all gourds with pumpkin (kaddu) serve excellent vegetables during summer, they are light to digest and keep our digestive system healthy in summers.

 

 

Watermelon

watermelon

 

This fruit is made up of 91 percent of water hence, one of a healthy summer food. Watermelon helps to stay hydrated in hot summer. The fruit is enriched with high amount of lycopene which in turn is a good anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory in nature. This fruit is also a great source of Vitamin C, Vitamin B6, and Vitamin A as well. This is in fact known as the fantastic diseases fighter and hence beneficial to consume for overall health.

 

Sugarcane juice

sugarcane

 

Sugarcane juice is also a healthy food for summer. The drink is the perfect one to manage the heat strokes and dehydration very well in summer. The juice is enriched with glucose and hence, a great way to get instant energy. Sugarcane juice contains high amount of magnesium, calcium, iron and potassium and hence a complete drink to replenish the lost electrolytes and water. So drink at least a glass of this juice, daily in summer.

 

Cucumber

Cucumber

 

Cucumber is also the great source of natural water. It is made up of more than 95 percent of water. Hence, an ideal one to hydrate the body, naturally. Being cool in nature, due to its excess water content, this is known to have a cooling effect on any inflammatory response. Thereby, helpful in managing inflammation in the body. This is also enriched with multi-vitamins and minerals and is helpful in easing the anxiety and managing stress as well. You can take this as a whole or you can take it as a salad, in curd etc.

 

Tomato

tomato

 

Tomato is another great food for summer due to its cooling effects. This has numerous health benefits. It is known to have flavonoids and other beneficial phytochemicals as well. Lycopene present in this food is known for reducing the risk of stroke as well as beneficial for prostate cancer. Tomato is packed with essential nutrients and vitamins such as Vitamin C, A, E and B complex as well. This is known to be an excellent source of lutein and zeaxanthin.

 

 

So these were the Top Foods for Summer. All of them are the best natural coolant to provide relief from the scorching heat as well as beneficial to the body in several other ways also. They are the great ones to balance our diet. We usually feel low on energy in summer season and these foods are great to boost energy level as well. Enjoy having them!!!

 

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