Diet Mail Diet Mail- June 2014, Summer Holidays Special | Page 10

Beat the Heat this Summer with Healthy Diet.............

The full summer is finally here and so is the scorching rich source of Vitamin A, in B1, B6, C & D, calcium,
heat, hot and exhaustive days. With the change of potassium and folate. Include it in the salads,
temperature, one has to make changes in the diet as cold soups, chaat, and even smoothies as well.
well to prevent dehydration and keep the body cool. · Cool yourself with curd and fat free yoghurt: Low fat
Prevention is the first step in keeping one healthy curd and yoghurt are healthy options along with
through these hot temperatures. One can enjoy buttermilk. Have a glass of buttermilk with mint
summer

to

healthy,

its

fresh

following

some leaves added to it before leaving going outdoors.

seasonal summer

diets. · Take a grab on fresh salads: Include plenty of

fullest
and

by

· Melons are best food buddies

fresh salads in your meals. Include

in summers: Include water

raw onion in salad as it has

melon and musk melons

been a great preventive food

in your diet as they

additive against heat

are beneficial in

stroke since ages.

hydrating your

· Water is forever:

body and you

Drink plenty of water.

can eat it in chunks ,

During hot weather, you

add it to fruit salads

will need to drink more

or make shake some

liquid than your thirst indicates.

yummy cool crush with

Drinking plenty of liquids during

ice water.

exe rc i s e i s e s p e c i a l l y i m p o r ta nt .

· Pineapples, oranges, sweetlime, apple make a
great treat with essential nutrients and helps

· Drink plenty of fluid including vegetable and
fruit juices, cold soups, jaljeera, mint water, mango

in weight loss as well.
· Go green with humble crunchy cucumber:
Cucumber not only keeps you energised and

panna.
· Avoid drinks containing alcohol or caffeine because

hydrated in the hot summer season but is also a they will actually cause you to lose more fluid.
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