The mere mention of summer strikes the images of frozen dessert, cold drinks and desire to beat the heat with something refreshing. So instead of suffering miserably this summer, opt for some of the following cool foods to maintain your cool this summer season.
Amla
An incredibly cool summer food, mostly consumed as a juice, Amla is also a great agent to get a glowing summer skin. Enriched with Vitamin C, Amla can be useful in keeping summer health disorders such as heatstroke and dehydration at bay.
Watermelon
It contains a mere 50 calories per cup and 91% water. Eat the fruit as an excellent snack or toss few cubes in dinner salad. Most importantly it keeps you hydrated.
Curd
Whether you like it frozen, with fruits, granola or full of flavor, you cannot go wrong with yoghurt. Curd/yogurt fills you and helps you cool down. Surely a summer treat on the go!
Corn
A cob of corn comes with a number of antioxidants, which prevent some harmful sun rays from affecting your skin. Also, corn comes with antioxidants that reduce the risk of age-related problems.
Mint
Eat it as a dip or chutney, crush it in your favourite lemonade or any thirst quencher or have sparkling mint drinks this summer. Mint juice soothes skin, cure infections and cools the throat. Looks like an elixir for summer-related problems.
Coconut water
Get hold of this natural wonder drink to stay perfectly hydrated. Coconut water has exact proportion of electrolytes as human cells and plasma. It contains essential nutrients for diabetics that help them in keeping their sugar in control.
Cucumber
Whopping 96% water content makes cucumber the best fit this summer season to fulfill the daily need of water. Not to forget the perfect use of cucumber as evening snack along with the hummus, salad and sandwiched between brown bread slices.
Air conditioner is great, Ice-creams are cool but to stay cool throughout the summer, fill your plate with these foods that keep you cool during the summer. Visit the gallery of the healthiest foods to keep cool this summer.
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