Yoghurt, cucumber and co. - ten everyday foods for hot days
Created: 07/15/2022, 11:11 am
By: Jason Blaschke
Near summer temperatures, the Mediterranean cuisine is a good guide.
It's good that there are foods that cool without making you fat.
1 / 10The cucumber is not only refreshing, it also scores with few calories.
In addition, the green vegetable consists of 95 percent water and thus helps to cover the increased fluid requirement on hot days.
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2 / 10 Dairy products have a cooling effect - no wonder that yoghurt is an ideal summer food.
In India, on hot days, people like to drink lassi, a drink made from yoghurt with mineral water or milk.
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3 / 10As a supplier of vitamins and minerals, the pineapple is basically healthy.
The enzyme bromelain also supports muscle growth, which makes pineapple the ideal summer fruit.
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4 / 10Not only during the cold season: Citrus fruits such as lemons also provide water and at the same time have a refreshing and invigorating effect - ideal as a refreshing drink.
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5 / 10Pulses such as beans and lentils provide valuable proteins that the body needs more on hot summer days.
As a soup, stew or salad, legumes are a wholesome meal.
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6 / 10The cucumber soup (“gazpacho” in Spain) is a light dish for hot summer days with cucumber, tomatoes, peppers and diced white bread.
The soup is also delicious cold.
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7 / 10The classic on hot summer days: the watermelon not only cools you from the inside, with 38 calories per 100 grams it is also one of the healthiest foods in the fruit category.
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8 / 10Instead of pork and beef, fish is increasingly being grilled in southern Europe.
Rightly so, because the stomach has to digest heavy food more, which costs energy – fish is the lighter alternative.
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9 / 10It is well known that tomatoes consist of a lot of water.
But they also provide a lot of antioxidants that protect against external influences, such as UV radiation.
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10 / 10Ratatouille with aubergines, tomatoes, zucchini and fresh herbs is a healthy, meatless dish that is not heavy on the stomach on hot days - but still fills you up.
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