The North and Central regions are experiencing a long period of heat, with the highest temperature reaching nearly 40 degrees Celsius. The body is prone to heat or dehydration. Therefore, it is necessary to supplement cooling foods during this weather season.
Orange
Oranges contain high levels of potassium, a very essential nutrient for the body in the summer. Because potassium is often lost through sweating, it can lead to the risk of muscle cramps. Therefore, eating oranges will help the body supplement potassium.
In addition, water accounts for 80% of the composition of oranges, so a few slices of cold oranges will keep the body hydrated on hot summer days.
Squid
Sweet, cool, has a cooling, detoxifying, refreshing, and thirsty effect. Squash is often used to cook shrimp and crab soup to cool down. People with edema, obesity, and urination are unlikely to eat squash with fish or red beans because it helps digestion and diuretic.
Bitter melon
In Chinese medicine, bitter melon (also known as passion fruit) has a sold-out, bitter taste, goes into two types of pain, defecation, taste, thermogenesis, blood sugar, dialysis, and calories.
Regular use of bitter melon will help reduce skin diseases, help improve the condition of chestnuts, and help smooth and brighter skin.
Fresh bitter melon water also has the effect of treating coughs, cooling down heat, and killing acne. Eating bitter melon will help stimulate appetite, help you eat better, and help reduce fever and fight inflammation.
Yogurt
With a high protein content, yogurt becomes a suitable nutritious snack in the summer. You can easily take this food with you on your sea trips.
Yogurt also helps your body feel less hungry, thereby avoiding eating a lot of grilled meat or salty, high-calorie snacks.
You should choose low-fat yogurt because it contains twice as much protein as regular products. Not only that, yogurt also contains probiotics, which are a bacteria that help improve the digestive system to function well. You can combine fresh fruits to make more delicious yogurt.
Peppermint tree
One of the herbs that add vitality, fresh mint has been used for centuries to cool the body in hot weather. You can use it in tea or add it to refreshments or salads.
Tofu
Sweet and cool taste has the effect of heating, laxatives, bo sung, detoxifying and producing saliva. Tofu is easy to prepare, can be eaten raw, stewed with turmeric powder, fried or stuffed with meat, sauce or cooked with tomatoes...
Cassava flour
In Chinese medicine, kudzu is also a medicinal herb called sand for the head. further sand has a sweet, creamy taste, has the effect of cooling down mechanical stress, repair thirst and treat symptoms of cluster headaches, leprosy, and bleeding, which is great for cooling down the hot sunny day.
A glass of kudzu powder, add fresh lemon and a little sugar with warm water to effectively cool off the sun.
Grapefruit
With about 91% water, grapefruit is one of the best fruits to prevent dehydration. It contains a rich potassium content that helps the body recover after dehydration due to sweating.
Lemon juice
Drink lemon juice or lemon juice in soda water with a little salt and sugar, which is good in the hot season. It replaces salt and electrolytes lost due to excessive sweating.
