Foods to Avoid in Summer
☀️ Summer Heat and Health Risks
Scorching heat can really drain you out or make you exhausted at the end of the day.
Hence, you must take special care of yourself during summer.
If you don’t take care, there are certain illnesses people usually suffer from, such as sun rashes, fatigue, food poisoning, infection in eyes, ears, and throat.
All infectious diseases like eye disease, called conjunctivitis, are very common in hot sun.
To prevent yourself from these illnesses, food plays a very major role.
So, understand what to eat and what not to eat.
Here are the foods you should totally avoid during summer.
🍦 Ice Creams and Cold Drinks
People generally take ice cream and cold drinks in hot climate, but they don’t understand that these things cause more heat in the body.
When you take cold drink, your body has to waste energy to generate heat and make it warm, which increases body heat.
When you take ice cream, you must know how to take it.
Take ice cream, keep it in your mouth, melt it to normal temperature, and then swallow it.
Otherwise, direct cold ice cream in your stomach is going to harm you.
Cold drinks should be totally avoided. After eating ice cream, drink water to wash away the residue.
Ice cream and cold drinks are heat-producing substances, so they should not be taken in hot climate.
☕ Tea and Coffee
Tea and coffee definitely cause more heat in your system.
You may feel fine because you are habituated to them, but they should be avoided in hot climate.
These drinks are served hot, and people even demand extra hot tea.
Chilled tea and chilled coffee are also available, but they hurt your system too.
You should only take drinks at body temperature.
Hot tea and coffee can also harm your digestive system, make you feel bloated, and should be avoided.
🍟 Fried Foods and Junk Food
Avoid fried foods and junk food such as samosas, bhajiyas, and vada pav.
They are difficult to digest, especially in hot climate when digestion is poor.
Fried food increases metabolism and body heat.
Also avoid junk food and street food which are not hygienic.
In hot climate, infections spread easily.
Poor digestion weakens the immune system, so avoid unhygienic food and junk food.
🍗 Non-Vegetarian Food
Non-vegetarian food is a major cause of food poisoning in summer.
Summer is the season when bacteria are highly active.
Meat, if not frozen or cooked properly, gets contaminated very fast and increases the chances of food poisoning.
Non-vegetarian food should be avoided in all seasons.
🌶️ Spicy Food
Avoid spicy food with lots of chili and garam masalas.
They increase body heat to a great extent.
Eating spicy food causes hyperacidity, gas, and disturbs digestion.
In hot climate, spicy food also leads to excessive sweating and dehydration.
So, avoid excessive spice-rich food.
🥤 What to Eat in Summer
Be aware of what you are eating in hot climate. You need more liquids.
Eat fruits with high liquid content like melons.
Drink liquids like buttermilk, milk (diluted), and sharbats.
Eat less solid food and consume more liquids to stay refreshed, energetic, and full of enthusiasm.
Day is bright, so do bright things in life.
Take charge of yourself, take care of yourself, and enjoy this hot climate.
