Summer Cooking And Diet Tips, Have A Fun With Recipes This Season

The temperatures are soaring, with the heat getting the better of you. The usual routine of office, meetings, deadlines, kids, home can as it is drain us out on any hot summer day, but if you add cooking in a muggy kitchen to the list, it can seem so ‘un-cool’. Summers are also that time of the year, when we do not feel like eating lavish meals, and the body needs something light to make it feel energetic. Here are some cooking tips and healthy food that you will love this summer.

Healthy Cooking Tips For Summer

• Cook an extra meal on Sunday. It cold be grilled chicken or a cold soup, fried rice tossed with veggies or pasta – just make an extra serving and freeze it. On Monday night, defrost the meal and save yourself the fatigue of slogging in the kitchen on a hot day.


• Make your spice mixes while you chat over the phone or while you watch television. Experiment and come up with delectable mixes that will add a punch to the food. Use these for easy-to-prepare dishes like grilled chicken, seafood or steamed vegetables for a tasty and healthy no-sweat meal.


• Replace baked, whipped desserts with frozen fruits. Top this up with low-fat yoghurt or a dollop of ice-cream for a cool dessert. Berries, bananas, peaches can be mixed with cheese, cream or yoghurt.


• Too tired to cook on the weekend? How about whipping up a smoothie or a cold soup! You save time and energy on this healthy meal option.


• How can we forget salads for summer meals? You can chop and mix all sorts of vegetables and fruits, pasta, leftover grilled chicken or fish, or leftovers from your previous meal, and toss it with seasonings and dressing for a perfect meal.


• If you enjoy eating seafood, you can broil, grill or steam some for a meal. Serve it with a healthy dip, butter and salad for an easy yet delicious meal.


• Summer is not the time to slave over a stove. So, grill or steam whenever you can. You can marinate vegetables and meat before grilling to increase the taste factor.


• Cook that extra serving. Every time you cook, make some more food to last you for another meal. Freeze this and use the portion in the same week. This saves you kitchen time.

Diet Tips Fur Summer

• Bring home crisp and colorful vegetables in summer for healthy and nourishing meals. Packed with vitamins, antioxidants and other nutrients, these are great when grilled, steamed or served as salads.

• This is the time to stock up on berries of all sorts – black berries, raspberries, strawberries, and blueberries. A powerhouse of antioxidants, these can prevent cellular damage, are packed with fiber and low on calories.

• Use low-fat yoghurt as salad dressings, dips, desserts and snacks. Packed with calcium, these are cool and nourishing for your body.