Showing posts with label hot weather. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hot weather. Show all posts

Sunday, June 05, 2016

Easy Food Tips for Beating The Heat


Hi everyone. Warmer climates bring about certain changes in eating and drinking habits. Here are some easy and quick ways to partake in some nutritious items:

* Freeze fruit
  • For ease of use, utilize a freezer bag and place the fruit in a single layer. Date label.
  • Frozen fruit thickens smoothies, shakes, protein drinks, and other beverages.

* Make fruit ice cubes
  • Puree some fruit. Pour the mixture into ice cube trays.
  • Squeeze a fresh lemon or lime into ice cube tray molds.
  • Remove a cube and use as desired. Place one into a glass of water.

* Make veggie ice cubes

  • Follow directions for fruit cubes.
  • Place in chilled glass and enjoy as a beverage.
  • Make a Bloody Mary by adding tomato cube to vodka.
  • Use as seasoning agent in stir fries, soups, dips, and spreads.

* Freeze nuts
  • Place nuts into an airtight container and freeze.
  • Remove these nuts and enjoy as a snack, yogurt or ice cream topping, or other delight.

* Chill glasses and serving dishes
  • You will notice an instant relief when sipping beverages from a chilled glass.
  • Serving salads in chilled bowls or serving dishes offers another option that cannot be beat.

Let your imagination run wild. These are just a few ways to reduce your internal temperatures and tolerate warmer climates. 

Enjoy!

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Sunday, August 19, 2012

Healthy, Low-Cal Snow Cones

Hi, my favorite readers! With so much heat around lately, it's always nice to hear about ways to stay cool. That includes drinking cold beverages. Here's a nice, cheap and easy one to enjoy...

You need a food process, chopper or blender for this...

Place a couple handfuls of ice cubes into the pitcher or container.
Blend, or mix, until the ice turns into thin pieces...like snow.

Remove shaved ice into scoop into a serving cup.

Squeeze either a fresh lemon or orange over the ice.
Viola! A tasty relief to the hot, dog days of summer...Plus, it's fantastic for weight management. Very, very low calories...who doesn't like that?

For variety, try any number of your favorite 100% fruit juices such as pineapple and/or apple. Pureed fruits, complete with juice, offer another alternative. Use your imagination and go for it!

Enjoy! Find interesting? Kindly share...
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