The last thing you want to do on a blistering hot day is sit down to eat an equally hot meal. Sure, you might want a warm meal after you’ve cooled down a little bit inside, but what about when you’re in the middle of working or playing and you need a bight to eat?
We’re going to look at some cool recipes for hot summer days. The ideas below will be great food options for those times when you a nutritious meal that will feel like it’s cooling you down.
Let’s get started.
- Chicken Salad with Mandarin Oranges
A few slices of chicken laid on top of some greens is a summertime classic. Add your choice of dressing, nuts, seeds, and a healthy serving of sliced mandarin oranges.
If you’re not a fan of oranges, you can substitute strawberries.
- Snow Ice
What is snow ice, you ask?
It’s a delicious treat that’s far lighter than most of the ice-based snacks you find on the market. Snow ice is one of those fun recipes that allows you to get a delicious treat that cools you down and won’t hit you too hard with sugars.
You’ll feel cool, refreshed, and your body won’t be mad at you when you get back out there into the heat.
- Chinese Cold Noodles
Chinese cold noodles are an excellent snack that is low on calories and best served cold. It’s unusual to think of noodles being cold, but these ones are delicious and will cool you right down.
They’re also a meal that will fill you up sufficiently.
- Bruschetta
Bruschetta is a cold Italian topping that’s typically put over slices of cheesy bread. You can bake some cheese on top of slices of baguette, pull them out of the oven, and spoon bruschetta over the top to cool it off.
The result is a single-serving snack that’s hearty enough to fill you up but still light and cool enough to be enjoyable in the heat. This is a great option for any occasion, as it’s easy to make as many slices of cheese bread as you need, and bruschetta is always a hit.
- Charcuterie Boards
Charcuterie boards are essentially platters with cheese, sliced meets, grapes, select fruit, crackers, and whatever else you like.
It’s essentially pieces of all of the food groups that you would otherwise put into a meal, except you can pick and choose them at your leisure. This is a great option for times when you need to eat but you’re taking care of activity at the same time.
Charcuterie boards can be purchased at the store or hand-crafted according to your taste. It’s an excellent idea if you have company over that has a particular taste in food because you can incorporate things they like as well.
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