If you plan to tweak your diet to make it more summer-friendly, then here you go:
Tomatoes
Tomatoes are filled with antioxidants like vitamin C and lycopene, which are beneficial for the overall health and skin.
How to consume it: Can be eaten in salad mix, raita, sandwiches, or lettuce wraps. Can also have it prepared in skewers with cottage cheese.
Watermelon
Watermelon is rich in water and helps in keeping the hydration high. It also contains lycopene which helps protect skin cells from sun damage.
How to consume it: The inner portion of the watermelon seeds is dried and eaten. The seeds are considered to have a cooling effect. They are best eaten in the first half of the morning by themselves or in a mixed fruit salad. The fruit can easily be made into jams, jellies, and marmalades.
Oranges
Oranges are seasonal summer fruits known for their water content and vitamin C.
How to consume it: Best eaten by itself or can be had like an orange shot.
Leafy veggies
Leafy veggies like spinach, broccoli, cabbage, cucumber are high in water content.
How to consume it: Best eaten as a vegetable, raita, salad, slipped in buttermilk, or made as a smoothie in skim milk or almond milk.
Berries
Berries, being high in antioxidants, aid skin health during summers. They also add up to the fluid levels in the heat.
How to consume it: Best eaten as a fruit or in a smoothie.
Fluid add-ons like coconut water, kefir drink, smoothies, infused water, vegetable juices, dandelion tea, and whey smoothies are necessary.
