if the heat wave rhymes with the risk of dehydration, loss of appetite and fatigue, you can easily combat its harmful effects. First good reflex to have: drink regularly, of course! 2 to 3 liters of water per day is a good average.
At the same time, choose foods rich in water and mineral salts, to compensate for those eliminated by perspiration. Ideally, they should also be easy to digest. Why? Quite simply because the more difficult the digestion, the more it consumes energy and exhausts your body! To help you, here are our top 5 foods to put on your plate in hot weather.
Eat salad when it's hot!
On the vegetable side, green salad stands out as one of your best allies during the heatwave. Indeed, it is easy to digest while being very rich in water . Even if the content may vary slightly from one variety to another, it is around 95% for most of them, as for lettuce for example. The best to hydrate you ! Another good point: the salad also provides many trace elements and mineral salts, including:
potassium, especially necessary for muscle contraction and cardiac activity;
calcium, essential for building strong bones and teeth.
Tomatoes are super hydrating!
Composed of 95% water, the tomato is also one of the essential foods during hot weather! Whether served as a salad, cold soup or juice as an aperitif, it contains many interesting nutrients. It is in particular one of the good sources of:
- vitamin C, useful among others for the immune system;
- vitamins of group B, such as the famous vitamin B9 (folic acid) essential for the development of the fetus.
- Best of all, tomatoes also contain lycopene, an antioxidant that helps your skin withstand UV rays better
Watermelons
An emblematic fruit of summer, watermelon is made up of nearly 90% water . Just like the tomato, it contains lycopene as well as a good amount of mineral salts and vitamins including:
potassium;
- vitamin A, which is good for the eyesight and the immune system;
- vitamin B6, particularly useful for combating fatigue
Say yes to summer citrus
With a water content of around 90%, grapefruit and lemon will also help you fight against dehydration. Not to mention their excellent nutritional composition and their health benefits! Particularly rich in vitamin C and various antioxidants, they will help you strengthen your immune system and maintain beautiful skin .
Let yourself be tempted by a citrus salad during the hot weather or by a delicious homemade lemonade. Without sugar if possible! But if you really can't stand the acidity, you can add a little honey: rich in interesting nutrients, it is significantly healthier than white sugar.