Post by Marty (Seppy) on Aug 19, 2013 12:02:37 GMT -5
Cool Foods to Stay Hydrated and Beat the Heat
By Libby Mills, MS, RDN, LDN
Summer is active for everyone, but when the mercury rises hydration is a must to beat the heat.
“We all get more active on the weekends. Whether running errands, doing yard work, playing sports, exercising or walking the neighborhood, it doesn’t take long to feel the heat and get dehydrated,” says Libby Mills, spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
What are the top 5 foods to help you stay hydrated and healthy?
• Summer is for salads…and at a hydrating 96% water, lettuce piles on the potassium, a necessary electrolyte when active for longer periods of time in the heat.
• Water-me Melon, 91% water, is another source of the electrolyte potassium, which can be important for controlling blood pressure. But that’s not all, each bite of watermelon has vitamins A and C, fiber and lycopene – important for it’s role protecting the prostate.
• Revive with a refreshing chilled grapefruit. This juicy great pick-me-up is filled with vitamin C and phytonutrients offering helpful recovery to skin exposed to the sun.
• While broccoli is not the number one hydrating food, it floats in at 98% water and pours on vitamin C, calcium, iron and beta-carotene. Its filling fiber is helps keep you going between meals.
• While water may hydrate best, the three cups of milk or yogurt we need each day is 85% water. Full of protein, calcium and vitamins A and D, milk has the electrolytes phosphorus and potassium.
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Original from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Recipes
Wrap it up! Choose from any of the lettuces – bib, iceberg or red leaf, and wrap your favorite salad or sandwich makings into a lettuce shell for a fun way to stay hydrated.
Turn your favorite salad or slaw into fun finger food.
By Libby Mills, MS, RDN, LDN
Summer is active for everyone, but when the mercury rises hydration is a must to beat the heat.
“We all get more active on the weekends. Whether running errands, doing yard work, playing sports, exercising or walking the neighborhood, it doesn’t take long to feel the heat and get dehydrated,” says Libby Mills, spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
What are the top 5 foods to help you stay hydrated and healthy?
• Summer is for salads…and at a hydrating 96% water, lettuce piles on the potassium, a necessary electrolyte when active for longer periods of time in the heat.
• Water-me Melon, 91% water, is another source of the electrolyte potassium, which can be important for controlling blood pressure. But that’s not all, each bite of watermelon has vitamins A and C, fiber and lycopene – important for it’s role protecting the prostate.
• Revive with a refreshing chilled grapefruit. This juicy great pick-me-up is filled with vitamin C and phytonutrients offering helpful recovery to skin exposed to the sun.
• While broccoli is not the number one hydrating food, it floats in at 98% water and pours on vitamin C, calcium, iron and beta-carotene. Its filling fiber is helps keep you going between meals.
• While water may hydrate best, the three cups of milk or yogurt we need each day is 85% water. Full of protein, calcium and vitamins A and D, milk has the electrolytes phosphorus and potassium.
•
Original from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Recipes
Wrap it up! Choose from any of the lettuces – bib, iceberg or red leaf, and wrap your favorite salad or sandwich makings into a lettuce shell for a fun way to stay hydrated.
Turn your favorite salad or slaw into fun finger food.
realy tasty! (im noob of food baking so i came here)
, just smiley testing agian
seppy, how to make very good spaghety..? 
