How many of you love the summer? Summer is a great time to eat a variety of fruit that is in season without paying a lot for those seasonal fruits.
Have you ever noticed that most fruits that are in season in the summer have a high water content? This is not by mistake, but by perfect design. During the hot summers you need more hydration so that you do not get dehydrated.
Here are some fruits that will keep you cool in the summer:
1. Watermelon. There’s noting better than sitting on the porch eating a cold slice of watermelon on a hot summer’s day. You are sure to cool off quickly.
2. Peaches. No offense to any other state, but Georgia does have the best peaches. I purchased some from a fruit stand twice this year and they were delicious. A good peach has that fragrant peachy smell, along with the right amount of sweetness.
3. Tomatoes. Tomatoes are full of water. My grandmother could not keep tomatoes in her garden, because my brother and I would eat them up while playing outside in the summer. Those were the best tomatoes. It would be so hot, but after biting into my grandmother’s tomatoes, we were cool.
4. Cucumbers. Ever heard the saying, “Cool as a cucumber?” Well, that is a true statement. Cucumbers are actually very cooling for the body and they have a very high water content.
5. Mangoes. Mangoes are available all year round, but the best time to eat mangoes are in the summer. Some say the best way to eat a mango is over the sink and that is because a mango is very juicy. This fruit is very popular and comes an many varieties. You will never be bored.
6. Berries. You probably think that berries couldn’t possibly keep you cool in the summer, but they do. They are light and refreshing and low in sugar.
There are many other fruits that keep you cool in the summer. The next time you are in the grocery store or at a Farmers Market, pay attention to the prices of the fruits that are in season. You will probably notice those fruits are cheaper.
You get the best of both worlds by saving a little money and staying cool. Don’t let the heat get the best of you, just eat those fruits that keep you cool.
Image: gt_pann / FreeDigitalPhotos.net
@Tia Peterson @NancyTabor 113 everyday!! I know I couldn’t can take that kind of heat. Well, I guess I can, make an exception for the bizchickgblogs retreat, as long as I can have some fruits to keep me cool and some air conditioning, I’ll be fine. LOL.
@Evelyn Parham @NancyTabor Oh Evelyn, so does that mean a bizchickblogs retreat to Tucson is out? It’s like 113 here every day. LOL
@NancyTabor Hi Nancy! I’m glad the watermelon came through for you. 113 is too hot for me and I’m in the south east of the US. Stay hydrated and take care!
P.S. I love mangoes!
Watermelon really does cool you off! It was close to 113 degrees in Baltimore this past weekend and my air conditioning went out. All I could do to stay cool and sane was to have some watermelon. It’s truly my
favorite summer fruit. Mangoes are a close second!
@annedreshfield Wow, that sounds delicious. Watermelon and pistachios, sounds like a winning combination. Thanks for sharing!
Evelyn
@Mywritingworld Hi Fran! Thank you! I’m not sure about the banana keeping the nutrients when frozen. Because anything we freeze, has a loss of a certain amount of nutrients. I don’t think the loss is anything to be too concerned about.
You too!
Evelyn
@LisaAndrews I’d have to agree. These two fruits are my favorite of all.
@Red Kathy Hi Kathy! Thanks! You’re right about the watermelon. Nothing, but water. Never tried cucumbers as a facial mask..I’m sure it is quite refreshing.
Take care,
Evelyn
@keepupweb It is amazing that we can grow things in other areas of the world at different times. I planted tomatoes in April, but I think it got too hot quicker than I anticipated.
I hope you have a very nice harvest. I so love tomatoes.
@Tia Peterson I was the same way when it came to mangoes. But the day I did try it, I fell in love with them, now I can’t get enough of them. Now, papaya, I do not like.
Thanks for sharing, Tia!
Yum! Just last night I had a watermelon gelatin a guest made, complete with finely diced pistachios. It was delicious, cool, and best of all — light! You can’t beat that on a warm night after a big meal. I’ve been devouring fruit this summer, and it’s been the best!
Hi Evelyn
What a wonderful post. When it comes to cooling, ice-cream comes to mind, but you are right all the fruits including cucumber, that you have mentioned are cooling fruit. This year I have been reading and listening to make ice cream with bananas. That sounded like a great idea, but then I was wondering if freezing banana after processing into cream, will keep the same nutrients as fresh banana. What do you think of that?
Enjoy your summer
Fran A
Watermelon and mangoes are some of my favorite fruits for summer time.
Oh yes this is refreshing information Evelyn! I had peaches today and agree Georgia produces the best peaches ever. It’s hot hot down here in SW Florida and fresh fruits have an almost immediate cooling effect, especially a watermelon. In fact by weight, a watermelon is about 90% water.
Love those cukes too!!! Cucumbers make for great cooling facial masks.
Have a great weekend!
Fresh fruit in the summer! Yes! Living in New England, I wait all year to be able to plan our garden. It’s now mid-July and I’m still waiting for our first tomatoes to ripen. Lucky for us, there’s a farm down the road and his produce is always way ahead of ours.
Hi Evelyn – I have heard in other places, too, that cucumber keeps the body cool. I used to love eating just tomatoes and cucumbers!
I can find mangoes easily here in Tucson (there are all over the place around here as you can imagine) but to be honest I have never eaten one. I find them perplexing.
I bought a papaya recently and did not like it, so now I think I’m a little nervous about buying another fruit that I won’t like. I do like them dried, though!
Comments on this entry are closed.