Top 10 Hydrating Fruits in Summer Season:
What a blessed time of year when the glorious God connects with His sweet summer season. All this heat though, will tire us out quicker in this season. So, these are ten fruits known to keep us hydrated and healthy.
10. Mango
The king of the fruit jungle, mangoes provide a lot of bang for their 135 calories, and they’re a good source of vitamins A, B6, and C, plus fibre. British weather is too cool to produce spectacularly sweet mangoes thus they get them imported! JUST BUY & EAT IT! There’s no need to mess with this fruit. Slice to eat or cut in a cross-cross fashion to turn out a ‘hedgehog’ design. Open mouth and consume.
9. Pineapple
This exceptionally juicy fruit is packed with bromelain, a mixture of compounds with potent anti-inflammatory powers. In other words, eat pineapple now and you may avoid pain meds in the future.Pan fry pineapple rings (without the skin) to caramalise and eat with yoghurt/ ice cream or create fruit kebabs by piercing bitesize chunks onto wooden skewers with strawberries, grapes and melon.
8. Cantaloupe
Hydration rating of 89%. Cantaloupe is an exceptionally good fruit for supporting energy production and the ability to keep the blood sugar stable. With all that goodness and flavour this is a top munchable fruit. Blend the flesh into pulp and freeze for instant sorbet, or skin and cut into chunks for a mixed watermelon/sweet melon salad.
7. Coconut water
Hydration rating 95%. Coconut water (not milk) is the liquid found in young green coconuts that gets absorbed as the coconut fruit matures. It has a relatively low sodium and carbohydrate content and tastes dry but refreshing. Avoid the hype around coconut water but drink it as a blessing and nourishing fruit.Buy fresh and buy from local greengrocers. Avoid the packed cartons which tend to include preservatives for a long shelf-life and dilute the drink.
6. Grapefruit
Hydration rating 90% water. Sweet but zingy, grapefruits contain only 30 calories and the detoxifying limonoids, which according to research, may inhibit cancer tumours. Either way, eating natural is always healthier, happier.Pan fry segments to caramalise grapefruit and eat with waffles. Cut a fruit in half, sprinkle with fairtrade sugar and scoop to eat with a spoon.
5. Grapes
These hydration gems are known for their extremely high content of Resveratrol, a substance that acts as an antioxidant and is heart-friendly. Bursting water with each bite, take your pick from purple, red, black or green. One of summer’s most delicious fruits. Slice into fruit salads or just eat whole. One my favourite mix-ups is eating a single grape with a morsel of cheese and sprinkling of coffee granules. Sounds weird but tastes gooood!
4. Figs
These summer beauties are indulgent fudgy fruits with a high-output on the health scale. They’re known to lower blood pressure, improve digestion, help with weight loss; even the leaves of the fig tree lower the insulin required by diabetics. As one of the world’s healthiest foods, figs provide the fibre energy to keep moving.have Slice fruits with coconut milk ice cream/Kulfi,or make a fig smoothie with some dates.
3. Berries Strawberries
Rank as the 4th strongest antioxidant fruit and are made up of 92% water. Raspberries and blueberries are also at their peak during the summer. Full of vitamin C, berries are known to clear the arteries, regulate blood sugar and taste awesome. Go for organic, eat a handful each day. Eat berries with cereal for Suhoor (morning meal) or as a parfait with yoghurt and granola
2. Oranges
Hydration rating 87% water. Oranges are sweet and packed with more than 100% of the daily recommended value for vitamin C.eat as it is, or Squeeze fresh orange juice into chocolate drinks and cut up segments into fruit salads.
1. Watermelon
Hydration rating 92%. As this fruit is mostly water and sugar it’s packed with essential rehydration salts magnesium, calcium, sodium and potassium so it can actually hydrate as well mantain your electrolyte balance more effectively than water.ITS BETTER EAT AS IT IS OR Blend watermelon chunks with ice and coconut palm sugar for a light Iftaar dessert.