This Summer Make Sure Your Kids are Well-Hydrated!!
With temperatures already reaching 44 degrees and estimated to reach much higher in coming days concerns about health are on the rise. Especially kids and senior citizens need special care.
There's no better way to stay hydrated than drinking water...but if I ask my kids to drink water all the time..they would make faces. So I come up with various alternatives to keep them hydrated.
The best alternative is butter milk....very thin consistency otherwise one may experience some tingling sensation in the throat.
Buttermilk recipe
1 cup curd
4 glasses water
few curry leaves
grated ginger - a little
half tsp salt
paste of few mint and coriander leaves
half tsp cumin powder
Beat curds to smooth consistency, mix water and churn for few minutes. Keep in fridge for about an hour or add ice cubes for instant use. People of all ages can enjoy this age-old, refreshing beverage.
One can also try ragi java to beat the heat. Its more nutritious with excellent cooling properties.
Ragi Java Recipe
Dry roast 4 tbsp ragi powder
Add to water and simmer on heat till it thickens
Remove from heat, add salt and let it cool.
Later add to butter milk (a little thick consistency)
4 tbsp ragi java to 3/4th glass buttermilk.
Keep in fridge for an hour and then drink.
Simple, tasty and healthy!!
Homemade smoothies and fruit juices are also healthy and tasty options to stay hydrated. Watermelon is an all-time favorite...however I prefer to eat it!! For the ones who love to drink watermelon juice just make sure you add a pinch of salt and few drops of lemon juice. One can also try adding little grated ginger.
Then we have barley water, again a healthy way to stay hydrated!
Try drinking barley water either plain or added to butter milk (of thick consistency) and little salt.
One can also try Roohafzha lemonade. I love this and we can actually feel the coolness.
Recipe
3 tbsp Roohafzha
1 glass cool water
1/2 tsp lemon juice
mix all and drink.
You can also try our very old humble lemonade. Simply mix 1 tsp of lemon juice, 1tsp sugar, a pinch of salt to a glass of cool water and enjoy the cooling, refreshing lemonade.
Then we have freshly made fruit juices, especially water melon juice, musk melon smoothie. I've recently bumped into a smoothie recipe posted in Manjula's Kitchen. It tasted really refreshing. Pls find the link here.
http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/tag/cantaloupe/
Also, when you go out for shopping or other errands just try and avoid cut-fruits and drinks from roadside hawkers. These may not be prepared in hygienic conditions and might contain harmful bacteria.
These well-known and simple homemade remedies go a long way to keep you hydrated in hot summers. There are other several recipes and coolers, yet I find the above list to be really simple and effective.
With temperatures already reaching 44 degrees and estimated to reach much higher in coming days concerns about health are on the rise. Especially kids and senior citizens need special care.
There's no better way to stay hydrated than drinking water...but if I ask my kids to drink water all the time..they would make faces. So I come up with various alternatives to keep them hydrated.
The best alternative is butter milk....very thin consistency otherwise one may experience some tingling sensation in the throat.
Buttermilk recipe
1 cup curd
4 glasses water
few curry leaves
grated ginger - a little
half tsp salt
paste of few mint and coriander leaves
half tsp cumin powder
Beat curds to smooth consistency, mix water and churn for few minutes. Keep in fridge for about an hour or add ice cubes for instant use. People of all ages can enjoy this age-old, refreshing beverage.
One can also try ragi java to beat the heat. Its more nutritious with excellent cooling properties.
Ragi Java Recipe
Dry roast 4 tbsp ragi powder
Add to water and simmer on heat till it thickens
Remove from heat, add salt and let it cool.
Later add to butter milk (a little thick consistency)
4 tbsp ragi java to 3/4th glass buttermilk.
Keep in fridge for an hour and then drink.
Simple, tasty and healthy!!
Homemade smoothies and fruit juices are also healthy and tasty options to stay hydrated. Watermelon is an all-time favorite...however I prefer to eat it!! For the ones who love to drink watermelon juice just make sure you add a pinch of salt and few drops of lemon juice. One can also try adding little grated ginger.
Then we have barley water, again a healthy way to stay hydrated!
Try drinking barley water either plain or added to butter milk (of thick consistency) and little salt.
One can also try Roohafzha lemonade. I love this and we can actually feel the coolness.
Recipe
3 tbsp Roohafzha
1 glass cool water
1/2 tsp lemon juice
mix all and drink.
You can also try our very old humble lemonade. Simply mix 1 tsp of lemon juice, 1tsp sugar, a pinch of salt to a glass of cool water and enjoy the cooling, refreshing lemonade.
Then we have freshly made fruit juices, especially water melon juice, musk melon smoothie. I've recently bumped into a smoothie recipe posted in Manjula's Kitchen. It tasted really refreshing. Pls find the link here.
http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/tag/cantaloupe/
Also, when you go out for shopping or other errands just try and avoid cut-fruits and drinks from roadside hawkers. These may not be prepared in hygienic conditions and might contain harmful bacteria.
These well-known and simple homemade remedies go a long way to keep you hydrated in hot summers. There are other several recipes and coolers, yet I find the above list to be really simple and effective.
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