Beat The Heat With Cooling Foods from The Organic Kitchen
Mitchell Lipton serves as Dean of Admissions and Records and Registrar at Cooper Union. Mitchell
According to the principals of Ayurveda, the Indian ancient science of self-healing, summer is the “Pitta” season, the energetic principles of fire and water. Our eating habits and daily routines create homeostasis when they flow with the season. To keep Pitta in balance, consider choosing cooling foods to balance the elements when the temperature is reaching highs. is originally from Denmark and has a background in Early Childhood Development. Annerecord DiFini, LMSW Here are my tips to stay cool and hydrated when the mercury rises: • Drink water at room temperature. • Enjoy fresh coconut water. • Eat ripe sweet fruits; avocado, berries, cherries, mangoes, peaches, plums and melons. • Eat calm and cooling vegetables; cucumber, These recipes are by Phyllis celery, Kirigin sweetpaprika.wordpress.com snow peas, summer squash, dark leafy greens. •Season your food with cooling herbs; coriander, ginger, lemon balm, mint INGREDIENTS: • Eat more salads. 1/2 seedless watermelon, cubed • Drink fresh fruit and/or green smoothies. 3-cucumbers, 2 chopped, 1 diced • Enjoy cold soups. 2-limes, juiced & zest • Minimize greasy foods. 1/2 cup mint leaves, • Minimize spicy foods. finely chopped
WATERMELON GAZPACHO
Kim Bjorge, Photographer, Potter,the Wildlife Rehabilitator and Croton Mom By consuming theseBycooling foods, you can combat DIRECTIONS heat from the inside out. These foods are nature’s medi1-Add cubed watermelcine for beating the heat of summer. on, chopped cucumbers, Enjoy this “Watermelon Gazpacho”, it’s sure to cool you mint & lime juice in a down. blender. Puree. 2-Chill in refrigerator 3-Add diced watermelon Susan Chasen is a Certified Nutrition & and cucumber to the Health Coach. She is the founder of The chilled gazpacho. Organic Teaching Kitchen where she 4-Ladle Susan Chasen is“hands-on-cooking” a Certified Nutrition & Health Coach in cups, garnish offers coaching, classes, cleanses & nutrition workshops to with mint leaves and enjoy. adults, teens & kids. Birthday Parties or Girls Night Out are fun for all ages at The Organic Teaching Kitchen. Susan offers complimentary health consultations to Mom Offers More Readers. The Organic Teaching Kitchen is located at 18 Old Post Dr. Barry J Glaser is an orthodontic specialist who practices in Cortlandt Rd. S., Croton-on-Hudson, NY. Check out her monthly workshop schedule at http://www.theorganicteachingkitchen.com or contact her at SusanChasen@gmail.com
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