It’s too hot to cook, but we still need to feed our families
and ourselves of course. There are lots of fresh fruit and salad options, tuna
salad, egg salad, pasta salad. I’ll even sometimes do a pasta & tuna salad,
which gives you the protein as well as the carbs for a nice full feeling. Using
the stovetop as opposed to the oven offers omelets, and my most recent favorite
poached eggs with salt and pepper. Cheese Sandwiches and pickles are yummy too!
My rice cooker doesn’t cause too much heat, if I make just a
cup or so which is more than enough for a brown rice Asian Fusion salad,
filling and delish!
Throwing nut into salad and munching on them throughout the day will keep your tummy feel and your energy up.
For the kids, picking up a huge box of freeze pops, and
making sure to give them if they spend much time outside will keep them well
hydrated. I am usually very careful with sugar for my girls; I don’t give them
any sweet drinks, not even juice. But in the summertime or when they are sick I
bend the “rules” to keep them hydrated.
They also love fresh fruit, be careful because that can
cause diaper and potty overload- literally… not to be too graphic.
There is always the grill option, but no one wants to stand
out in the heat so that happens about once in ten days, and we throw everything
from veggies like tomatoes, peppers to potatoes with margarine and salt in
alumnum foil on our grill.
We are very lucky to live in a town with so many eating
options, from Pizza to fine dining.
Get a stack of restaurant menus if you’re trying to keep
your budget down, and you’ll know what to expect and be able to budget
accordingly.
Oh, and do not forget the wine coolers, Smirnoff Ice Pineapple-
stock up, you ARE going to NEED it!