{"id":5269,"date":"2023-07-24T13:53:14","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T18:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/?p=5269"},"modified":"2023-07-24T13:53:14","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T18:53:14","slug":"foods-that-hydrate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/foods-that-hydrate\/","title":{"rendered":"Foods That Hydrate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When you greet every morning\nthinking it\u2019s too bleeping hot, you need water and<\/em> foods that hydrate!\nIt\u2019s hard to drink enough water and keep electrolytes in balance when a heat dome\nengulfs your environment. Such conditions affect more and more of us for longer\nand longer periods. This week as temps climb, I\u2019ll be filling my plate with foods\nthat are high in water content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"cucumbers\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Some of my top choices will\nbe: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cucumbers<\/strong> \u2013 <\/strong>not\nonly do I love the light taste and crunch, I\u2019m growing them in my garden. They\nhave the highest water content of any solid food at 96%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bok Choy \u2013<\/strong> if I could eat\nthis in a salad with fresh ginger dressing every day, I\u2019d be happy. Wait, I\ncan! Or at least frequently. The bok choy is thriving in my garden. And it\u2019s\n96% water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Romaine Lettuce \u2013<\/strong> yes, I\u2019m\ngrowing it in my garden too. It\u2019s slightly more bitter than the commercial\nvariety and has slightly less water content than iceberg lettuce (95% vs 96%).\nBut hey, it also provides vitamins C and A plus folate & fiber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Summer Squash \u2013<\/strong> I\u2019m not\ngrowing it, but I love to saut\u00e9 it with onion and red bell pepper. It\u2019s 94%\nwater and that combo is one of my favorites. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bell Peppers \u2013<\/strong> just\ntransplanted some plants from pots to my garden. Hopefully, I\u2019ll have peppers\nsoon. They\u2019re 92% water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Asparagus \u2013<\/strong> I like\nasparagus because it\u2019s quick, easy, and delicious. It\u2019s also great for hot\nweather with its 92% water content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cantaloupe \u2013<\/strong> or honeydew\nor watermelon. I like them all. Watermelon is 92% water, cantaloupe about 89%,\nand honeydew clocks in around 91%. All are great for a summer BBQ or picnic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Past these, I\u2019ll add cauliflower\njust because I like it (92%). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are also some high water\ncontent foods I won\u2019t choose as often. Why? They\u2019re either high in histamine or\nI don\u2019t like them as well, but they\u2019re still great for hydration!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These include:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Celery \u2013<\/strong> I don\u2019t hate celery;\nI just don\u2019t love it enough to buy it all the time. It\u2019s 95% water, crunchy,\nand full of fiber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Radishes \u2013<\/strong> not my thing. I\nlike the color. I feel like I should<\/em> enjoy them, but I really don\u2019t. Still,\nyou might and they\u2019re 95% water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tomatoes \u2013<\/strong> these I love,\nbut they\u2019re high in histamine so I didn\u2019t plant any. About a dozen plants grew\nvoluntarily in my garden. I\u2019ll give away those gorgeous balls of 94% water away\nwhen they turn bright red.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mushrooms \u2013<\/strong> I like some\nvarieties better than others, but my tummy doesn\u2019t always like any of them. At\n92% water, you can enjoy some for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spinach \u2013<\/strong> yep, also high in histamine. I hate that because I used to grow a lot of it in my garden and it grew well. It’s 92% water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Strawberries \u2013<\/strong> this one I\nmiss. I love strawberries on shortcake, dipped in chocolate, on cereal, on\ncheesecake and made into jelly. They don\u2019t need to be 92% water for me to want\nthem. Unfortunately, they are also problematic for my low histamine regimen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are not comprehensive\nlists. Peaches, pineapple, oranges, and broccoli are also good for hydration as\nare blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries. And it never hurts to increase\nour intake of fresh fruits and vegetables. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Extreme heat curbs my appetite\nfor heavy food. Lighter fare appeals. Luckily, that lighter fare includes many\nfoods that hydrate. I plan to enjoy several of them today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When you greet every morning thinking it\u2019s too bleeping hot, you need water and foods that hydrate! It\u2019s hard to drink enough water and keep electrolytes in balance when a heat dome engulfs your environment. Such conditions affect more and more of us for longer and longer periods. This week as temps climb, I\u2019ll be … Continue reading “Foods That Hydrate”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1324,792,9],"tags":[3457,3454,1376,3455,3456],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5269"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5269"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5269\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5273,"href":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5269\/revisions\/5273"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cooking2thrive.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}