Dishes suitable for summer camping
Summer camp dishes selected from a nutritional standpoint that are easy to eat even if you don't have an appetite, and can help prevent heatstroke.
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Please refer to the fabrics summarized for summer camping.
Heat measures's page also talks about nutrition, so it's a must-see.
Summer vegetable
Summer vegetables are rich in potassium and water, which we lack when we sweat, so by actively eating them, we can ingest the nutrients we tend to lack in the summer. .
Initial symptoms of potassium deficiency include increased fatigue, weakness, and loss of appetite.
Also, potassium has the function of regulating excessive salt intake, so if potassium deficiency continues, it will accelerate summer fatigue.
Main summer vegetables
- tomato
- cucumber
- corn
- eggplant
- green pepper
- okra
- bitter melon
- lettuce
Among these, we recommend tomatoes and cucumbers, which have a high water content and can be expected to have a cooling effect on the body.
Chilled tomatoes and Chicken bellows-cut cucumbers are easy to eat, and since they are not heated, they retain their cooling effect and are ingested without destroying nutrients. can.
Also, since you don't use fire, you can make it before setting up or when you're not ready to cook.
Corned beef peppers can also be eaten in a variety of ways, both without and with fire.
The best part is the curry dip.
Dishes that are easy to prepare include summer vegetables such as grilled in foil, udon, and curry.
You can easily make udon noodles by boiling them at home and loosening them with water.
Spicy dishes
Spices have the effect of increasing appetite, so they are effective during summer fatigue when you have no appetite.
Even if the dish is not spicy, you can make it easier to get the spice by adding shichimi chili pepper to the first few bites of the main dish, or preparing it as a snack or side dish.
Click here for recommended dishes that are relatively easy to make.
- Spicy Seared Cucumber
- Bean sprouts with mustard soy sauce
- Shichimi-yaki squid
- Pork kimchi
- curry
Refreshing food
Also, when you have completely lost your appetite due to summer fatigue, refreshing dishes are perfect.
Instead of making the dish itself refreshing, you can also change the seasoning with lemon, ginger, plum, ponzu sauce, grated daikon radish, etc.
Lemon and ginger are easy to use with pork and noodles, so even if you just change the seasoning on short notice, it will be easier to put into your mouth.
Click here for recommended dishes.
- Caprese
- Salmon grilled in lemon butter foil
- cold shabu
- Natto with grated radish
Salt supplementation
Many people sweat in the summer, so they take in salt, but here is some information:
Regarding salt, the Japanese Society of Hypertension Salt Reduction Committee states, Japanese people consume far more salt than they need, so there is no need to consciously increase their salt intake.
It seems that the salt content in sweat is about 0.3%, so unless you sweat a lot, there is no problem even if you do not consume a lot of salt.
However, although it depends on your constitution and eating habits, you will definitely sweat more and consume more salt than if you were indoors, so be sure to keep your salt intake to a level that suits you.引用元：夏キャンプの暑さ対策
However, you will definitely be consuming salt through sweat, so be sure to keep in mind your salt intake.
tablets that can replenish salt is also good, but sports We also recommend drinking one drink throughout the day.
The precautions for sports drinks are written in Heat countermeasures page, so please take a look.
Avoid fat when you're feeling tired in the summer
Ingesting fat takes longer to digest and increases the work of the stomach and intestines.
Even though you're already tired and have no appetite, this will make you feel even more tired.
To reduce fat, you can not only avoid fatty foods, but also remove excess fat by simply switching from "baking/frying" to "boiling/steaming". can.
The reason why the recipe for braised pork is boiled several times to make it tender is to remove this fat.