{"id":11322,"date":"2010-06-08T14:40:32","date_gmt":"2010-06-08T18:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=11322"},"modified":"2010-06-08T14:40:32","modified_gmt":"2010-06-08T18:40:32","slug":"tuesday-tip-stay-hydrated-eat-your-fruit-and-veggies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2010\/06\/tuesday-tip-stay-hydrated-eat-your-fruit-and-veggies\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday Tip: Stay Hydrated, eat your fruit and veggies"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>It’s summertime in the US and this mean HOT weather.\u00a0 And if you are lucky enough to live in the East, South, and Midwest then you get the bonus of also enduring humidity!\u00a0 Hooray!<\/p>\n

High humidity means that you can actually swim to your car, the corner, or the mailbox instead of walking like normal folks.\u00a0 It’s totally true because when you get back home you are soaked through like you just swam through something.\u00a0 And how does it feel walking in that humidity?\u00a0 It feels like you dove into a lukewarm bath.\u00a0 Yeah, it’s pretty gross.<\/p>\n

Hot and humidity means that you sweat.\u00a0 A LOT! Way more than one normally sweats and this also means fluid loss.\u00a0 In the summer we need to be more vigilant about making sure we take in enough fluids to keep our bodies hydrated and functioning at top levels!<\/p>\n

This goes for both athletes and non-athletes.<\/p>\n

This is where fruit and veggies become even more important to our diets and our well-being, because they can help keep us hydrated!<\/p>\n

So many veggies get a bad rap.\u00a0 Let’s list a few just for fun.<\/p>\n