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Our craving for light, cooling and delicious foods rises with the mercury. However, summer also means that the chances of food products going bad and rancid are high! According to a renowned dietician, Niti Desai, here are five kinds of foods that you should eat cautiously to avoid stomach infections during summer, as they get stale quickly.
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Dairy products: This includes the whole gamut of dairy foods starting from milk, cheese, paneer, yoghurt to what have you. Dairy products, if left out at room temperature in the summer for too long can go stale and cause digestion issues.
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Raw fruits: A fruit plate looks appealing on a hot summer afternoon. Imagine melons, mangoes, oranges, grapes and more. Want to grab a plate right away? Wait, if your plate has been in the open for too long, chuck it. During summer, the heat helps the bacteria to dwell in the moist surfaces of your fruits and rob off its nutrients.
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Fruit juices: The same is true for fruit juices too. Remember to have more natural fruit juices rather than packaged ones to get maximum nutrition. However, don’t leave your juices in the open for too long.
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Cold cuts: Beware, your ham and salami are more likely to go rancid than other foods. Cold cuts, if kept unrefrigerated for too long can lead to infections and indigestion due to the bacteria build up. So if you want to have salami chicken sandwich, prepare it fresh and consume it within 15 minutes of preparation.
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Cooked vegetables with spices: Even if you are refrigerating it, don’t eat your cooked food beyond one day. As the spices and even the vegetables start to degenerate after a few hours of cooking. So its better to cook less and finish off the lot within a day or two.
