Thirst fix: Drinks you can try this summer
\]DOT Desk: A city like Dhaka becomes hotter every day during summer, and those who commute a lot to their jobs often become dehydrated due to the heat. Dehydration leads to fatigue, muscle cramps, nausea, vomiting, and heat strokes in severe cases,reports TBS.
As Ramadan approaches, those who fast are more susceptible to such conditions. So, The Business Standard has gathered information about some of the city’s most delicious and valuable wellness elixirs to help the city dwellers quench their thirst.
Know thy juice
The kind of juice one enjoys drinking reveals a lot about their personality. Before we delve deep into that, let me clarify that juicing and blending are not the same. Juice and smoothie are two different things. Unlike the former, which extracts the juice and discards the pulp, the latter contains both the juice and the pulp and is preferred by nutritionists because it contains fibre.
Now that you know the difference, let’s talk more about who picks what. The serious health-conscious types always pick something green. They “heart” greens like spinach and kale and never bother about the taste or odour. Health and nutrition are of paramount importance to them. On the other hand, those who long for something citrusy, and orange-based, are the ones who love to party. As they go out to the branches, they easily pick the ones that are rich in vitamin C. While the choices of berries, beets or bananas can make one fall into different categories, what is most important to remember is always to be sure about the quality of the fruit that is being used to make the juice or smoothie. In a city rife with “tong dokans” and juice corners, the primal concern should be about the water or the crushed ice they are using. In many instances, due to the lack of supervision and monitoring, such petty juice sellers get away with unhygienic drinks.