20 recipe ideas for healthy eating in July

Fruits and vegetables galore

Eating healthy to take care of your health is above all eating local, fresh, seasonal and without excess. But be careful, a healthy meal is not a slimming meal! It is a healthy meal that contains the different contributions of proteins, fibers, nutrients, and essential fatty acids, necessary for the proper functioning of our body. In summer, eating healthy is even easier since with the choice of seasonal products, you will have no trouble balancing your plates. But then what does a healthy summer plate look like? First choose an animal protein (eggs, white meat, fish, shellfish) or vegetable protein (tofu, tempeh, etc.). The part of the plate that will keep you going all day and the most important part is legumes (lentils, chickpeas, etc.) or carbohydrates (rice, pasta, wholemeal bread, etc.). In summer, integrating the dietary fiber, vitamins and nutrients found in all fresh vegetables and fruits is child’s play with the choice of products available. Tomato, cucumber, eggplant, or even fennel, all these seasonal vegetables will form a perfect base for a summer plate.

Born to be healthy

Some recipes like salad, carpaccios or fish ceviche or granitas are known to be healthy in addition to being fresh. In the middle of July, you can eat healthy while enjoying yourself. The mixed salad remains the perfect solution for sunny days! You can put starches, vegetables, proteins and even fruits in it. In short, you will have a complete, healthy and fresh meal, all-in-one. The poke bowl, also very trendy, is the perfect definition of a healthy dish. Veggie or made with fresh salmon, it has a rice base and for the rest, it is up to you to complete it as you wish. Edamame, red cabbage, carrots, or even cucumber, eating healthy in summer is within everyone’s reach.

Fish on the plate

Summer is the perfect time to enjoy fresh fish. Raw, baked, grilled or barbecued, it lends itself wonderfully to many summer recipes. This summer, choose fish as your main protein. One thing is for sure, you have the choice: sardines, sea bream, salmon or even sea bass. Whatever the species, it is strongly recommended to eat it 2 to 3 times a week. Symbol of seaside holidays, we will appreciate fish on skewers, cooked on the barbecue even more. Can you smell the sea?