Hot AF And Hungry? 10 Tempting Things To Eat When Scorching Temperatures Arrive

Don’t turn on your oven. Stay away from using your stovetop to cook more than 15 to 20 minutes, or else you’ll turn your kitchen into a sauna in no time.

Instead, opt for the following meal ideas to keep cool, reduce the chance of being hangry, and make your mouth and tummy happy.



It’s bad enough being hot AF and struggling to stay cool with frequent showers, fans, and if you’re lucky enough, staying permanently under the AC as much as possible.


When it’s hot enough to fry an egg on the sidewalk and the life and energy feel zapped out of you after stepping outside for as little as 5 or 10 minutes, it’s time to reach for smarter meal ideas to stay cool, fed, and less miserable.


Here are 10 terrific meal ideas when it's too hot to cook:

  1. Veggie sandwiches (with avocados perhaps)
  2. BLT sandwich
  3. Tomato sandwich
  4. Chicken or tuna salad 
  5. Egg salad
  6. Pasta salad
  7. Green salad (leafy greens or green beans)
  8. Bean salad (think similar to succotash, but not)
  9. Cold squash soup
  10. Cold tomato- bell pepper soup


The holy trifecta of hot-weather appropriate meals are salads (pasta and greens), sandwiches (bring on the hero bread), and COLD soups.



As an added bonus, there’s nothing wrong with a cold juice or smoothie if you would rather drink your meals.



So, don’t sweat the small stuff when you’re hungry, looking for something tasty to eat, but it’s too damn hot to cook. Don’t turn your kitchen and home into a sweat lodge or sauna.


Get smart, stay cool, and find some delicious, easy-to-make recipes that will help you beat the heat.

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