What do you like to eat during the summer?

United States
June 11, 2007 10:42pm CST
Are there certain things you like to eat during the summer more than other times of the year? I notice that I always crave more fruit and pasta during this season. I love spiral pasta with diced cucumbers and tomatoes, with a light italian drssing. I could eat that every day. My kids seem to always be ready for the bar-b-q's and juicy watermelon. Ice cream is always a favorite too...we like to make our own outsied. It is something fun to do on a summer day.
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• United States
13 Jun 07
i drink a lot of lemonade and eat ice cream
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• United States
13 Jun 07
Ohh that sounds good. It is hot here already in So Cal.
@nuttmeg (440)
• United States
12 Jun 07
I usually start craving fresh fruit, such as grapes, oranges, apples, canteloupe, honey dew, strawberries, etc., as well as salads (chef or cob) and cold pasta too. I'm a bbq freak any time of the year lol, but summer's great for fried chicken and ribs (k, now I'm hungry) with cold sides. Ice cream's another one that's all year long, but definitely more so in the summer, or making a grab for yum serving of gelati. I actually was given an ice cream maker this year haha, question is will I actually use it. Aside from good bbq, I'm not a big fan of hot meals during summer, especially since it gets in the 100s where I'm at, but I usually start craving mexican food too.
• United States
12 Jun 07
I dont know why it is, but I dont like a lot of warm foods during the summer either. Even with the A/C on. lol I think more about salads and friut. :)
@nicolec (2671)
• United States
12 Jun 07
I with you on the fruit. But I also love to eat corn on the cob this time of year. I just think it's sweeter and you can cook it on the grill. Lots of butter just dripping of it. Yum.
@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
12 Jun 07
oh. i love grilled corn cobs, too. they do taste yummy especially when you spread butter over it. and a little dash of salt... really yum! then a glass of softdrinks to pair it with... anne
@nicolec (2671)
• United States
13 Jun 07
Oh yes, can't forget the salt. And the pepper too. Love pepper on my corn.
• United States
13 Jun 07
I agree. I love the corn in the summer. Yum Yum :)
@bcl_me (582)
• Philippines
13 Jun 07
i prefer to eat ice cream, friut shakes and fruit salad. they are my favorite during summer seasons. Oh gee, the summer season has just passed and I didnot even noticed it coming and going...thanks for your post i was able to check the calendar...and really...i nhave never felt it was summer...is it because i am broke the past 6 months? nope i don't think so but ok...what were my activites during the last summer season? gee, i can't remeber them either...i wasno't able to notice it and it is really just amazing...oh dear...what now?
• United States
13 Jun 07
LoL I think you can always make up for it...go have a fruit shake. :)
• United States
13 Jun 07
I love those stick popsicles or the ones that are plastic wrappers or whatever they are called. I think they are like Freeze Pops or something. I love those so much! lol
• United States
13 Jun 07
LOL I haent had those in a long time. :)
@amyann16 (414)
• United States
12 Jun 07
I have to also agree that Watermelon is one food that I eat a ton of in the summer, but rarely touch in the other parts of the year. I don't know why this is, because I really do love watermelon. I know that it doesn't taste as sweet as it does when it is in season, but I don't think that is the reason I don't buy it. I think it has to do more with what you are talking about and how I am tending to associate it with the season. Very interesting!
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• United States
12 Jun 07
Yes, I notice that I eat only certain foods at certain times of the year as well. There are even certain things I notice I only eat in the fall and winter months. Thanks for posting. :)
@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
12 Jun 07
barbecue, especially pork barbecue is an all year round favorite of mine. it's true with spaghetti and lasagna, too. hmmm... i'll go for ice cream! i love it during the summer. especially the plain vanilla ice cream. i top it with chocolate syrup and some marshmallows and yum! really good. sometimes, i get a slice of brownies then add a scoop of ice cream over it. then some chocolate syrup. ooh. really makes my day! - anne
• United States
13 Jun 07
I love marshmallow topping and pineapple...lol :)
@xbrendax (2662)
• United States
12 Jun 07
I grow watermelons and when they are getting ripe, I love to go out in the garden, cut a big warm juicy melon open and eat it right there on the spot! My melons are a cross between the huge ones and the little round ones.
• United States
13 Jun 07
That sounds very good. I am going to be getting some melon soon. :)
@pendragon (3350)
• United States
12 Jun 07
Strawberries and watermelon! Aldo cook-out food, like grilled burgers/hot dogs.Food that insists you eat it in the sunshine!:)
• United States
13 Jun 07
I like that...definitly want to eat it outside. :)
@KrisNY (7590)
• United States
12 Jun 07
Corn on the Cob! YUM-- anything grilled on the grill- Tomatoes and cucumbers from my garden- Ice cream cones (soft) on cones-- squash and zuchinni on the grill. I could go on and on- Just about anything that is in season! I love salads- potato, pasta, macaroni,YUM!! they are all summer foods to me- even clams on the grill and salt potatoes too!
• United States
13 Jun 07
MMM making me hungry. :)
@cher913 (25782)
• Canada
12 Jun 07
i find i dont eat as much in the summer as i do in the winter, if its hot...i don't do well in the summer with the extreme heat... we have easy things like frajitas and salads and burgers and dogs... ice cream and lemonade are family treats as well...as for bbq'ing my hubby loves to do it and does it all year round (yes, even in the winter with snow piled around the bbq!!)
• United States
13 Jun 07
I habe bbq in the winter before..tastes good...but with snow it isnt the same...lol :)
@tina12679 (1126)
• United States
13 Jun 07
I like eating hamburgers and hotdogs more during the summer becasue they taste so much better when cooked on the grill. Watermelon honey dew and canalopes are also really good on a hot day. I also get hungry for salads of all kinds, (potatoe,pasta,macaroni) Love going to the ice cream shop and getting a cone too witht he kids, i have tried to make my own but i like taking a drive witht the family to get the icecream.
• United States
13 Jun 07
I agree that meats always taste better on the grill. :)
@miaolin (397)
• China
12 Jun 07
In summer,I like eating ice cream and all kinds of summer fruit.It's so hot in summer,so those cold products are so popular.Besides the ready-made products,I also prefer to make on my own.To mix all kind of beverage toghter and put it in to icebox.I'm curious what it will be.It's so funny and I enjoy it so much.The fruit also are used as the material of my stange ice cream.
• United States
13 Jun 07
Sounds good. :)
• United States
12 Jun 07
During summer, I like to eat juicy fruits such as watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew, and grapes. I also like the citrus fruits such as oranges, pomelo, grapefruit. Ice cream is a definite favorite to fight off the heat. I love making different kinds of fruit shakes -- I just mix all kinds of fruits in the osterizer and then a few scoops of vanilla ice cream and some ice cubes, give it a few minutes in the machine and then I have a refreshing drink. I also like making margaritas and just cooling off. All I need now is a pool to dive in and it's perfect.
• United States
13 Jun 07
Pools always make the summer nicer. :)
@nandans (1160)
• India
12 Jun 07
I just like to drink different flavours of juices, shakes and cold water during summers..
• United States
12 Jun 07
Yes I love cold drinks, even slushies like my kids. lol :)
• Canada
12 Jun 07
I love Mangos very much, there are lot of variety of mangos that when you visit wholesale market you will realize it. Some of the varieties which i remember are Alphanso, totapari, Langda, Kesar, daseeri, beynishan, meleeka, and many more which i have not remembered.
• United States
12 Jun 07
Wow that is a lot. Have a good one. :)
@maucute (979)
• Philippines
12 Jun 07
I would eat something that would refreshes me, something that would make me feel cool even if it's really hot.. I guess I would turn more on cold foods and drinks, but I'm not that picky when it comes to eating different kinds of things..
• United States
12 Jun 07
There you go...:)
@Kashif_ (85)
• Pakistan
12 Jun 07
yes you r absolutely right, i like to eat cool thing like ice creams, chocolates, fruts, fast foot in dinner with cold drinks.
• United States
12 Jun 07
Got to love cold drinks. :)
@senthil2k (1500)
• India
12 Jun 07
I love to eat a lot of chill and cold items during the summer. Also I prefer to take more liquid food rather than the solid foods. Because Liquid foods provide me with more water than the solid food. I would take lot of Fruit juices, Water, Fruit Salad etc. Also I try to avoid meat and other Non-Veg items during the Summer to prevent the Over heating of my body. I will try to take all possible foods that will keep me and my body cool.
• United States
12 Jun 07
Yes that is a good idea. :)
• United States
12 Jun 07
I love to eat cold watermelon, with a little bit of sale sprinkled on it. There's nothing like it. Watermelon is defiantely a summer food. It reminds me mostly of the fourth of July and fireworks.
• United States
12 Jun 07
I dont like salt on mine, but I know that many people do. :)