When the weather is hot and air conditioners are running non-stop, you don’t want to cook a meal. Heating a stove or oven will raise the indoor temperature and force the AC to work harder. On those days, you want meals that don’t have to be cooked. These are perfect.

Shrimp Salad Cups

Take half an avocado and drizzle it with lime and olive oil. In another bowl, toss cooked shrimp or imitation seafood with fresh garlic, diced onion, diced red pepper, diced celery, salt, and pepper. Spoon the shrimp salad onto the avocado half.

Chilled Asian Noodles

Soak a rice vermicelli or bean thread noodles in hot water for up to 30 minutes, depending on the package instructions. When they’re fully soaked and ready to use, rinse them with cold water.

Toss the noodles with soy sauce, fish sauce, ginger, honey, garlic, and sesame oil. Top those with your favorite raw vegetables and a protein of your choice. Chilled rotisserie chicken is one option. You could also use cooked shrimp or edamame beans.

Chicken Salad

You can make a chicken salad with ease after purchasing a rotisserie chicken. Remove the meat and cut or tear it into small pieces. Add in mayonnaise, chopped onion and celery, a fruit like chopped apples, grapes, or dried cranberries, a nut like pecans or almonds, and fresh herbs. Mix it and add more mayonnaise if needed.

A large batch of the chicken salad can be stored in the fridge for several days. Use it on top of a garden salad or make sandwiches with it. If you have any frozen cooked pasta or grains, thaw those and mix some of the chicken salad into the grains for a hearty grain or pasta salad.

Watermelon Salad

Watermelon is packed with water, so it helps with hydration. Chop cubes of watermelon and toss it with lemon juice, yellow cherry tomatoes, feta cheese, and hazelnuts. This salad is a refreshing side dish for sandwiches.

Finger Sandwiches

Heat can affect your appetite. If you haven’t been very hungry, fill the fridge with finger sandwiches. You choose the fillings. Some of the more classic ideas are cucumber sandwiches made with herbed cream cheese and thin slices of cucumber. Tuna and ham salad are other options, but vegetable sandwiches will last longer in the fridge.

Have a caregiver take over cooking for your parents. By hiring home care aides, you have a skilled caregiver around to make sure your parents are drinking enough water and staying out of the heat and sun. Call a home care agency to arrange caregiver services.

If you or an aging loved-one are considering hiring Home Health Care in Morgan Hill, CA, contact the friendly staff at Home Care Professionals today.
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Andy Howardis a Bay Area Native who holds a BA in Political Science (University of Colorado at Boulder, ’97). After college Andy worked in the surging tech industry.His Grandmother however, would suffer a significant decline in health and ultimately needed in-home care. The experience of a loved one depending on outside help to age in place proved to be pivotal for Andy as he left the tech industry in 2002 for an opportunity in the home care world with a large provider. After having success in home care, but being frustrated by corporate constraints Andy founded HomeCare Professionals in 2005.He methodically built the company one client at a time by focusing on hiring quality caregivers to ensure positive outcomes. Currently Andy serves as the CEO of HomeCare Professionals and is also highly active in the non-profit organization California Association of Health Services at Home (CAHSAH) which advocates for a higher standard of in-home care for those who wish to remain living at home in California.

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