More protein or less? The foods to get you through a heatwave

As temperatures exceed 30C (86F) in some parts of the UK this week, the last thing people want to do is turn on the oven.

Not only can cooking in hot weather feel like a chore, but many of us find ourselves feeling less hungry altogether.

So when the heat gets too much, should we consider changing our diet?

Here are three things to think about next time you're hot and hungry.

"There's no need for more protein in a heatwave," says Aisling Daly, senior lecturer in nutrition at Oxford Brookes University.

But if you fancy it, some of the most common proteins will need cooking (like meat, chicken and fish) and that can be off-putting in the heat. Even an outdoor BBQ can be too hot to handle.

Enter the air fryer. Cooking a chicken leg in the worktop device uses less than half the energy of a conventional oven, according to Radio 4's Sliced ​​Bread. And because they are smaller and faster, they also pump less heat into your kitchen.

Source: BBC News Health RSS (Open Press / Translated Full Text)