# mmmmm.... Frozen banana & your suggestions on what to eat on hot days... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 9, 2003, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmmm-frozen-banana-your-suggestions-on-what-to-eat-on-hot-days/187336 "2003-07-09T22:36:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmmm-frozen-banana-your-suggestions-on-what-to-eat-on-hot-days/187336/1 "2003-07-09T22:36:14Z")
It has been damn hot here today and very humid; the flying ants were out in force, so I’ve had to keep the windows nearly closed. I consoled myself with a cold bath and a frozen banana - you just peel the banana, wrap it closely in cling film and freeze it - despite what some folks say, it doesn’t go black, it just turns into a banana ice cream stick… Mmmmmm. Looks like it is going to be damn hot again tomorrow too; if you have any cooling food ideas, please post them here. ---
**Author:** ![bittersweet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@bittersweet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bittersweet)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmmm-frozen-banana-your-suggestions-on-what-to-eat-on-hot-days/187336/2 "2003-07-09T22:44:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mangetout \* > **I consoled myself with a cold bath and a frozen banana** Sorry, I had a visual. Funny. 😛 As for me, I try to eat a lot of salad and drink water with lemon. Both are very refreshing. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmmm-frozen-banana-your-suggestions-on-what-to-eat-on-hot-days/187336/3 "2003-07-09T22:44:53Z")
Mix tequila, a can of frozen limeade, a can of cling peaches and a shitload of cracked ice and throw it in the blender. mmmmm…peachies… ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmmm-frozen-banana-your-suggestions-on-what-to-eat-on-hot-days/187336/4 "2003-07-09T22:44:55Z")
BBQ! and plenty of liquids to go with it. Forget fizzy drinks, they just make you more thirsty. I am not a fan of ice-cold food (ice cream, lolies etc…) I don’t have the teeth for them, so that pretty much leaves savoury - i.e. BBQ. But food and hot days don’t go well together - Drink is by far the priority. Water is perfect. A big bowl of pristeen water with the sun glistening off it, such a refreshing sight, even if you are not drinking it. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmmm-frozen-banana-your-suggestions-on-what-to-eat-on-hot-days/187336/5 "2003-07-10T02:58:18Z")
A couple of people on the board suggested frozen grapes, and they are really good. I also tried frozen orange segments, and they’re good, too. If you like grapefruit, frozen segments of that would probably work as well. ---
**Author:** ![Harli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c0e974/32.png) [@Harli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harli)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmmm-frozen-banana-your-suggestions-on-what-to-eat-on-hot-days/187336/6 "2003-07-10T03:13:19Z")
Yoplait has yogurt in tubes. Freeze them. Then eat. They are like creamy freezies. Do it. Now! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Blonde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Blonde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blonde)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmmm-frozen-banana-your-suggestions-on-what-to-eat-on-hot-days/187336/7 "2003-07-10T03:13:40Z")
You want hot? Come on down to my neck of the woods. 🙂 Watermelon and frozen yogurt - and don’t forget the frozen margaritas…with a shot of high quality tequila floating on top. (Do not try this outside in the heat. Drive safely, etc.) References to tequila in my post, and Chefguy’s post may or may not be related to the fact that we live in the same town - and are driven to drink by the HEAT! ---
**Author:** ![summerbreeze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3bc359/32.png) [@summerbreeze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/summerbreeze)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmmm-frozen-banana-your-suggestions-on-what-to-eat-on-hot-days/187336/8 "2003-07-10T03:14:06Z")
In the south, the Southern Hemisphere, and other warm places, people go for hot (heated) things like coffee, or hot (spicy) things like curries, gumbos, peppers, etc. Think this is because these foods make you sweat, and a slight breeze will feel cooling, or perhaps because your insides reach the same temperature as the outside. Whatever. Personally, I go for frozen grapes, popsicles and beer slurpies (discovered by accident last summer when I left some in the freezer). ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmmm-frozen-banana-your-suggestions-on-what-to-eat-on-hot-days/187336/9 "2003-07-10T05:40:01Z")
A snow cone, preferably one with a color not found in nature, like brilliant blue. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmmm-frozen-banana-your-suggestions-on-what-to-eat-on-hot-days/187336/10 "2003-07-10T06:04:46Z")
Fruit salad. Make up a massive bowl in the morning and just nibble away. Keep it in the fridge and have serves with toppings of yogurt or icecream or cream or cold custard. Fruit salad should contain peaches, pineapple, pear, pitted cherries, orange segments, banana, apple, watermelon, rockmelon, strawberries, other berries of choice. Toss all the fresh ingredients in lemon juice first. ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmmm-frozen-banana-your-suggestions-on-what-to-eat-on-hot-days/187336/11 "2003-07-10T06:45:38Z")
While I’m not much of a sugar freak, a monster slurpee can induce the correct number of marginal brain freezes to make life worth living once again. ---
**Author:** ![annaplurabelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/919ad9/32.png) [@annaplurabelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/annaplurabelle)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmmm-frozen-banana-your-suggestions-on-what-to-eat-on-hot-days/187336/12 "2003-07-10T06:48:31Z")
**Originally posted by Mangetout:** I consoled myself with a cold bath and a frozen banana **Originally posted by bittersweet:** Sorry, I had a visual. Funny. Me too. Sorry, couldn’t resist. My contribution: **Frozen Double Banana Surprise (a recipe)** -The perfect dessert for a hot summer night **Female:** Peel and thoroughly freeze a banana until firm. **Male:** Provide second banana. **Female:** Place frozen banana in mouth until desired temperature is reached, then remove and immediately prepare Male second banana by tasting constantly, until firm. **Male:** Place frozen banana in lower level of preheated Female, turning and basting frequently. When frozen banana is almost melted (but still cold!), remove it and quickly insert second banana. **Surprise!** Serves 2 ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmmm-frozen-banana-your-suggestions-on-what-to-eat-on-hot-days/187336/13 "2003-07-10T07:08:35Z")
Welcome aboard(s), **annaplurabelle**! You’re sick, twisted and perverted. And I respect that in a woman! ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmmm-frozen-banana-your-suggestions-on-what-to-eat-on-hot-days/187336/14 "2003-07-10T10:00:13Z")
I probably should mention that the cold bath was just after lunch and the frozen banana was in the evening and I just ate it, that’s all. ---
**Author:** ![JessEnigma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cdc98d/32.png) [@JessEnigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JessEnigma)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmmm-frozen-banana-your-suggestions-on-what-to-eat-on-hot-days/187336/15 "2003-07-10T16:40:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by rowrrbazzle \* > **A couple of people on the board suggested frozen grapes, and they are really good.** Yes! Frozen grapes rock…especially after they thaw a bit and are slightly mushy but still frozen. Yum, grape slush… And in the summer, I’m always a big fan of salads, frozen fruit, and exceedingly large amounts of water. (And, y’know, sunscreen and stuff. But while I did get some of the spray-on stuff in my mouth a few times over the past few summers, it’s not for eating. Mostly because it tastes horrible.) ---
**Author:** ![Janx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Janx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Janx)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmmm-frozen-banana-your-suggestions-on-what-to-eat-on-hot-days/187336/16 "2003-07-10T18:01:14Z")
Hay Mangetout! Try this. Well, you can imagine it gets very hot around here, and we have LOTS of cold goodies to eat BUT… If you haven’t had a spontaneous orgasm lately, you need to make yourself a “Creme de Mamo”. Get a very ripe papaya, scoop out the seeds, scoop the meat out of the skin and put in the blender, add 3-4 scoops of vanilla ice cream (a bit more ice cream then papaya), and a splash of whipping cream (just a splash to help liquefy the ice cream). Blend it up to the consistency of a thick milkshake. Pour it into a margarita glass or better yet a brandy snifter. Top it with a quick pour of Liquor of Cassis (if you cant find Cassis, use black berry or Raspberry Liquor). Eat with soup spoon. Die of rapturous delight. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmmm-frozen-banana-your-suggestions-on-what-to-eat-on-hot-days/187336/17 "2003-07-10T19:30:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Blonde \* > \*\*References to tequila in my post, and Chefguy’s post may or may not be related to the fact that we live in the same town - and are driven to drink by the HEAT! \*\* Ummmm…no, actually I live in Anchorage. You know, _Alaska_. The…ah…_largest_ state in the union?🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Blonde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Blonde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blonde)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmmm-frozen-banana-your-suggestions-on-what-to-eat-on-hot-days/187336/18 "2003-07-10T19:42:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Chefguy \* > \*\*Ummmm…no, actually I live in Anchorage. You know, _Alaska_. The…ah…_largest_ state in the union?🙂 \*\* Oh, that’s funny, I got you mixed up with **Chef Troy** - so sorry. Alaska’s the largest state?! Damn. ---
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmmm-frozen-banana-your-suggestions-on-what-to-eat-on-hot-days/187336/19 "2003-07-10T19:49:57Z")
Frozen grapes leave nothing to be desired. But for a more substantial snack, here’s what my mom would serve for dinner on those really hot days: Cut a canteloupe (also works with honeydew or other firm melon) in half. Scoop out seeds. Fill the hole in the center of your canteloupe half with lime sherbert. Sublime! ---
**Author:** ![Politzania](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3ab097/32.png) [@Politzania](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Politzania)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2003, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmmm-frozen-banana-your-suggestions-on-what-to-eat-on-hot-days/187336/20 "2003-07-10T20:47:51Z")
I made a yummy pasta salad that I’ve been noshing on lately… Celery, bell peppers, onion, tomatoes, broccoli, black olives, mozzarella cheese, rotini and grilled chicken, with italian dressing to blend. The salad is about 2/3 veggies and the dressing was fat-free, so I figure it’s probably fairly healthy as well. For something sweet - frozen blueberries rock! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmmm-frozen-banana-your-suggestions-on-what-to-eat-on-hot-days/187336.md?page=2)