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Cucumbers are the perfect summer food. It's soothing and easy on the stomach as well. Best eaten raw, cucumbers go perfectly in a nice green salad. But too much of it might lead to a mild gas problem. If that is the case, then quickly boil it for one or two minutes before eating. MARINATED CUCUMBER SALAD: Ingredients: 3 medium cucumbers, thinly sliced 1 medium onion, sliced and separated into rings 1 cup thinly sliced carrots 1/2 cup sliced celery 2 to 4 tbs chopped red bell pepper 1 cup vinegar 1/4 cup olive oil or vegetable oil 1/4 cup sugar 1 tsp fresh chopped celery Salt and pepper to taste Iceberg lettuce Method: Combine cucumbers, onion, carrots, celery, and red bell pepper in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, mix remaining ingredients except lettuce. Pour over vegetables and toss lightly. Cover and chill 8 to 10 hours. Drain and serve in a lettuce-lined bowl.

The little ones need extra care for their tools of sight.They are particularly prone to different types of conjunctivitis and sties.Infants have tendency of getting eye infections.Since they don't understand when and how they are straining their vision,they frequently have muscular weakness which cause squints.Diagnosis and treatment of squints are greater now than even a decade before,so it does not become a lifetime problem.Cataract is no only of the old;little ones may get it from injuries.In such cases surgery is needed.Vitamin A deficiency (eat carrots) causes dimness of vision and nightblindness.The kid needs an eye test if he/she complains of headaches and not being able to see the blackboard.Wiping the eyes with cotton dipped in cooled boiled water is excellent for the health of eyes young and old!