Sauerkraut - a wonderful dish. Its uniqueness is that this fresh cabbage even more useful: at a lower calorie it contains more vitamins. In addition, the sauerkraut is better absorbed by the body and contributes to the excellent state of health. Developers diets for weight loss are advised to be sure to include in the diet of sauerkraut: This product allows you to lose weight easily and with pleasure.

A traditional treat

It is difficult to establish exactly when people started to make sour cabbage for the winter, but today sauerkraut takes pride of place in many ethnic cuisines. Sauerkraut is popular in Germany and the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Poland, Ukraine, Belarus and Russia. Preference is given to sauerkraut, not only in Europe but also in the east. For example, the national Korean dish kim chi - nothing more than fermented cabbage.

Traditionally, sauerkraut is used in its natural form and as a basis for many dishes. In winter, when there is no fresh vegetables, sour cabbage - an indispensable source of vitamins and fiber. It's almost mandatory component of many "winter" salads, as well as an excellent side dish. Especially good pickled cabbage as an accompaniment to dishes from pork fat. On the one hand this facilitates digestion garnish fatty meat, and on the other - it improves palatability. No wonder the sauerkraut is a part of, for example, a traditional Alsatian dish of sauerkraut and Polish bigos pork.

In Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, sauerkraut is also used as a base for soups, for example, the famous cabbage. These have the soup richer flavor than those that are prepared from fresh cabbage. This is not stale sour soup, you can eat them almost every day.

Unique product

In sauerkraut contains a lot of potassium, calcium, sodium, iron, sulfur, phosphorus, selenium, Selenium in food - in small doses is useful Zinc, copper and boron. The preform has a high content of vitamins Vitamins for everyone , And vitamins are retained for a long time. Thus, sauerkraut - an excellent tool to combat the winter and spring hypovitaminosis.

Cooking of vegetables and fruit leads to the fact that vitamin content therein is reduced. The only exception to this rule is sauerkraut. This blank is even more useful fresh cabbage, and the content of vitamins C and P on her anymore. During the fermentation product is further formed as vitamins B, necessary for the health of the nervous system.

In addition, this cabbage is absorbed much better than fresh. It does not cause problems with digestion, but perfectly helps cleanse the body and establish the bowels.

Despite all its advantages, sauerkraut can be consumed not by all. From its use should be avoided suffering from gastric ulcer or duodenal ulcer. Gastritis with high acidity can eat sauerkraut, but caution should be exercised.

Slimming products

Typically culinary processing leads to increased caloric product. But with sauerkraut this does not happen: the calorie from the blank, even lower than that of fresh cabbage. Thus, 100 grams of sauerkraut contains about 19 calories, while 100 grams of fresh - 28 kcal.

Low calorie content coupled with a high nutritional value (a lot of vitamins and minerals) and high fiber content makes sauerkraut an ideal product for those who want to lose weight. Even a small portion of cabbage can be satisfied, so the sauerkraut is not only perfect for snacking, but also can be used as a substitute for lunch or dinner. The main thing - do not fill the cabbage too much oil: one spoon to a large portion of salad will be enough.

Diet with sauerkraut

Get rid of the extra kilos and to improve the contours of the figure, while eating delicious and satisfying - the dream of many women. And diet sauerkraut making this dream feasible. For a start should be limited in the diet of a number of products:

• Products made from white flour;
• Confectionery;
• Animal fats;
• Alcohol;
• Fried dishes;
• Potatoes.

Besides cabbage you can eat low-fat meals high in protein - boiled chicken breast, baked fish, boiled eggs, white cheese, cottage cheese. Admitted as complex carbohydrates such as brown rice and buckwheat. Sweet fruits should be consumed only in small quantities.

For lunch, it is desirable to prepare a soup of sauerkraut. From traditional boiling this soup has a low fat content: it is better to do a vegetarian, adding cabbage carrots, onions, garlic, spicy greens, peppers. From potatoes should be abandoned, passirovka vegetables undesirable. Instead of sour cream Smetana: untold riches of Russian cuisine   You can fill the soup low-fat yogurt. In addition to the soup it should also have sauerkraut in kind, a little seasoning it with oil (olive or refined sunflower).

Such a diet will provide not only getting rid of extra kilos, but also a great feeling and a great mood. Unlike many other diets for weight loss this diet does not lead to the fact that the skin becomes dull and it will rashes. On the contrary, it improves the skin condition and cellulite becomes less pronounced.

Maria Bykov

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