Cranberries in the diet
The native Russian berry cranberry is also popularly called "zhuravikha" or "marsh grapes". The healing qualities of sour berries are known to many. Due to the high concentration of vitamin C and citric acid, it is called the "northern lemon." It also helps with excess calories.
Benefits of cranberries for weight loss
oleic, citric, benzoic acids give a sour taste to the fruit. Thanks to them, such a product does not deteriorate for a long time and can be used in many dishes. In addition to vitamin C, cranberries are rich in:
- vitamins gr. B, K, PP;
- copper;
- iodine;
- pectins;
- manganese;
- tannins;
- boron;
- potassium;
- fiber
- cobalt;
- essential oils;
- iron;
- carotene.
Useful berries, like natural antibiotics, kill pathogenic bacterial microflora. Fresh cranberry juice contributes not only to weight loss, but also improves digestion and prevents the accumulation of putrefactive deposits in the intestines. Only with gastritis and high acidity, cranberries are contraindicated. But they help cleanse the walls of blood vessels from harmful cholesterol.
How to use cranberries for weight loss
Wild berry has a beneficial effect on the process of losing weight. It mostly consists of fiber, which removes toxins from the digestive tract. Metabolism is also activated due to tannins, so it is useful to use the berry while observing a variety of diets. A handful of cranberries or a glass of fresh cranberry juice is good to consume in the morning. Sauerkraut with cranberries is very useful for lunch or dinner.
To prepare a drink from cranberries, it is necessary to pour a handful of washed berries with boiling water, after mashing them with a fork. To taste, add a spoonful of honey, grape syrup or rosehip extract. The mixture is cooled and drunk before each meal during the diet. You can simply squeeze the liquid out of the cranberries and dilute it with plain water. Such a cool drink will cool in the heat and benefit.
When using cranberries for fat burning, it is important to balance the entire diet, removing all fatty and starchy foods from it. A handful of fresh berries can be added to savory curd desserts, yogurts, fruit salads, or eaten separately. It is advisable to introduce several light snacks, for example, another breakfast and an afternoon snack.
Features of the cranberry diet
For breakfast , it is better to choose oatmeal on the water with different nuts, dried apricots or other dried fruits to taste. A serving of lean cottage cheese with pieces of apple, kiwi or orange and cranberries, tea or coffee is also suitable.
For a second morning snack, dieters indulge in low-fat kefir, unsweetened homemade yogurt, or a handful of cranberries sprinkled lightly with honey. The berry can be laid out on a piece of black bread.
For lunch, a serving of boiled rice with lean chicken or a slice of boiled turkey, a light salad and cranberry juice is enough. A vegetable side dish with lean fish from a double boiler or meat is also suitable.
For an afternoon snack, if desired, they eat sauerkraut and cranberries, yogurt or cottage cheese dessert with this berry. A boiled chicken egg will replenish the body with protein, and grapefruit with vitamins.
For dinner, a boiled turkey with a side dish of vegetables, rabbit meat or chicken, a glass of cranberry drink, a slice of cheese is ideal.
Cranberry picking starts in autumn. Cranberries are stored in jars in winter, filled with cool water. The fruits of the plant become sour and juicy by the beginning of winter. It is frozen or ground with sugar. Cranberries become sweeter by the spring heat, but already include a little less vitamins. Useful cranberries are used to prepare jam, fruit jelly, jams, and various jellies. Dried cranberries are added to compotes, fish dishes and meat. In any recipe, it brings sourness and gives the dish a piquant taste.
The article was prepared specifically for the magazine shop-ultra.ru
