Cabbage has unique nutritive properties and low caloric content for this reason it is included in a set of effective diets. Soup on the basis of cabbage eliminates hypostases and allows to get rid of excess weight.
1. Properties of a white cabbage
The white cabbage is varashchivat already by more than 4 thousand years, it is the representative of the most ancient ogordny cultures. The advantage of a product for an organism is very high: cabbage contains a set of vitamins and cellulose necessary for an organism, and its caloric content is only 28 kcal on 100 grams. For this reason diets on the basis of cabbage enjoy wide popularity among persons interested to lose weight.
100 grams of cabbage comprise:
- 8 g are proteins,
- 1 g are fats,
- 7 g are carbohydrates,
- 28 - kcal.
The nutrition value of a product is caused by the following vitamins which are contained in it: vitamins A, B1, B2, B5, C, K, PP and also potassium, calcium, magnesium, zinc, manganese, iron, sulfur, iodine, phosphorus, rare vitamin U, fructose, folic acid and pantothenic acid, cellulose and rough food fibers.
Nutritionists don't recommend to eat long one cabbage as without watching the rich content of nutrients, protein in it isn't enough for normal functioning of an organism.
2. Diet with cabbage
The diet on the basis of light cabbage soup is effective. For a week it is necessary to use soup and to supplement it with various products for good nutrition. The classical recipe of soup very much idle time and preparation won't take a lot of time.
The cabbage diet isn't recommended:
- If there is an urolithic disease;
- To diabetics;
- To pregnant women;
- To children up to 14 years.
Step-by-step recipe of soup
To make soup the following ingredients will be necessary:
- 2 liters of water
- half of a head of cabbage;
- 1 onion;
- 1 carrots;
- 1 tomato;
- 1 small root of a celery;
- 1 paprika;
- Chop a kupusta
- Cut onions, pepper, carrots, a celery in cubes
- Drench with boiled water tomato, clean from a thin skin and a narzhta with cubes
- At a time to put all vegetables (except greens) in a pan, to fill in with cold water.
- After boiling to weary under a cover 1.5 hours.
- At the end to add greens and spices to taste
To increase a portion, increase quantity of products with observance of proportions. However, it is better to cook soup though быв time in 3 days that it was fresh and tasty.
Consider that at salt addition soup partially loses the diuretic properties therefore when you prepare, put salts on a minimum.
The daily menu for a week:
Breakfast: porridge on water, a cup of coffee or tea without sugar. Lunch: 200 g of the boiled fish or meat of low-fat grades, a small portion of a vegetable salad filled with natural olive oil. Dinner: a vegetable salad with olive oil, boiled egg (1 piece), a cup of a green tea. In an hour it is possible to eat one fruit, and in two hours prior to a dream to drink a glass of kefir (1%) (not later).
Add soup to the provided menu every time when you hunger (a day not less than three portions).
Recipes for the week menu:
а). Porridge
Porridge on water is considered not the most tasty product, but there is a cunning how to prepare this usual dish that it was not only useful, but also toothsome.
Ingredients:
- Water — 150 ml;
- Grits — 85 g;
- Raisin — 10 g;
- Cinnamon — 5 g;
- Honey - 2 teaspoons
The step-by-step recipe of porridge with cinnamon:
- Bring water to the boil
- Lower raisin in boiled water. Wait until it inflates. At this stage it is possible to add other dried fruits, but raisin is best of all combined with porridge and cinnamon.
- Add grits, cinnamon and honey to a pan. You cook on slow fire, having covered capacity.
- In 5 minutes remove a pan from fire, but leave a cover. Let porridge "will reach" within 25-30 minutes.
- You can add a small handful of nuts.
б). Vegetable salad
There are several options of salads for the menu, the main condition: salad shouldn't contain potatoes and a lot of salt. It is necessary to fill salad with olive oil.
Option 1 - A vegetable salad with avocado
Are necessary for preparation:
- 200 g of a white cabbage;
- Cucumber;
- Tomato;
- Avocado;
- Green onions;
- Half of a lemon;
- Olive oil.
Preparation:
- Peel avocado, cut into cubes.
- To small chop greens.
- To cut tomato and a cucumber on pieces of any form, cabbage to chop, mix with avocado.
- Fill salad with juice of a half of a lemon and olive oil, strew with greens.
Option 2 the Cleaning Whisk salad
Are necessary for preparation:
- on 100 grams – cabbage, carrot, apple, beet, a sea cabbage,
- prunes — 50 grams,
- lemon juice — 5 grams,
- vegetable oil for gas station — 15 grams.
Preparation:
- We grate the washed-up and cleaned raw vegetables. We mix received, and we knead for receiving juice.
- We grate apples, we add to contents, then we squeeze out lemon juice and we fill with vegetable oil.
- Prunes previously to soak and cut on small strips – to add to salad.
Option 3 - A vegetable salad with tomatoes and a basil
Are necessary for preparation:
- tomatoes – 3 pieces,
- cucumbers – 3 pieces,
- red (blue) onions – ½ pieces,
- vegetable oil – 3 tablespoons,
- basil – 4-5 branches,
- fennel – 1 bunch.
Preparation:
- Wash tomatoes, clean and cut in cubes or segments.
- Wash cucumbers, clean edges and cut rings or half rings.
- Too clean onions from a peel, wash and thinly cut half rings.
- Lay out all ingredients in a bowl and prevent.
- Fill in vegetable oil. Add salt and stir salad.
- Wash fresh fennel and small cut.
- Wash a basil and cut.
- Lay out greens in salad. Last time well mix all ingredients.
7 days of observance of such diet will allow to dump from 2 to 5 kg, depending on initial weight. Before a diet it is recommended to consult with the attending physician.