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2022-04-12 06:18:07 "Rice" of cauliflower with corn and peas

This unusual way of cooking cauliflower has recently become popular in many vegetarian cafes. The dish turns out to be low-calorie, so it is perfect for a day off.

If you take canned corn and green peas, add them at the very end along with the cauliflower.

Ingredients:

cauliflower - 350 g
frozen corn - 50 g
frozen green peas - 50 g
carrots - 1 pc
garlic - 2 cloves
soy sauce - 2 tbsp.
vegetable oil - 2 tbsp.
pepper - to taste
Method of preparation:

Separate the cauliflower into florets and chop in a blender or food processor. You will have "rice" from the cauliflower.
Cut carrots into small cubes, chop garlic finely.
In a pan in vegetable oil, fry garlic and carrots until soft.
Add frozen peas and corn. Braise for about 5 minutes.
Add cauliflower rice, stir in soy sauce and season with pepper. Sauté vegetables over low heat for about 3 minutes.
A light vegetarian dinner is ready! Открыть/Комментировать

2022-04-12 05:51:38 Idea for a delicious dinner

For the meatballs;
500 ground beef.
1 egg
1 grated onion
1 or 2 grated garlic cloves
Slightly more than half a cup of breadcrumbs
1 teaspoon red chili powder
1 teaspoon bell bell pepper
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon salt

3 medium potatoes
2 medium carrots
2 bell peppers
1 green pepper
1.5 cup peas

For the sauce:
6 tablespoons tomato juice or 3 tomatoes
Half a tablespoon of tomato paste
1.5 cup hot water
1 teaspoon thyme
Half a teaspoon pepper
Salt. Открыть/Комментировать

2022-04-12 05:37:03 Useful properties of cardamom

Refreshing and invigorating. Gently stimulates the digestion.

Assists in strengthening the heart, relieves pain in cardiovascular diseases.

Enhances cerebral circulation, relieves vasospasms.

Reduces the activity of the thyroid gland when it is overfunctioning.

It has expectorant and antispasmodic action in bronchitis. Открыть/Комментировать

2022-04-11 11:51:00 ELIMINATE SAUSAGE FROM YOUR DIET!

Sausages, frankfurters and other processed meat products are considered carcinogenic by the International Agency for Research on Cancer.

For example, the pink color of sausage is a credit to sodium nitrite or potassium nitrite. You cannot do without them, because they prevent the growth of botulism pathogens in the product. If ingested, these substances can turn into carcinogenic nitrosamines.

If you don't stop eating sausages regularly, you are voluntarily increasing your risk of getting cancer. Открыть/Комментировать

2022-04-09 20:38:53 Kidney stone cleansing

Clean the kidneys from stones and establish their work will help remedy based on natural ingredients: cranberries, garlic and lemon.

It is necessary to grind with a blender or mincer a glass of cranberries, a head of garlic and lemon (if you want to cook a larger amount, always keep the proportion 1:1:1), then dissolve the resulting mixture in 500 ml of honey water (about how to cook honey water) - we get the healing composition, which is enough for two days.

Let it infuse for one or two days and take 100 ml three times a day for half an hour before a meal. The course of treatment is two weeks. Открыть/Комментировать

2022-04-08 18:40:36 A SIMPLE REMEDY FOR BACK PAIN

If you periodically have back pain after lifting weights, physical exertion, or just after a hard day, the following recipe is recommended.

And this recipe, even long ago, was known to Olympic athletes, who often restored the spine after sports loads. Now medical scientists have also confirmed its effectiveness!

In the evening, before going to bed, eat at once:

- 1 prune,
- 5 pieces of apricots,
- One fig.

This should be done for 1-1.5 months every day. And you can eat every day, there are no contraindications against this diet.

These dried fruits contain substances that promote tissue repair in the intervertebral discs. Thanks to this, the vertebrae become more stable and resilient, taking the right places in the body without any external influences. Открыть/Комментировать

2022-04-07 16:17:48 Three foods for hypertensive patients

Pacific bell peppers contain record amounts of vitamin C. Hypertensives should eat them whenever possible. Eating two fresh bell peppers daily will cover your body's need for vitamin C.

Lococust is a source of omega-3 fatty acids and is great for lowering high blood pressure. It is good to consume it three times a week at 100-150 grams.

Oat porridge should be on the menu of hypertensive people every morning. Studies have shown that oats are a source of selenium and are high in fiber. Открыть/Комментировать

2022-04-06 18:45:02 Cranberry as a healing remedy

It strengthens the immune system, saturates the body with vitamins. Helps with colds. Is a natural antibiotic. Helps prevent heart attack or stroke. Thins the blood. Treats low acid gastritis. Protects the genitourinary system from infections. Lowers cholesterol, improves vascular health, and lowers blood pressure.

Recommended daily dose of cranberry (in any form) is 100-150 grams.

Consider that cranberries increase the acidity of gastric juice, so they should not be used with gastritis with high acidity and peptic ulcers. Открыть/Комментировать

2022-04-06 12:21:42 Why pears should be eaten every day

Pears contain unique essential oils, biologically active substances that can increase the body's defenses, resist infectious diseases, have anti-inflammatory effects and even fight depression.

In dietary nutrition with preventive and curative purposes pear is included for diseases of the heart, liver, kidneys, diabetes, capillary permeability disorders.

Pear can be cured practically all the year round as the fruit retains almost all biologically active substances when dried.

Dried pear compote can get rid of old colitis, as well as increase sexual activity. Открыть/Комментировать

2022-04-05 16:07:31 BANANA OATMEAL PANCAKE


Ingredients.
- Oat flakes- 3 tbsp.
- Banana - 1 pc
- Egg - 1 pc
For the filling.
- Natural yogurt (or soft cottage cheese) - to taste
- Mango (any fruit or berries) - as desired
Cooking.
Grind oatmeal in a blender cup. Then add banana, egg and bring to a smooth mass with a blender. Bake in a well heated pan (you can grease it with a little oil). Turn it gently. Add the filling and enjoy a delicious breakfast. Открыть/Комментировать