Pumpkin is an extremely useful fruit with unique properties, it can be said, a natural vitamin-mineral complex. In the pulp pulp contain various very useful and necessary for the human body substances, namely: vitamins A, C, E, D, PP, K, T and group B, magnesium, potassium, fluorine, calcium, zinc, copper, manganese, phosphorus, iodine, as well as pectins, various amino acids, carbohydrates (glucose and fructose), vegetable protein and fiber . Regular inclusion in the diet of dishes from pumpkin improves the general condition of the body, optimizes the digestive, excretory, cardiovascular and nervous systems, increases the immune status. In addition, the pumpkin has antiparasitic properties (which is very valuable for baby food). Another pumpkin is especially useful for men due to the content of zinc.
Pumpkin - can be considered an excellent product for dietary nutrition (it should also be recalled that at a price the pumpkin is easily accessible).
Here are the recipes of some dietary dishes from pumpkin. When choosing a pumpkin fruit, remember that the most delicious - nutmeg varieties.
Dietary soup with pumpkin puree
Ingredients:
- pumpkin (pulp) - about 400 g;
- celery cherezkovy;
- fresh fresh herbs (onion, basil, portolac, coriander, parsley, dill);
- garlic - 2 cloves;
- any vegetable oil of the first cold pressed (for example, olive).
Preparation
Pumpkin is cut into small pieces, if there are no problems with digestion, it is better not to peel the peel - there are a lot of useful substances in it. Boil the pumpkin in a small amount of water on low heat for 15-20 minutes. Slightly cool, remove the pieces with a noise and put it into the blender. We pass the boiling water over the celery, cut it with a knife and also load it into the blender together with the purified garlic. We bring everything to the state of mashed potatoes, if it turned out too thickly, add a cool pumpkin broth. We poured into soup cups. Season with vegetable oil and sprinkle with chopped herbs. This is the basic recipe for a diet pumpkin soup.
If the diet allows, you can add 1-2 tablespoons soup. spoons of tomato paste.
In the preparation of dietary soup of pumpkin, you can also use zucchini, potatoes, onions, fennel, sweet pepper, broccoli. Before blending, potatoes, broccoli and sweet peppers should be boiled together with the pumpkin. Onion, fennel and zucchini can be boiled, blanched with boiling water slices or used in raw form.
It will be tasty if you spice the pumpkin soup with natural milk cream (they blend well with the pumpkin to taste), sour cream or classic unsweetened yoghurt. From dry spices it is possible to recommend a seed of anise, dill, fennel, coriander, and also grated nutmeg in small quantities.
To the pumpkin soup you can serve homemade bread crumbs, fresh baked flat cakes or dietary whole wheat bread.
Pumpkin porridge dietary
Ingredients:
- pumpkin - about 400 g;
- spices dry (grated nutmeg, sesame, saffron, ginger, cardamom, cinnamon or vanilla, only not together);
- cream natural dairy, you can butter or vegetable oil.
Preparation
To make porridge from a pumpkin, you need to make it soft, this condition
You can add rice cooked separately to the pumpkin porridge. We season the porridge with a small amount of ground spices, add cream, you can also add purified pumpkin seeds, milk or butter, natural floral honey, steamed dried fruits (raisins, dried apricots, figs, dates, etc.). We mix and eat with pleasure - an excellent healthy breakfast.