Sweets, cakes, cookies and other sweets bring a lot of pleasure, improve the mood and relieve the feeling of hunger . Many women, trying to get rid of excess weight, are wondering whether it is possible to eat marshmallow in losing weight.
Benefits of marshmallows
Zephyr is a confectionery product with a pleasant taste, supplies the body with glucose and creates a rather small carbohydrate load. That is why, nutritionists believe that marshmallows can be eaten with weight loss, but only in limited quantities.
Zephyr is rich in protein, iron and phosphorus. Also in its composition are pectin, gelatin and agar-agar, which makes this product useful for digestion and building cartilage joints. In addition, with the use of marshmallows for a long time the feeling of satiety remains.
Those who doubt whether it is possible to eat marshmallows while losing weight, it is worth noting that most dieticians believe that 2-3 pieces of marshmallows a day will not harm the figure. To use this product is better from 16.00 to 18.00 hours - it is at this time that the blood glucose level is lowered.
The recipe for homemade marshmallows
Prepare this delicacy at home - in this case, marshmallow with weight loss will bring much more benefits, both to the figure and health.
Ingredients:- 1 large apple;
- gelatin (1 teaspoon);
- 2 egg whites;
- 1st tablespoon of honey.
Remove apples , remove the core, cut into 4 pieces and bake in the oven. Gelatin soak in a small amount of warm water. With a mixer, whip the egg whites with a tablespoon of honey. Blended apples mixed with the rest of the ingredients. The resulting mass is poured into molds and placed in a cool place for several hours.
Since the store marshmallow contains a large amount of sugar, it is better to abandon its use, especially people who are prone to obesity, as well as those who suffer from diabetes.