The beneficial properties of vegetables have long been disputed. Without the vitamins that they contain, the body feels bad. Therefore, whether we love greens or not, we need to eat it more often to prevent health problems. But in winter, vegetables are expensive. Not everyone can afford fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, radishes. Then such a “winter” vegetable as cabbage comes to the rescue. White heads of cabbage are removed from the garden at the very end of autumn, with the first frosts. So cabbage salad helps us throughout the winter. We will study its caloric content in this article. It is impossible to ignore the useful properties of this dish. What are they? What you need to add to the salad to make it even more healthy? And what ingredients in the dish should be avoided if we want to stay slim? Read about all this in our article.
Her Majesty the Cabbage
Modern national cuisines are simply inconceivable without potatoes and tomatoes. But after all, these two products became known in Europe only after the discovery of America! As well as zucchini (overseas), sunflower and many others, vegetables, root crops and fruits that are now familiar to us. What did our ancestors eat in antiquity? Chronicles report huge areas occupied by “skits”. This vegetable was on the tables of Europeans at any time of the year and in different forms - boiled, stewed, fried, pickled. And of course, in the fresh. Cabbage was so appreciated that they called it “the queen of all vegetables”. But salads began to be prepared relatively recently. Rather, they were eaten by the ancient Romans, but the Northern Europeans treated them coolly, reckoning them for livestock feed. Cabbage salad, the calorie content of which is very low, was not perceived as food. Vegetables were added to soups or fermented for the winter, using the product as a side dish. But times have changed, and since the 18th century, salads have become fashionable in Russia.
Useful properties of cabbage
This vegetable was consumed not only as food, but also used in folk medicine. Before considering the calorie content of coleslaw, let's examine the beneficial properties of the main component of the dish. Firstly, this vegetable contains a unique vitamin - U, which has a beneficial effect on the treatment of stomach ulcers and gastritis with high acidity. Our grandmothers knew: if you add a fresh cabbage leaf to the boil, puffiness will be removed by hand. Rusich without fail fermented this vegetable for the winter. Then they still did not know anything about vitamin C, but people noticed that cabbage protects against scurvy. The vegetable also normalizes blood pressure, relieves headaches, and removes harmful substances from the body. Cabbage has mild laxative properties. A large amount of coarse dietary fiber in a vegetable helps to bring blood sugar levels back to normal, cleanse the intestines, and boost appetite. Cabbage is so easily digested that it can be given even to children.
Who needs to eat coleslaw often
The calorie content of this delicious snack is so low that it should often be consumed with diet food. If you have diabetes, you also need to spoil yourself with coleslaw more often. With indigestion, as well as ulcers and gastritis, this light snack will be a real salvation. Suffer from frequent constipation? And here you will help white cabbage. It gently cleanses the intestines from toxins, normalizes the digestion process. Cabbage contains methylmethionine, which helps to heal the mucous membranes. Vitamins C and P, which are contained in different types of this vegetable, will make the vessels strong. For the cores, red cabbage will be more useful. But broccoli does not cause bloating and laxative effect. Green, pink or white kohlrabi is ideal for salads. This is a storehouse of vitamins. Peking cabbage is very tender and delicious. From it, as a rule, also prepare snacks.
The energy value of different varieties of cabbage
Hard to believe, but there are about a hundred species of this vegetable. Therefore, it is impossible to unequivocally answer the question of what calorie coleslaw has. The most nutritious are Brussels and Kohlrabi. Beetroot-like cabbage contains 43 kilocalories per hundred grams of product. Little gobies from Belgium are only one unit behind kohlrabi. Broccoli and cauliflower have a calorie content of 30 Kcal. But in our kitchen, white (actually light green) large heads of cabbage are more popular. They contain 27 kcal. In red-headed form, twenty-four kilocalories. The leader in low energy value is Beijing cabbage. This head of cabbage, which looks like a salad, contains only twelve kilocalories - almost nothing. All these data relate to fresh vegetables. If they are frozen, then the energy value of the product will decrease by another 2-5 units. In a fried or stewed form, the calorie content of cabbage will inexorably increase due to the addition of fats. On average, it will be sixty units.
Fresh Cabbage Salad: Calories
If you want to lose weight, you should refrain from pickled product. The fact is that salts bind fluid in the body, which leads to edema, especially if you are overweight. But even if we study the energy value of fresh cabbage snacks, we will need to take into account other components of the dish. For example, the calorie content of cabbage and cucumber salad will be 38 kilocalories. And if we add orange - carrot instead of the green ingredient - then the energy value of the snack will be fifty units. In the case of a combined vegetable salad, where cabbage, cucumbers, tomatoes, green onions and dill are combined, the calorie content of such a dish will be 52 Kcal. Separately, the energy value of winter snacks should be considered. If we use sauerkraut in a salad, then the calorie content of such a dish is reduced. But, as mentioned above, the benefits to the body are reduced.
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Salad dressing plays a key role in losing weight. After all, as a rule, people use fat for cooking appetizers - vegetable oil, mayonnaise, sour cream. But you can’t do without sauce. The vegetables will crunch separately, you will not have the feeling of a delicious dish. But, on the other hand, if you are losing weight, you should avoid making cabbage salad with butter. The calorie content of such a snack will immediately increase to 70 units. It is better to sprinkle the dish with lemon juice. Or season it with vinegar and sugar. If you already use vegetable oil, it is best olive, the first cold pressed. If the house has only sunflower seeds, then give preference to unrefined varieties.