Diet recipes are prepared by those people who care primarily about their health, appearance and figure. Basically, such recipes include low-calorie dishes with products containing a small amount of complex carbohydrates. It is carbohydrates that are consumed in large quantities that contribute to the deposition of fats in the body. Diet recipes are recipes that contain foods that are low in carbohydrates, sucrose, and starches. In addition, dishes prepared according to such recipes are prepared only by cooking, stewing or contain raw vegetables and fruits.
People who are on a diet, whether it is a diet for weight loss, or a diet prescribed by a doctor due to illness, should avoid foods that contain a lot of sugar, starch, salt. For diet, foods such as green vegetables, non-sweet fruits, cereals, and herbs are preferred. Indispensable for diet food double boiler. This device cooks any products without adding unwanted fats, while preserving all the most useful trace elements and vitamins. Diet recipes include lean meat, fish and vegetables, which in a double boiler acquire a special tenderness, aroma and juiciness. And cooking in a double boiler is very simple and easy, even a novice housewife can handle it.
Diet recipes for a double boiler.
Omelet with celery and mushrooms
- chicken eggs - three pieces;
- champignons - three small fungi;
- a celery stalk - one piece.
Celery should be washed and cut into small pieces. Mushrooms cut into large cubes. Eggs need to be thoroughly beat and salt. Combine the eggs with celery and mushrooms. Then you need to pour the omelet into a tray designed specifically for the omelet. In a double boiler, the dish should be about twenty minutes. Serve the omelette hot with fresh herbs.
Pumpkin Puree Soup
- a small pumpkin - one piece;
- potato - three medium sized tubers;
- sour cream - a few spoons;
- chicken broth - a couple of spoons;
- spices.
Pumpkin and potatoes need to be peeled and diced. Then put them in a double boiler and cook there for about half an hour. At this time, heat the broth and add it to the finished potatoes and pumpkin. Mash them well with a fork or with a blender. Add sour cream and spices. Garnish with greens.
Blue with peppers and tomatoes.
- eggplant - a pair of pieces;
- Bulgarian pepper - two pieces;
- zucchini - two pieces;
- tomatoes - two to three pieces;
- spices, garlic.
Eggplant should be cut into circles and soaked in salt water to remove bitterness. We also cut the pepper and zucchini into circles. Boil vegetables in a double boiler for about ten minutes. Then we lay the rings of vegetables in layers, together with tomatoes and finely chopped garlic. Each layer needs to be salt and pepper. Let's leave it to stew in a double boiler for about half an hour. You can add greens.
Diet recipes for pancreatitis.
Cauliflower soup puree.
- cauliflower - one hundred grams of inflorescences;
- potatoes - two small tubers;
- milk - one hundred milliliters;
- rice - twenty grams;
- butter - a tablespoon;
- water - half a liter.
Cook the potatoes, rice and cauliflower until cooked. Rub the vegetables through a sieve or using a blender along with the decoction in which they were cooked. Add cooked rice to the vegetable puree and bring to a boil. Pour the milk, and before serving, drop a slice of butter in a plate.
Vegetable casserole with chicken.
- chicken fillet - one hundred grams;
- cauliflower - fifty grams;
- carrots - fifty grams;
- milk - fifty milliliters;
- protein from one egg;
- butter - a tablespoon;
- flour - a tablespoon;
- egg-oil sauce - two tablespoons.
First, prepare the egg-butter sauce. We beat the yolk of one egg with a tablespoon of water, add salt. Put the resulting mixture in a water bath, and in small pieces we will add butter, only three tablespoons. When the sauce becomes viscous, pour a little lemon juice.
Boil chicken and pass through a meat grinder. Add a little oil and egg white. Then egg-oil sauce, mix everything thoroughly. Lubricate the mold and put the meat. In a water bath we will bring to a semi-readiness. Peel and chop the vegetables into large pieces. Boil in milk, with the addition of a teaspoon of butter. When the vegetables are soft, they will need to be crushed with a fork or in a blender to a puree state. Put the vegetables on the meat, pour the melted butter and bake in the oven until cooked.
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