December is not only a foretaste of the New Year holidays, but also test for the body. There is already a shortage of vitamins and sunlight, fatigue has accumulated at the end of the year Get used to changing temperatures. December ration should be carefully thought out. Optionally build it based on seasonal vivo products recently harvested, not processed for long-term storage. What to eat in this period with maximum health benefits, read the article
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Gyuleisha and Bala-Mursal from Azerbaijan, Ak Don Crimean, Uzbek Kizil-anor. Harvest the best varieties of pomegranate harvested in late autumn, in December it appears on the shelves of Russian outlets. It is on sale at other times of the year, but it is at the beginning of winter, pleasure and benefit will be maximum.
This miracle fruit must be included in the December diet, so as not to celebrate New Year in a company with a handkerchief and antipyretic means. Its vitamin and mineral composition will help to survive the most dark month of the year: 16 amino acids, vitamins C, E, group B, fatty acids, flavonoids, tannins. And also granular fruits rich in iodine, potassium, calcium, silicon, iron.
Fresh pomegranate is useful for colds and coughs. AT in such cases, do not throw away the peel: it contains tannins that can be used for infectious processes as a natural antiseptic.
Eating a granular fruit, you do not need to be afraid of unnecessary kilograms: 100 g of its pulp contains only 62-79 kcal, 100 ml of juice – 42-65 kcal. New Year’s dress will “sit” perfectly!
Tip for pomegranate juice lovers: in December when shopping points abound in fresh and healthy fruits, it’s better not to buy finished drink, and do it yourself. Recommended to drink it diluted with water in a ratio of 50:50. To improve the taste add a little honey (1-2 teaspoons per glass).
Fat
December days are abundantly represented in the markets pinkish-white appetizing farm fat. Do not run past looking away: a product that until recently was considered harmful, rehabilitated.
In fat there is arachidonic acid, which is part of the cellular membranes. She participates in lipid metabolism, with its lack the body becomes an easily vulnerable target for all kinds of infections. But in December it’s so easy to “catch” a cold!
Acids in fat help in the formation of “good” and the breakdown of “bad” cholesterol in the liver. Also it excellent source of vitamins A, E, D, F.
For those who are preparing to shine at the New Year’s party, daily a slice of fat will benefit: in this way the body will quickly become saturated and not will require sweets that will cause unnecessary kilograms.
Nutritionists have determined the rate of consumption of lard per day: 30 d. This is a natural product, salted, but not smoked. Not worth eating it with potatoes or white bread. The best option is enjoy bacon with sauerkraut, rye or multi-grain wholemeal bread.
Citrus
They are commercially available all year round, but it was in December of their You can taste in the most delicious, fragrant and healthy version.
The benefits of citrus are due to the content of essential oils, pectin, vitamins C, B2, B, A, E, PP, which are rich not only fruits, but also peel. They strengthen the immune system and the nervous system, accelerate metabolic processes, have an antimicrobial effect.
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Tangerines are delicious and fragrant symbols of the New Year celebration. One of their advantages is the presence of a flavonoid nobiletin, which helps to get rid of a cold (especially accompanied by cough). 100 g of tangerine pulp contains only 42 kcal, so you can afford such a dessert with dark December evenings without harm to the figure.
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Nutritionists recommend eating orange together with white veins – they contain substances that enhance the effect of ascorbic acids. There is vitamin A in sunny fruits, along with vitamin E strengthening immunity and providing powerful antioxidant act. You can’t do without oranges during holiday feasts: they protect the body from the effects of harmful substances coming from alcohol, tobacco smoke, fatty foods.
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Lemon – a fragrant mix of vitamins, organic acids, pectin substances, complex carbohydrates, flavonoids and other compounds. In December, rich yellow are on sale. Abkhazian lemons, less acidic than their Turkish “brothers.” It is not necessary to use them in the traditional way – with tea, you can disassemble into slices and eat (peel – too!), slightly dipping in sugar. Abkhazian lemons almost always have a leaf pleasing eye in the harsh December weekdays.
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Grapefruit will help to survive a series of New Year’s corporate parties no harm to the figure: in addition to other utilities, it contains flavonoid naringenin (just because of it the fetus is slightly bitter). it the substance promotes active fat burning. Information, relevant for lovers of the festive “Napoleons” and “Honey”: grapefruit activates carbohydrate metabolism and does not allow sugars in significant amounts accumulate in the body.
In December, it’s time to make homemade lemonade, healthy and invigorating. If in the summer it is refreshing, then here it has a different task: saturate the body with vitamins. For 2-3 large lemons (some of them can be replaced with other citrus fruits) measure 200 g of sugar and 750 ml filtered water. No need to take boiling water – it “will kill all the benefit of citrus. Squeeze the juice from the fruit in any way possible, together with sugar is placed in a decanter, add water (lovers “pops” can take soda). Unclaimed after juice and pulp can also be filled with cool water, insist and drink with sugar or honey.
Turkey
The seasonality of the turkey is partly dictated by the American tradition to serve it as the main dish on the Day Thanksgiving celebrated in late November. Ahead of Christmas mass slaughter of this bird begins, so December is the most suitable time to enjoy non-frozen as a result long-term storage, tasty and healthy farm turkey.
This dietary meat contains digestible protein (in A 100-gram serving of about 30 g) and very little fat, so everyone who is losing weight for the New Year should introduce it into the diet. At 100 grams of product (carcass) contains only 168 kilocalories in breast –84.
Turkey meat is rich in tryptophan, an amino acid that improves quality of sleep and stimulating the production of serotonin, which controls the balance of mood. The inclusion of this product in December diet will help overcome seasonal depression associated with with short daylight hours and tiredness accumulated over the year.
This meat also contains selenium, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, zinc, B vitamins, niacin and riboflavin, omega-3 and -6 fatty acids. In short, a whole arsenal of utilities.
One of the most useful ways to cook turkey is baking. Pre-pickled meat (in citrus marinade – optimal for December!) is wrapped in foil and placed in the oven, preheated to 180, about 30-40 minutes. Serve its best with stewed vegetables or rice.
Seasonal foods will help you survive a period of colds and a series of festive feasts. They are not only tasty and healthy, but also affordable. at cost. Look for Valuable Substances in Exotic for December cucumbers, raspberries and strawberries are as meaningless as going to winter forest for snowdrops – they are simply not there!
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