The shortest month of the year has not yet ended, so you need to pay attention to the list of traditional winter products that will benefit the body, and they can easily be found on the shelves of the supermarket.
What can be attributed to the seasonal February products:
- Vegetables: beets, radish, carrots, pumpkin, sweet potato, celery root, cabbage, onions, garlic.
- Fruits: Kiwi, pomegranate, persimmon, apples, bananas, citruses.
- Berries: sea buckthorn, cranberries, rose hips.
Cabbage contains a lot of nutrients: potassium, phosphorus, volatile, vitamins, fiber. By eating it regularly, you can avoid many health problems, for example, problems with blood circulation and metabolism, stop the process of accumulating bad cholesterol, speed up the process of removing excess fluid from the body. with its addition, delicious pies are also obtained.
Jellied Cabbage Pie
61 hours 10 minutes
green onions and parsley
half beam
vegetable oil
1 tsp
Nutritional value per 100 g:
- Chop the cabbage, pour boiling water and leave for 5-10 minutes.
- Prepare the dough by mixing eggs, flour, baking powder and sour cream, add salt to taste.
- Finely chop the onion and parsley.
- Drain the liquid from the cabbage, add the greens and salt.
- Lightly grease the mold with vegetable oil.
- Put cabbage at the bottom of the mold in an even layer and pour in the dough, flatten.
- Bake at a temperature of + 200 ° C for half an hour.
- Pumpkin has the following health benefits:
- cancer risk reduction;
- a positive effect on the skin and hair;
- supports visual acuity;
- weight stabilization;
- maintaining healthy immunity;
- improvement of the cardiovascular system;
- bone strengthening;
- improvement of the circulatory system;
- Contributing to a better mood.
The most common dish made from this wonderful product is pumpkin casserole. It is prepared very simply and quickly, and brings invaluable benefits to the body.
Interesting fact! The birthplace of pumpkins is considered Mexico. In the country found ancient pumpkin seeds about 7000 years old.
Pumpkin casserole
61 hours 30 minutes
Nutritional value per 100 g:
- Peel the pumpkin from the skins and seeds, cut into small cubes, put in a saucepan, add water and put to cook for 20 minutes.
- While the pumpkin is boiling, peel the apples from the peel and seeds, grate on a coarse grater.
- Beat eggs with sugar, salt and vanilla using a blender.
- Drain the liquid from the prepared soft pumpkin, crush it in mashed potatoes.
- In one deep dish mix pumpkin puree, apples, softened butter, semolina, baking powder, beaten eggs.
- Grease the baking dish with oil, put the dough in it.
- Bake at + 200 ° C for 30–40 minutes.
- Sea buckthorn is used to treat diseases such as:
- arthritis;
- gout;
- skin rashes;
- hypertension;
- high cholesterol.
The berry is useful for the prevention of diseases of the circulatory system, helps strengthen immunity. It is a source of antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, amino acids. Jams, compotes, creams, teas and various desserts are prepared from it.
Interesting fact! In Russia, due to the juiciness and taste of berries, sea buckthorn is called the “Siberian pineapple”.
Sea-buckthorn smoothie with banana and pumpkin
220 minutes
instant oat flakes
1.5 tbsp. l
Nutritional value per 100 g:
- Kill sea buckthorn with a blender with water.
- Wipe through a sieve in order to remove the seeds.
- Pour the juice back into the container, add the banana, finely chopped pumpkin, oatmeal and roritsa.
- Beat.
Now you know what foods you can eat in February in order to get the most benefit for the body, as well as how to pamper your family with delicious dishes made from vegetables, fruits and berries.
