Low-calorie dishes for a balanced diet

Each of us determines proper nutrition for ourselves. The main thing is not to overdo it in limiting dishes, because proper nutrition should first of all be balanced. Of course, some go on diets from time to time, but the body gets stressed and provokes the development of ailments and chronic exacerbations. You can go a completely different route - try to include low-calorie recipes in your diet that you prepare yourself at home. By giving up processed foods and unnecessary calories, we will provide the body with a supply of nutrients and vitamins without clogging the digestive system with fat and sweets.

The website Namnamra.ru http://namnamra.ru/bycalories presents excellent recipes for low-calorie dishes made from affordable ingredients that can be quickly prepared for a snack. Vegetarian borscht, zucchini soup, baked peppers, cabbage goulash, eggplant caviar, pumpkin puree, fruit salad, as well as juices and drinks - all this can be used in the daily menu and during fasting.

I present to your attention a dish I found on the wonderful culinary site Namnamra.ru.

Cabbage cutlets with semolina

Pour hot milk over the semolina and leave to swell. Finely chop the cabbage, pour salted boiling water over it and leave for 30 seconds. Add water and squeeze out the cabbage. Add cabbage, salt and egg to semolina with milk. Stir and let stand for a minute. If the cabbage produces juice, add another 1 tablespoon of semolina or flour. Heat the oil in a frying pan, add the minced meat with a tablespoon and fry the cutlets on both sides until fully cooked. The calorie content of cabbage cutlets with semolina is only 48 kcal.

You will need: 1 small white cabbage, 50 ml of milk, 1 egg, 2 tablespoons of semolina, 1 tablespoon of wheat flour, vegetable oil flour, 1 tablespoon of baked milk, salt.

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When I was a child, my mother fried us cabbage cutlets. I loved them very much. And so. Recently I really wanted cabbage cutlets. I decided to cook. If anyone is interested, watch and read further.

There are different recipes on the internet for such cutlets and different cooking methods, but I modified them a little. Well, I’m lazy, I don’t like fiddling around for a long time if I can do it faster with the same result...

So, grate the cabbage (1.5 kg head) on a coarse (beetroot) grater,

Place in a dry frying pan (no oil!), add a little water (about half a glass) and simmer under the lid until soft until all the liquid has evaporated (about 20 minutes). Other recipes suggest boiling it in water or milk, cooling, and mincing. My option seemed simpler and faster to me.

Mix thoroughly, even crush it so that all the semolina absorbs the cabbage juice, and leave it until it cools. During this time, the semolina will swell and the cabbage dough will become more pliable and sticky.

Some may think that there is a lot of semolina in the recipe, but I give just that much, otherwise the cutlets will take more oil and will not hold their shape. However, calorie content does not suffer much from semolina (see the composition of the dish below). Oil increases the caloric content here.

Now transfer the cabbage into a bowl, add half a glass of flour, salt, pepper and 2 eggs, mix thoroughly,

We form cutlets of the desired shape, roll in breadcrumbs and place in a frying pan with boiling oil.

Fry until golden brown!

Serve with sour cream. The cutlets turn out very tender.

To catch up -
Adviсe:
1. Before forming the cutlets, the cabbage must be cooked: stewed or boiled, as you wish. Otherwise, the cutlets in the frying pan will not have time to cook and will be tough.
2. When forming cutlets, dip your hands in water so that the minced meat does not stick.
3. Make the cutlets large. The larger the cutlets, the less oil they absorb. I made cutlets weighing about 70 g.
4. Add oil to the pan just enough to coat the bottom of the pan. Fry for as little time as possible, just until browned. In minced meat, almost all the ingredients are already prepared, so there is nothing to overcook, and they will use less oil.
5. For those who want to steam these cutlets, I inform you: they do not hold their shape and fall apart. I tried. It's a pity...

So, the ingredients of the dish:

1.5 kg cabbage
1 glass semolina
0.5 cups flour
2 eggs
salt pepper
frying oil

Ingredients of the dish (the cutlets were almost not fried):

BON APPETIT!!!

Cabbage cutlets are an excellent option for those who are watching their figure or do not eat meat at all. We offer you two variations of this dish. The calorie content of cabbage cutlets will also be announced in the article. We wish you all culinary success!

Diet cabbage cutlets in the oven

Grocery list:

onions - one head is enough;
wheat bran - to taste;
one egg;
1/3 fork cabbage;
olive oil - no more than 1 teaspoon.

Cooking process

Let's start by processing the main ingredient. We are talking about cabbage. We cut it into small pieces, which are then put into a meat grinder. We recommend passing the mixture through a fine nozzle twice.
Salt the resulting cabbage pulp. Break an egg into it. Be sure to mix. Add bran in the required quantity. Mix the ingredients again. Next we must squeeze out the cabbage mass.
With clean hands, form elongated cutlets, small in size. Roll each of them in grated bran.
Coat the baking sheet with oil. Lay out the cutlets. Place the baking sheet with the contents in the hot oven. Recommended baking temperature is 240°C. Determine readiness using a toothpick. The cutlets should be crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. And they look very tasty.

The calorie content of cabbage cutlets (100 gram serving) is 108 kcal. This option is suitable for those who are losing weight according to the Dukan system (alternation period).

Recipe for cabbage cutlets with chicken

Required ingredients:

large onion - 1 pc.;
favorite spices;
greens (optional);
one egg;
0.5 kg each of white cabbage and chicken fillet.

Practical part

Let's start cooking:

Coarsely chop the peeled onion, cabbage and meat.
We install a meat grinder. Pass pieces of onion, chicken and cabbage through it.
Break the egg into the minced meat and add chopped herbs. Mix.
Coat the baking dish with refined oil.
With wet, clean hands, form cutlets from the cabbage-chicken mixture. Put it in the form. We send our cutlets to the preheated oven.

At 220°C they will bake for 20-30 minutes.

The calorie content of cabbage cutlets with chicken is low - about 120 kcal/100 g. They can be served with a light vegetable salad, canned corn (no more than 1 tablespoon), sour cream or tomato sauce.

Finally

Both recipes presented in the article are examples of proper nutrition. Of course, the calorie content of cabbage cutlets increases with the addition of additional ingredients - chicken meat, onions, eggs and vegetable oil. But it still turns out to be a delicious dietary dish.

Cabbage cutlets rich in vitamins and minerals such as: vitamin A - 11.1%, vitamin B2 - 11.1%, choline - 17%, vitamin C - 13.6%, vitamin H - 12.8%, chlorine - 74%, cobalt - 49%, manganese - 12.4%, molybdenum - 15.9%

What are the benefits of cabbage cutlets?

Vitamin A responsible for normal development, reproductive function, skin and eye health, and maintaining immunity.
Vitamin B2 participates in redox reactions, helps to increase the color sensitivity of the visual analyzer and dark adaptation. Insufficient intake of vitamin B2 is accompanied by impaired condition of the skin, mucous membranes, and impaired light and twilight vision.
Kholin is part of lecithin, plays a role in the synthesis and metabolism of phospholipids in the liver, is a source of free methyl groups, and acts as a lipotropic factor.
Vitamin C participates in redox reactions, the functioning of the immune system, and promotes the absorption of iron. Deficiency leads to loose and bleeding gums, nosebleeds due to increased permeability and fragility of blood capillaries.
Vitamin H participates in the synthesis of fats, glycogen, amino acid metabolism. Insufficient consumption of this vitamin can lead to disruption of the normal condition of the skin.
Chlorine necessary for the formation and secretion of hydrochloric acid in the body.
Cobalt is part of vitamin B12. Activates enzymes of fatty acid metabolism and folic acid metabolism.
Manganese participates in the formation of bone and connective tissue, is part of enzymes involved in the metabolism of amino acids, carbohydrates, catecholamines; necessary for the synthesis of cholesterol and nucleotides. Insufficient consumption is accompanied by slower growth, disturbances in the reproductive system, increased fragility of bone tissue, and disturbances in carbohydrate and lipid metabolism.
Molybdenum is a cofactor for many enzymes that ensure the metabolism of sulfur-containing amino acids, purines and pyrimidines.

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Eating meat is an individual matter. Some people give up meat for health reasons, some for humanitarian reasons. Be that as it may, there are many delicious foods in the world that do not include meat ingredients. One striking example is these cutlets. They are prepared on the basis of cabbage, which ensures their lightness. In addition, the composition includes milk, which has all the necessary microelements for human life. By preparing such cutlets, you will get low-calorie food that will not put extra pounds on your sides. The dish is prepared very quickly and simply, which makes it one of the favorites of vegetarians all over the world. Salt and spices can be added to taste, as this is a completely individual matter. You can prepare such delicious cutlets for a very large company in a minimum of time. Just be prepared that they will sell out very quickly!

Ingredients for making cabbage cutlets with semolina: