A uniquely healthy winter dish, the ingredients for which are always at home
If you don't have any ideas of what to add to your lunch, think of sauerkraut and include carrots and onions, for example. It will be a simple, healthy, and tasty salad.
Sauerkraut is an incredibly healthy food. Because of its positive qualities, sauerkraut can be considered our "superfood". Although it sounds unusual, because this term is more often associated with expensive and exotic foods.
Indeed, the product is rich in beneficial phytochemicals that have a positive effect on health, well-being, and play an important role in the fight against disease.
What makes it unique?
It retains all the beneficial properties of raw cabbage, as it is not heat-treated.
All the vitamins and minerals of the vegetable are preserved thanks to lactic acid released by bacteria during the fermentation of cabbage. It seems to preserve them.
In 300 grams of sauerkraut, we have a daily intake of vitamin C, which is important for maintaining immunity.
Just 1 tablespoon of sauerkraut provides a daily intake of vitamin K, which is necessary for normal blood clotting.
Vitamin P in sauerkraut contains several times more than in a fresh vegetable.
The lactic acid and fiber in this "superfood" improve the microflora and help restore a healthy balance of beneficial bacteria in the intestines, thus normalizing the gastrointestinal tract. It is also important for maintaining the normal functioning of the immune system. Sauerkraut can be consumed by people with diabetes (if sugar was not used in the fermentation process) and pregnant women, especially during toxicosis.
It should be remembered that sauerkraut is not recommended for flatulence (it increases gas formation). Increased stomach acidity, exacerbation of gastritis, gastric ulcer, pancreatitis, and kidney disease are contraindications to the introduction of this product into the diet.
Season sauerkraut salad with vegetable oil, but just remember that the entire daily intake is about 30 g and that 10 ml of oil contains 90 calories.