White cabbage is a vegetable that is stored fresh all winter and does not lose its beneficial properties. In the reference book of Kievan Rus, compiled in 1076, - “Svyatoslav Izbornik”, a chapter is devoted to harvesting and storage rules for vegetables.

The birthplace of the vegetable is Georgia.

Cabbage composition

The chemical composition is described in detail in the reference book of Russian scientists I.M. Skurikhin and Tutelyana V.A. "Tables of the chemical composition and calories of Russian food."

Vitamins:

• A - 2 mcg;
• E - 0.1 mg;
• C - 45 mg;
• B1 - 0.03 mg;
• B2 - 0.04 mg;
• B6 - 0.1 mg;
• B9 - 22 mcg.

Energy value 100 gr. fresh foliage - 28 kcal. Cabbage is rich in carbohydrates - 18.8 g. per 100 grams, and protein - 7.2 grams.

  Trace elements:

• potassium - 300 mg;
• calcium - 48 mg;
• sulfur - 37 mg;
• phosphorus - 31 mg;
• chlorine - 37 mg;
• boron - 200 mcg;
• molybdenum - 10 mcg.

The “magic” tartronic acid and the rare substance methionine — or vitamin U — were also found in the composition. Tartronic acid is able to stop the conversion of carbohydrates into fats. Vitamin U heals erosion, wounds and ulcers on the mucous membranes.

In 1942, a U.S. scientist Chinei discovered a substance in cabbage juice that heals erosion of the gastric mucous membranes - methylmethionine sulfonium, later called vitamin U. In 1952, Mac Rory proved the ability of methylmethionine sulfonium to heal wounds and ulcers. Because of fiber, cabbage is not allowed during an exacerbation of an ulcer, but juice is used to treat stomach ulcers, psoriasis, and eczema.

Fights Cholesterol Deposition

Cholesterol plaques are lipoproteins deposited on the walls of blood vessels associated with a protein. Vitamin U is involved in metabolic processes, including fat. Entering the blood, the substance does not allow cholesterol to stick together with proteins and settle on the walls of blood vessels.

White cabbage is useful for the prevention of atherosclerosis and with high cholesterol.

Prevents the formation of fat

The vegetable contains tartronic acid, which refers to organic acids. Like tartaric, citric, malic and oxalic acids, tartronic acid alkalizes the environment in the stomach, prevents fermentation and improves digestion. But the uniqueness of tartronic acid is that it prevents the appearance of fatty deposits - this explains the benefits of the vegetable for weight loss. Tartronic acid does not break down existing fats, but does not allow the formation of new ones. This property is explained by the fact that tartronic acid suspends the conversion of carbohydrates to triglycerides.

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Boosts immunity

The molecules of vitamin C are mobile and fast, easily penetrate the blood and organs, and are quickly absorbed by the body. Animals do not suffer from a lack of ascorbic acid, as they are able to produce it themselves, and people get vitamin from food. Therefore, people get colds and flu more often than animals.

The use of cabbage for the body in the winter-spring period is to strengthen immunity. The amount of vitamin C increases with souring. To provide an organism with an adequate dose of vitamin C will help 200 gr. raw or 100 gr. sauerkraut per day.

With erosive gastritis, ulcers of the stomach and intestines

The discovery of vitamin U, which heals wounds, marked a new stage in the treatment of peptic ulcers. Cabbage juice began to be used for healing wounds and. For treatment using juice from the leaves.

1. Pass a few peeled top sheets through a meat grinder.
2. Squeeze the juice through cheesecloth.

This culture is beneficial for everyone, without exception, as it is large, it has a lot of nutrients, from it you can cook a variety of dishes and most importantly, low price. And all this about her - white cabbage. What is its benefit, harm, whether there are contraindications - we will find out in more detail.

Representing the cruciferous family, cabbage is a biennial plant. The structure directly reflects an overgrown bud, the shape of which is large leaves of a head of cabbage. It is unpretentious, in the first year it gives us all the usual harvest. If you do not cut off the head of cabbage, then a stem is formed on which yellow small inflorescences bloom, seeds are formed. The culture grows almost everywhere, easily tolerates temperature changes, with the exception of the geographical plan is the Far North and lifeless deserts. Ripening period is up to 2.5-3 months, there are earlier varieties. The later the head ripens, the longer it is stored.

A bit from the history of white cabbage

Pythagoras wrote about the benefits of this vegetable in his treatises. He argued that the cabbage invigorates, sobering the mind, strengthens the mind. Moreover, one of the rulers of the Roman Empire, Diocletian, completely abandoned rule and went to the village for the sake of this culture. There he was engaged in growing vegetables, and most of all was content with a magnificent harvest of his own cabbage.

Many interesting arguments in favor of cabbage were brought by some scientists engaged in linguistics. It turns out that the purity of Russian, Belarusian and other languages ​​was directly formed due to the presence in the diet of our ancestors wholesome foods, especially green onions and cabbage, in particular sauerkraut. Diseases such as scurvy, venereal ailments, tooth loss, and ulcerative processes in the oral cavity influenced the occurrence of French Grassroot, an English alveolar dialect.

Due to the presence in ancient centuries in the diet of valuable foods saturated with a mass of micro and micronutrients, vitamins, the Russian language is one of the few that has remained pure and beautiful.

Useful composition and properties of white cabbage

The culture belongs to the diet, as 100 grams contains only 27 calories. Cabbage has a lot of useful micro and macro elements, minerals, vitamins, acids. Among them are B, A, C, PP, K vitamins, magnesium, calcium, potassium, phosphorus, iodine, zinc, iron, manganese. A rare type of substance is found in the vegetable - vitamin U, folic, pantothenic acid, fructose, coarse fibers and fiber.

If you study the positive qualities of cabbage in relation to women's health, it is worth highlighting several important points:

• stimulates metabolism;
• improves the digestive tract;
• eliminates inflammatory processes;
• beneficial effect on childbearing functions.

Doctors strongly recommend that future mothers consume cabbage, of different types and in a variety of preparations. Both stewed, fresh, and culture boiled in borsch or soup is useful. As you know, a pregnant woman often feels discomfort in the stomach, she is worried about gas, bloating, nausea. Thanks to cabbage, quick and gentle cleansing takes place. Each pregnant woman needs to replenish the reserves of folic acid, which plays an important role in the formation of the nervous system, psyche and other functions of the child. Thanks to fresh cabbage in the form of salads or stewed, the risk of congenital abnormalities of the fetus is minimized.

Sauerkraut is also useful, especially it, plays a positive role for the baby's body, preventing the development of oncological pathologies.

Important: coarse fibers prevent bloating and a woman gaining extra pounds. It quickly saturates the body, and satisfies hunger.

At what age can children be given cabbage

This question worries all parents who are worried about the healthy diet of their child. By about six months of age, the baby already needs to start supplementing the main nutrition with complementary foods, which can also include cabbage. You can’t feed the children with raw vegetables, you need to boil the cabbage and give it in small portions in the form of mashed potatoes. This is a great way to deal with diathesis, anemia, overweight, good prevention of rickets.

Important: before introducing cabbage into the child’s diet, it is necessary to consult a pediatrician.

What is the use of cabbage for men

A virtually calorie-free vegetable reduces the amount of subcutaneous fat. This is especially important for men who lead a sedentary lifestyle and consume large quantities of beer. They form a visceral layer of fat, which directly affects the deterioration of the urogenital system and leads to oncological processes.

1. A large amount of vitamin C inhibits the aging of men, has a good effect on the condition of the skin, nails, hair. This antioxidant strengthens the immune system and prevents the development of inflammatory processes.
2. With regular consumption, the prostate gland will not bother.
3. After physical exertion, as a rule, muscles hurt, a fit occurs. A few leaves of cabbage or a little juice will eliminate the pain. Also, a salad with this vegetable due to the content of vitamin K quickly restores strength after exercise or work, gives vigor and energy.
4. Potassium cabbage relieves puffiness, calms the nervous system, improves sleep.
5. Salads, cabbage juice prevent earlier ejaculation, which allows you to enjoy sexual contact longer.
6. A large amount of calcium, potassium and magnesium strengthens the bone structure, prevents joint degradation.
7. For the stronger sex, cleansing the blood of the body from toxins and toxins is no less important. The more often men will include coleslaw, soups and borscht in the diet with a culture with coarse soft fibers, the less they will be concerned about overall health problems.

Contraindications - who should not eat cabbage

Restrictions on consumption mainly relate to fresh produce. It is necessary to carefully treat cabbage to people suffering from problems of the gastrointestinal tract. You can not include a vegetable in the diet for people with high acidity, with an upset stomach, with colitis, enteritis, gastroduodenitis, etc.

Important: if there are problems with the state of the gastrointestinal tract, before including fresh cabbage in the diet, it is necessary to consult a doctor.

How to grow and choose cabbage

It is important to pay attention to the external indicators of the culture. The head should be dense and springy, leaves without black dots and rotten, hard and crunchy. Late varieties are suitable for long-term storage. Young cabbage is not stored for long - up to 2-3 weeks in the refrigerator.

Someone plants seedlings, while someone prefers to start planting with seeds. We will not delve into the professional type of work with growing cabbage. And for gardeners, it’s enough to thoroughly loosen the ground, a little fertilize with peat, organic fertilizers, sand, ash. Plant seeds and periodically get rid of weed grass, loosen the soil. Watering should be normal - you can not keep the soil in a dry or too wet state. As for seedlings, they also plant - at a distance of 20-30 centimeters from each other and also monitor the plant.

Cabbage has many pests - aphids, cruciferous fleas, slugs. To protect the plant, in early spring you need to slightly dust the leaves with ash. From slugs, dry mustard, black ground pepper helps.

An early landing and an infusion of white mustard, stepson tomato, which needs to be stacked between rows, saves from the cabbage.

The best varieties of early, mid-ripening, late and pickled cabbage are:

• Rinda;
• Cossack;
• June;
• Dumas;
• Tobia;
• Glory;
• Atria
• Dobrovodskaya;
• Present;
• Midor;
• Krautman;
• Megaton, etc.

The best recipes with cabbage

A lot of dishes are prepared from this culture. It has an excellent taste, both boiled and stewed, fried, as part of other vegetables, with meat, fish, etc. But for our readers, we will present several recipes that will be useful in all cases.

Ukrainian borsch, traditional

This dish can be prepared with any kind of meat, but by tradition it is better to use chicken, pork or beef. As for the last two options, the meat on the bone (0.5-07 kg) should be set to simmer for 2.5 hours on a slow fire. So the broth will receive the necessary substances and delicious fat.

So, while the meat is being cooked, we prepare the remaining products. For 6 liters of borsch we need:

• 5 medium sized potatoes;
• 3 medium or 2 large onions;
• 1-2 sweet peppers;
• 1 large or 2 medium carrots;
• 2 medium or 1 large beet;
• Half a cabbage of white cabbage;
• 3 tablespoons of tomato paste.

Sunflower oil, 50 grams of butter and 100 grams of vegetable oil, dill and parsley, 6-7 garlic cloves, salt, black pepper to taste, bay leaf.

While the broth is cooked, we will do the frying. Pour in a large pan sunflower oil and a slice of butter, fry the onion sliced ​​in half rings. Then add short straws of sweet pepper, fry, then grated carrots. After 3 minutes, beets grated on a coarse grater, stir constantly. When ready, add 3 tablespoons of tomato paste, mix thoroughly, fry and pour broth to the top.

After 2.5 hours after cooking the meat, add bay leaf (3 pieces) and diced potatoes to the broth, after 15 minutes slaw. Cook for another 15 minutes and pour in the prepared gravy of vegetables. Salt, pepper, squeeze the garlic, 5 minutes before turning off, sprinkle with chopped herbs. Let the borscht brew for about 1-2 hours and you can enjoy the amazing taste of healthy food. Serve with salted bacon and sour cream.

First of all, you should lean on salads with cabbage, but only season with vegetable oil, lemon juice and low-fat yogurt without additives. Also, it is impossible for a thinner to salt a dish, add sugar, season with mayonnaise, sour cream. You can diversify the taste with seasonings such as coriander, caraway seeds, mustard, chili peppers, etc.

The second irreplaceable cabbage dish for those who want to lose weight is soup, which can be eaten in unlimited quantities. At the same time, the complex of other vegetables and seasonings present in the first dish will bring invaluable health benefits and will be fed with vitamins. So, remember the recipe for cabbage soup for weight loss:

• 1 head of cabbage;
• 2 sweet green peppers;
• 7 tomato;
• 2 onions (medium);
• 1 carrot;
• medium bunch of greens (celery, dill, parsley).

Wash all vegetables thoroughly, peel, cut into cubes and cook until cooked. Instead of salt, add to the soup - cinnamon, garlic, chili pepper.

Diet scheme - eat unlimited soup for a week, on the 3rd day of the diet you can treat yourself to 200 grams of low-fat white fish or meat (brisket). In the final - day 7 you need to cleanse with boiled rice, a portion is also at the request of losing weight.

In addition to soup, during fasting days you can enjoy raw vegetables, fruits, kefir, low fat yogurt.

Important: even during the diet you need to drink plenty of water - at least 1.5-2 liters of pure water per day, can be combined with herbal or green tea.

Sauerkraut Weight Loss Recipe

This scheme provides 4 days, with its help they dump up to 2 kilograms. But at the same time, the body receives powerful relief, toxins are cleared, energy and vigor are added. As well as pickled product:

• improves metabolic processes;
• regulates fat metabolism;
• only 20 kcal per 100 grams of product;
• neutralizes the feeling of hunger for a long time;
• the body spends a lot of energy on processing coarse fibers.

Diet Scheme:

1. Breakfast: kefir or yogurt with slices of orange, mandarin, kiwi or mango. If desired, you can make them a cocktail of these ingredients.
2. Lunch: one thing only - soup, salad, stew with rice, buckwheat or sauerkraut cutlets with beans.
3. Dinner: vegetable salad seasoned with vegetable (preferably olive) oil, apple cider vinegar or lemon juice.

Jellied pie with cabbage on a quick hand

And finally, we offer an easy and five-minute recipe for a terrific pie, which, of course, does not apply to dietary nutrition. But sometimes you can still pamper yourself with delicious pastries in haste.

We need:

• a glass of sour cream (250 gr.);
• a glass of mayonnaise (250 gr.);
• salt;
• baking soda;
• 3 eggs;
• 6 tablespoons of flour.

Filling:

• a quarter of a head of cabbage;
• boiled eggs (2 pcs.);
• 1 medium onion;
• dill (bunch).

Peel the onion, finely chop into cubes. Fry in a frying pan in vegetable oil until golden brown. Add slaw, salt, pepper and cook over medium heat. Boil 2 eggs to a steep state, chop, mix with cabbage, add finely chopped dill.

Dough: mix 3 raw eggs with a pinch of salt, baking soda (slaked vinegar), beat the composition with a mixer. Add sour cream and mayonnaise, mix thoroughly, gradually pour 6 tablespoons of flour, mix with a mixer until liquid sour cream.

There are a lot of recipes for amazing dishes, pastries with cabbage. Besides the fact that it is corny tasty, but also useful. Moreover, cabbage can be included in the daily diet without any harm to health.

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White cabbage is one of the most common folk products. In addition to its excellent taste, it has high utility. Its use is recommended for men and women. It is worth considering the varieties of culture: marine, Brussels and other options. Their healing qualities are wider than that of a white congener.

Useful properties of cabbage for the body

Using a vegetable to prepare various dishes, few people think about the beneficial effects of culture. It is a real source of vitamins, minerals. Even stewed cabbage is able to fill the body’s lack of ascorbigen (a complex antitumor substance based on ascorbic acid and glycosides). A useful substance is found in large quantities in culture.

The leaves of young cabbage are rich in vitamin C - it is 10 times more than in lemon. The main contraindication to use is high acidity in the intestines. In a fresh product there is a minimum number of calories: from 16 to 48, which depends on the type. The main vitamins that may be contained in the culture include:

• folic acid;
• b vitamins;
• pantothenic acid;
• potassium;
• calcium;
• phosphorus.

Broccoli

Why such a cabbage is useful: it can be attributed to a rare species of plants that contain a large amount of protein, have healing properties. Vitamins and minerals contribute to the removal of cholesterol from the body, normalize digestion. 100 g of the product contains only 34 kcal, so it can be considered dietary. To check the quality of the vegetable and choose fresh, buy one whose buds have not yet blossomed.

White-headed

The most common and affordable variety. Vitamins C, U stimulate cell regeneration, due to which the restoration of the skin occurs much faster. The product improves the digestive tract, strengthens blood vessels, normalizes the work of the heart. For those who suffer from gout, kidney stones, medicine is also advised to lean on a vegetable, especially the Savoyard form. In addition, cabbage juice has healing properties. It will help protect the intestines and will stimulate weight loss.

Pickled

If you do not know how cabbage is useful in brine, then consider: an acidic product prevents cell aging. The dish nourishes the skin with vitamins, improves immunity and the body's ability to withstand stress. Contains a favorite snack a lot of lactic acid, which prevents indigestion. Women often use salted cabbage for a mask. To ferment cabbage yourself, you need to mix 10 kg of finely chopped vegetable with 200 g of salt and 300 g of carrots. Then it is necessary to decompose into containers, deliver the goods and wait a few days.

Raw

The largest amount of vitamins is found in a thermally untreated culture. In ancient times in Russia, this vegetable was considered the basis of all dishes until potatoes were brought. A hearty, tasty product is rich in trace elements, vitamins. It contains manganese, iodine, copper and other substances necessary for the body to function properly. Not all cabbage is consumed raw. Some varieties need to be fermented, stewed or fried.

Brussels

What is useful Brussels sprouts: it has a rich composition. A nutritious vegetable has a large amount of vegetable protein, vitamins C, E and K. Its use is useful for people who suffer from hypertension, ulcers. Handle the product carefully, as it is bitter when overcooked. Brussels sprouts can be used for salad or stew. Cabbage dishes make up for the lack of potassium, phosphorus and iron in the body. The average calorie content is 38 kcal.

Nautical

From algae - kelp - they prepare delicious, exotic dishes. It is rich in iodine, phosphorus, B vitamins and a number of trace elements. The product is considered an excellent prophylactic against atherosclerosis, normalizes metabolic processes, and restores the water-alkaline balance. In addition, seaweed during pregnancy is very useful. However, girls and ladies "in an interesting position" can be used strictly in organic quantities.

Color

Beijing

Chinese cabbage is used for salads, casseroles and other dishes. Vegetable culture is useful in vitamins that help with radiation sickness. Beijing cabbage cleanses the intestines, eliminates constipation. The calorie content in the product is minimal - 16 kcal, which allows you to actively use it losing weight. The main contraindication is the use of inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract.

Red-headed

The culture has a characteristic, blue with red, shade of leaves, which is why it got its name. What is useful cabbage of this variety, everyone knows. Biologically active substances inhibit the development of tuberculosis, act as an antioxidant and prevent cardiovascular problems. Cabbage leaves can be stewed, pickled or consumed raw in salads. Low-calorie vegetable - only 24 kcal per 100 g.

Kohlrabi

Vegetable culture is especially useful for children and pregnant women. With it, the body receives the necessary amount of potassium and fiber. Kohlrabi is an excellent prophylactic against cancer of the digestive tract. Traditional medicine recommends decoction of leaf culture to relieve asthma symptoms. If you are a supporter of proper nutrition, then kohlrabi should definitely be added to the diet. Only 42 kcal will always help to keep in shape.

The benefits and harms of cabbage for the body

If the healing and favorable properties of the product are obvious, then few people know about contraindications. With increased acidity, colitis and indigestion, a raw culture is not recommended. It is strictly forbidden to eat a stump, because it collects all the toxic elements. Overeating vegetables can lead to bloating and colic.

When losing weight

Cabbage is one of the low-calorie vegetables. Thanks to the vitamin composition, it can be used as the basis for any diet. The body will still receive vitamins and minerals. Sauerkraut is used very often when losing weight, because it becomes even less caloric when ripe. To reduce weight, it is recommended to follow the following rules for 7-10 days:

1. Start the morning with tea, cottage cheese or boiled eggs.
2. Replace the main course with the option of cabbage (preferably a fresh salad). Eat it with steamed meat.
3. Exclude sweet, starchy foods.
4. For dinner, eat sauerkraut salad.

During pregnancy

Specialists advise all women to use different types of cabbage during the period of bearing a child. With her, she will receive the necessary dose of potassium, magnesium, vitamin C. Culture will help normalize the work of the gastrointestinal tract, remove swelling, and relieve inflammation. Pregnant women should be careful with the use of kelp. 100 g of product is quite enough to make up for the lack of iodine in the body.

Video: what is sauerkraut useful for the body

Cabbage and carrots have been loved in our country since time immemorial. These vegetables have several very valuable advantages: they are cheap and available to each of us at any time of the year. From cabbage and carrots, you can cook a huge number of different dishes. However, the simplest and most useful dish can be called cabbage and carrot vitamin salad.

What types of cabbage are and what should be eaten.

Cabbage

Even the ancient Egyptians, who, incidentally, were also big lovers of this vegetable, grew about 10 types of cabbage. Today, the most popular types are as follows:

• White-headed.Types of white cabbage - the most common species in our country. Its appearance and bitter taste has been familiar to each of us from a very young age.

• Red-headed.   It differs from white cabbage in that its heads are slightly denser, and the leaves are slightly stiffer.

• Savoy. It is a variety of white cabbage, named after the county of Savoy in Italy, and is characterized by loose cabbages and beautiful, corrugated leaves that do not contain hard veins, due to which they have a more delicate taste and piquant aroma.

• Kohlrabi.   Externally, the appearance of kohlrabi cabbage resembles a turnip, and its taste is similar to the taste of white cabbage. For cooking, a juicy aboveground stem of a young plant is used.

• Beijing. Peking has a loose head consisting of delicate leaves.

• In addition, there are such types of cabbage as colored, brussels sprouts and broccoliHowever, all of them require heat treatment before cooking.

Carrot

Root crops can vary in color, shape and size. The most common is cylindrical carrots of orange or red color with different weights: from several tens of grams (baby carrots) to 200-300 gr

In many countries, white, pink, yellow and even purple oval and conical shapes are common.

What vitamins are found in each type of cabbage

All cabbage varieties are rich in protein, fiber, vitamin C, tartronic acid and vitamin U, which is considered the best digestive aid, and is also used to treat a variety of diseases.   The vitamin content in cabbage is high.

What vitamins are found in white cabbage?

• It contains a whole complex of vitamins (B1, B2, PP, phosphorus,), as well as trace elements: iron, manganese, zinc, etc.

• Red cabbage contains 4 times beta-carotene, which is considered the best way to combat aging, but the red-violet color of this vegetable is due to the content of anthocyanins, known for their antioxidant properties.

• Savoy cabbage contains alcohol attracts, which is often used as a sugar substitute for diabetes, and it also prevents the development of cancer.

• Kohlrabi cabbage is considered a champion in the content of Vitamin C (as well as lemon, in more detail), has a diuretic effect and removes "bad" cholesterol from the body.

• Peking cabbage contains a large amount of iodine and lysine, and will be useful to those who do not like seafood or prefer vegetarian food.

In the old days, carrots were widely used to treat anemia, so in those days the proverb was quite common: "More carrots - more blood." By the content of carotene, or vitamin A, this root crop surpasses all known vegetables and fruits.

Most of this essential for health substance contains medium and late ripe orange carrots, and the later the crop is harvested, the more useful carrots are. Purple varieties contain a large amount of anthocyanin, and white carrots are a source of vitamins C and E.

That is, a salad of cabbage and carrots may well provide the body with a daily dose of almost all the vitamins and minerals necessary for its normal functioning.

How many calories are in a cabbage and carrot salad?

On average, the simplest cabbage and carrot salad dressing made with sunflower oil, lemon juice or vinegar contains about 80 kcal / 100 g, that is, it can be successfully used to combat excess weight.

Contraindications

A salad of these vegetables is not recommended.for people with individual intolerance to its components, increased acidity of the stomach, ulcerative patients, people suffering from pancreatitis and nursing mothers - cabbage can cause bloating in the baby.   Carrots in large quantities should not be consumed by smokers, pregnant women

Positive facts

Calorie vitamin salad from cabbage and carrots is quite low. This dish copes with hunger, which is very important for people who are overweight and bulimia. It can be used as a therapeutic agent in case of insufficient fermentation or digestive tract disorders.

Here's what experts say about white cabbage:

In order for cabbage and carrot salad to be both tasty and useful, when preparing this dish, it is recommended to listen to some tips of nutritionists:

• Vegetables must be ripe, bright colors - they contain the most useful substances;
• To remove the bitter smack of white cabbage, it can be put in boiling water for several minutes;
• Vitamin Salad Dressing   should contain fats: olive oil or sour cream is best suited;
• Salad is better to eat fresh, since with prolonged contact with air, vegetables lose their beneficial properties.

Actress Julia Roberts is engaged in the cultivation of one of the rarest varieties of cabbage - kale.

  Vitamin Salad Recipe Ingredients

The simplest vitamin option is finely chopped cabbage and carrots with dressing from sunflower oil, lemon juice or vinegar. Different types of cabbage can be taken: for example, white and / or red cabbage.

Another common recipe includes grated sour apples. Bulgarian pepper, cucumbers, green onions and various greens will be excellent additives for such a vitamin salad.

Fresh Cabbage Vitamin Salad Recipe with Carrots

Recipe number 1

1. Cabbage - 400 gr.;
2. Carrots - 200 gr.;
3. 1 tbsp. l of olive oil (can be replaced with sunflower or corn);
4. Half a teaspoon of granulated sugar and lemon juice;
5. Salt, freshly ground pepper.

Finely chop the cabbage and grate gently with salt. Grate the carrots on a coarse grater, add to the cabbage and mix thoroughly. In a separate bowl, prepare dressing: mix vinegar, lemon juice, sunflower oil and sugar, add a little salt and pepper, and then season the salad with the mixture.

Recipe number 2

1. 300 gr cabbage (it is best to use white or Peking);
2. 1 large carrot;
3. 1 large sour apple (for example, Antonovka);
4. Parsley;
5. 1 tbsp vegetable oil;
6. Half a tablespoon of vinegar and sugar;
7. Salt and pepper to taste.

Peel and chop the carrots and cut into small strips, chop the cabbage, grind it with your hands and leave for 10 minutes. After the cabbage has let the juice, it must be mixed with sugar, vegetable oil, vinegar, salt and pepper. After that, add apples, carrots and chopped onions and parsley.