Everything you need to know about winter diseases (Walla! NEWS system)
In winter our diet naturally changes - from light salads and chilled smoothies we move to warming stews and steaming soups.
We do it just because we are cold, but it is also the way to protect oneself from winter diseases.
The winter diet must be balanced and healthy, in order to satisfy, nourish and warm.
The main emphasis in winter is on vitamins and minerals that reduce the risk of getting winter diseases, such as vitamin C and zinc.
The easiest, most satisfying and tastiest way to maximize the consumption of vitamins and minerals and other nutrients, which also facilitates digestion and does not cause a feeling of heaviness or caloric overload, is the consumption of superfoods.
True, superfood is a problematic term, which many marketers use to sell mini foods at exorbitant prices.
But despite the overuse of the term, there are some particularly nutritious and healthy foods that everyone should eat more of, now and in general.
So here are 5 superfoods that you should add to your menu so that they will warm your heart and stomach on cold days and also help strengthen your immune system.
Spirulina
Algae with a very high nutritional value.
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Spirulina is an algae with a very high nutritional value.
In recent years, spirulina has gained enormous popularity as a food supplement that is considered a superfood.
The World Health Organization recognized spirulina as a source of quality protein that includes all the essential amino acids, iron, calcium, zinc, and the like.
A teaspoon or two of spirulina flakes as an addition to a fruit smoothie will greatly increase its nutritional value and enrich it with available vegetable protein.
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Cocoa beans
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Cocoa beans are very nutritious and rich in powerful antioxidants, magnesium, iron, potassium, phosphorus, essential fatty acids and dietary fiber.
There's nothing like hot chocolate in the winter, but if you're going to include cocoa in the menu, it should very well be raw cocoa - that is, raw cocoa that hasn't gone through roasting and heating processes.
The difference between raw cocoa and roasted cocoa is that during the roasting process a large part of the healthy components is lost.
Raw cocoa that is not sweetened may help balance sugar and cholesterol levels, for proper digestion and is known as a food that stimulates and elevates the mood.
Organic matcha leaf powder
It is recommended to drink it at a warm temperature.
Matcha (Photo: Giphy)
Matcha leaf powder contains antioxidants, amino acid, vitamins and minerals including vitamin C, zinc and magnesium, dietary fiber and chlorophyll.
It is recommended to drink it at a warm temperature, and you can add it to smoothies, juices, creatives and desserts if you want to add health and in addition a greenish and interesting color.
Nettle powder
One of the most well-known medicinal plants in the world.
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Somehow, nettle is always treated as a tough and inaccessible plant, but nettle is known as one of the most important and widespread medicinal plants in the world, which has been used in traditional herbal medicine for a wide variety of therapeutic purposes for hundreds of years.
What is less known is that this plant is very rich in nutrients, including over 30 percent protein and a very high mineral content.
Therefore, it is considered one of the most important and richest superfoods in the world.
One of the notable health benefits of the nettle is its impressive nutritional profile: the nettle leaves are rich in iron and also in chlorophyll - an antioxidant molecule that is similar in structure to the hemoglobin in the blood.
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Pollen is flower pollen collected and processed by the honey bee.
The powder contains a variety of nutrients that make it a unique food with a variety of essential amino acids, vitamins and minerals.
After the pollen is collected, it is gently dried to preserve its nutritional content.
The pollen can be added to shakes, to enrich salads, to sprinkle on sweet desserts, on hot or cold porridges.
You can enjoy them even just like that, their sweetness gives the answer when the body suddenly asks for something sweet, they can be the ultimate candy.
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