A real Russian dish, delicious, easy to prepare, but unparalleled - jelly remains to this day a favorite delicacy of many and a constant inhabitant of diet menus.
What is jelly?
Initially, jelly was prepared on the basis of fermented cereals, thick decoctions from them. Actually, hence its "sour" name. Later, starch began to be used, and jelly from the category of edible dishes moved to the category of drinks.
Wealthy people served thick jelly with milk on the table. Hence the dream of jelly banks with rivers of milk.
It is worth noting that jelly cannot be confused with either jelly or with its variety - panna cotta (Italian dessert), due to the completely excellent composition of the ingredients and the effect on the body.
The benefits of jelly
The beneficial properties of jelly are numerous. It is definitely recommended for use by people suffering from ulcers and gastritis, people with high acidity, because, enveloping the walls of the stomach, normalizes the body. As if heals wounds.
Kissel, prepared at home according to a traditional recipe, contains vitamins A, B, PP and others, depending on the added ingredients (fruits and berries). And this means that jelly has a beneficial effect on the condition of the skin, preventing dryness and aging, and saves from hair loss. Regular use of jelly will increase resistance to stress and heal anemia.
The choline and lecithin contained in homemade jelly will help remove excess cholesterol and "clean" the blood vessels. Methionine normalizes the work of the pancreas.
To improve digestion, it is worth drinking apple jelly. But cherry is perfect for infections.
It is useful to use oatmeal jelly. It contains the most B vitamins, which enhance immunity, help to acquire a healthy complexion. This jelly also increases UV resistance.
The only minus of jelly is its high calorie content. Therefore, people striving for ideal forms will have to reduce its amount in the diet to one glass per day, or even two. Alternatively, you can substitute pectin for the traditionally used starch. This is even more useful. In extreme cases, you can choose not corn jelly, but potato, since the first provokes the development of cellulite.
But in general, jelly is more than a healthy dish. By normalizing internal processes, it provides tremendous support to the body. Just do not forget that thick jelly is not recommended for children from three to five years old. And it is better to give very little ones not too sweet jelly desserts in order to exclude the development of dysbiosis.
