Alkaline food to get baby boy
8 Foods to Help Conceive a Boy
Have you been dreaming of blue hues? Maybe you’ve been drawn to camo and sports equipment and feel prepared to take on the noise and mess of wrangling little boys. Perhaps you wish there was a way to conceive the boy you always dreamed of having? There might be some help out there for you actually to influence the sex of your future baby.
A study done in 2008 by Proceedings of the Royal Society B said women who consume more than 1,800 calories near the time of conception and who also pair that with an alkaline diet are more inclined to conceive a boy!1 Why an alkaline diet? An alkaline pH in the female body seems to favor “boy” sperm (sperm carrying the Y chromosome). So, if you’re up for the challenge and would like to try it, throwing together a salad with these alkaline foods might be your ticket into #boymom status!
Spinach
Spinach is great! It is easy to buy and use and is a powerhouse in nutrition. Baby spinach or fully grown, it doesn’t matter. They are both incredibly alkalizing.
Kale
Kale is also great because of the fantastic properties it has! It’s cancer-fighting, anti-inflammatory, and it’s an antioxidant. It can get a bad rap because most people do not know how to prepare it properly, but eating kale 2-3 times per week has fantastic health benefits for your body!2
Broccoli
Broccoli is terrific for everyday meals; it supports the cardiovascular, digestive systems, and detoxification process. It also supports the immune system because it is an anti-inflammatory.
Avocado
Avocados are a great source of healthy fats and contain many benefits, including anti-inflammatory properties, heart health, anti-cancer, and blood-sugar benefits. Avocados tend to get mixed reviews because of their high-fat content, but they are a source of the HEALTHY fats our bodies need, so shove those opinions to the side and make yourself some guacamole!
Celery
Celery is highly alkaline and high in water content. Consequently, you can use celery as a base in lots of smoothies and soups. It also helps the immune system and inflammation in the body.
Cucumber
Cucumbers, made up of 95% water, are another excellent vegetable high in water content. They also serve as a great base in smoothies and soups. Cucumbers contain the right amount of lariciresinol, pinoresinol, and secoisolariciresinol (don’t try to pronounce those). These three lignans reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer types like breast, uterine, ovarian, and prostate cancers.3
Tomatoes
Tomatoes are a great source to include in your heavy alkaline diet. They have fantastic properties, like aiding digestion, being a good source of antioxidants, and they help prevent urinary tract infections (UTIs).
Bell Peppers
Bell peppers tend to be a crowd favorite because they’re sweet, crunchy, and oh so refreshing. They are proven important in the fight against cardiovascular disease, type II diabetes, macular degeneration, and more. They are arguably the best source of antioxidants, vitamins C, A, and E.
While many studies have been done to equally argue that sperm is the only deciding factor in gender selection, interestingly, the woman’s Ph can be more tolerant towards one type of sperm than the other. It couldn’t hurt to try this method to try and conceive a boy; if anything, you will feel much healthier!
For more on this topic, listen to our podcast episode 13, discussing how to conceive a particular gender!
Reference:
1. https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/abs/10.1098/rspb.2008.0105
2. https://www.healthline.com/
3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/PMC2951311/
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Medically reviewed by Katherine Marengo LDN, R. D., Nutrition — By Scott Frothingham on September 30, 2020
Do you have your heart set on having a boy? Looking for a way to stack the odds in your favor? Heard that changing your diet may help?
There’s no proven evidence for a special diet to conceive a boy — or, for that matter, to conceive a girl. According to the Mayo Clinic, “There’s not much the average couple can do to affect a baby’s sex.”
But there are some proponents who believe otherwise. Here, we take a look at the theories and their evidence — or lack thereof.
“Sex” and “gender” are evolving terms. In this article, biological sex refers to a baby’s X and Y chromosomes, with XX determining female and XY determining male.
Although there’s no clinical proof that changing your diet can help you conceive a boy, there are many supporters of traditional and natural remedies that feel it can. One of the most popular suggestions supported by anecdotal information is to make your body more alkaline.
This unproven remedy suggests that people with a more alkaline (high pH) “environment” are more likely to conceive a boy. This method recommends:
- increasing intake of fresh fruits and vegetables
- increasing intake of foods that contain potassium, such as bananas, salmon, avocados
- increasing foods with high alkalinity, such as citrus fruits, root vegetables, nuts
- avoiding dairy products
While there’s no evidence backing this theory, there’s rarely any harm in adding fresh fruits and veggies to your diet!
If you want to conceive a girl, on the other hand, this theory suggests increasing your body’s acidity.
A 2008 study of 740 women concluded there was a higher probability of having a male baby when the mother increased her calorie intake and ate breakfast cereals. Researchers hypothesized that this may be because higher blood glucose levels favor having a boy.
However, the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS) suggests the conclusions of this study include inaccuracies that make it “ill advised” to suggest that increasing a woman’s caloric intake and eating breakfast cereals could increase chances of having a boy.
Different folks have different opinions about having a boy or girl. For some parents, it’s about balancing out their family with boy children and girl children. According to a 2011 Gallup poll, the most popular reasons for wanting a boy include:
- men can relate to males better and have more in common (23 percent)
- boys can carry on the family name (20 percent)
- boys are easier to raise (17 percent)
With reproductive technologies like in vitro fertilization (IVF), you might have high-tech options such as sperm sorting and preimplantation genetic screening to improve your chances of having a boy. Sex selection done this way is much more common now than it was just a few years ago, when Chrissy Teigen and John Legend did it.
However, this practice has a wide range of ethical, religious, legal, and social implications and is considered controversial. If you’re doing IVF and have this option, keep in mind that it’s not necessarily a purely medical decision.
Planning on getting pregnant? You might have heard that certain diets can impact fertility.
There have been studies about the relationship of diet to fertility, but they lack the details to be of real use to people trying to conceive. For example, there’s positive fertility impact of vitamins and minerals such as folic acid, omega-fatty acid, and vitamin B12, but it’s not always clear how much of these supplements to take.
It’s good for both men and women to eat a healthy diet whether they’re trying to get pregnant or not. Prenatal vitamins (with vitamin B12 and folic acid) are already routinely recommended for people trying to conceive.
This desire to have a baby of a specific sex is often met with suggestions that haven’t been clinically proven, such as changing your diet one way to increase your chance of having a girl or another way to have a boy. However, there’s no scientific evidence that this works.
If you’re focused on having a boy, talk to your doctor about your hopes. They may have a suggestion or two and, importantly, they’ll have advice and recommendations on helping you have a healthy, happy baby, whether it turns out to be a boy or a girl.
Last medically reviewed on September 30, 2020
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nhs.uk/news/pregnancy-and-child/eat-less-for-a-girl-more-for-a-boy/ - Livingston G. (2013). The odds that you will give birth to a boy or girl depend on where in the world you live.
pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/09/24/the-odds-that-you-will-give-birth-to-a-boy-or-girl-depend-on-where-in-the-world-you-live/ - Mathews F, et al. (2008). You are what your mother eats: Evidence for maternal preconception diet influencing foetal sex in humans.
researchgate.net/publication/5421539_You_Are_What_Your_Mother_Eats_Evidence_for_Maternal_Preconception_Diet_Influencing_Foetal_Sex_in_Humans - Newport F. (2011). Americans prefer boys to girls, just as they did in 1941.
news.gallup.com/poll/148187/americans-prefer-boys-girls-1941.aspx - Tobah YB. (2019). Can you choose your baby's sex?
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Alkaline foods: list, table, rules of use
Many concepts in nutrition are demonized and taken out of context, so sometimes they don't sound quite right. Since humans are omnivores, we consume both animal and plant foods. Any food of animal origin is acidic. Food of plant origin is alkaline, and the combination of acid and alkali results in neutralization and balance. We tell how this affects our body, and also give a table of alkaline and acidic foods.
Each body environment has a strictly defined pH - acidity level. For example, the most acidic level of acidity is in the stomach, where aggressive gastric juice is formed, which helps a person digest food. Blood, lymph, intercellular substance, skin surface, mucous membranes of various organs have strictly their own programmed pH level and this level is unchanged.
In ordinary life, these levels can shift by hundredths - this is not critical. If a person's environment is significantly shifted, then this person is a resuscitation patient. Therefore, in conventional laboratories, pH is not measured, it is only needed for resuscitation. In a healthy person, the pH balance is uniquely programmed by nature, but due to various phenomena, such as excess carbohydrate food, excessive refined food, large amounts of salt, food additives, lack of sleep, alcohol, smoking, poor environment, increased stress levels and constant deadlines, as well as all chronic diseases, including obesity, give us high acidity. There is even such a thing as an "acid person" - a tired person with gray skin, edema. Due to the wrong lifestyle, the level of acidity rises and the aging process starts in the body. In this case, it will be useful to alkalize the body - the use of any plant products that have a slightly alkaline environment, that is, pH- (minus). When the body is alkalized, any plants will be friends to us.
Also do not rank various vegetables and fruits according to their alkalinity. There are a lot of tablets that are invented by nutritionists. They are not doctors, so you should not be guided by such signs, but you should perceive them only as a beautiful advertising substrate.
Let us recall, for example, Dr. Herbert Shelton, the founder of the separate food system, which still has many adherents. So, Dr. Shelton is an adventurer who worked without a license and starved many of his patients to death. Many lawsuits were filed against him, he was in prison several times, even ran for the presidency of America. He created an illiterate medical system of separate meals, because this system was created by an adventurer, not a doctor. Roughly the same thing is happening now. Dividing by pH is all trickery, but there is some truth to it.
It is definitely harmful if a person eats only animal food in his diet, combining it with highly refined, for example, fast food. In everyday life, healthy people do not eat like this. Ideal healthy food is a combination of the right animal and plant foods. For example, a side dish of seasonal vegetables, fresh or stewed, is ideal for meat or fish.
There are a lot of queries on the Internet about "which foods are alkaline". This is a category that neutralizes acids and regulates the acid-base balance. Almost all vegetables and fruits, with the exception of potatoes, beans, cherries, blueberries, cranberries and prunes, belong to the category. When alkalizing the body, you should add broccoli, asparagus, vegetable juices, onions, raw spinach to your diet, since they are the richest in alkaline-forming properties.
Do not forget that for normal life the body must receive all the necessary nutrients, that is, consume not only alkaline products that reduce acidity - acidifying must also be present in the diet. However, the use of some of them should be limited, for example, highly acidic ones include: potatoes, sugar, chocolate, meat, white rice, flour products, coffee, as well as beer and soft drinks. Excessive consumption of highly acidic foods shifts the pH to the acid side and negatively affects the general condition of the body.
The main thing is the right combination
Any plant food has alkaline properties, while animal food is slightly acidic. When we skillfully combine them, we get a balanced diet. When our nourishment deviates into some more preferred food, we become sick. For example, if a person constantly eats fatty foods, he may develop obesity, gout, swelling and other diseases. At the same time, if a person becomes an orthodox zealous vegetarian and eats only plant foods, he will have even more diseases, for example, a decrease in hormonal levels, anemia, protein deficiency, weak immune system resistance, and others. Therefore, balance is important in nutrition.
Alkaline foods for the human body: a list of the best and worst
Classification of foods based on their effect on the body's pH balance.
Highly alkalizing
Fruit | lemon, watermelon, lime, grapefruit, mango, papaya |
Vegetables, legumes | asparagus, onion, vegetable juices, parsley, garlic, raw spinach, broccoli |
Drinks | herbal teas, lemon water |
Alkaline
Fruit | dates, figs, melons, grapes, papaya, kiwi, berries, apples, pears, raisins |
Vegetables, legumes | pumpkin, green beans, beetroot, sweet potato, celery, lettuce, zucchini |
Nuts, seeds | almonds |
Oils | linseed oil |
Eggs, dairy products | breast milk |
Drinks | green tea |
Slightly alkalizing
Sweets, sweeteners | fresh honey, raw sugar |
Fruit | oranges, bananas, cherries, pineapple, peaches, avocados |
Vegetables, legumes | carrots, tomatoes, fresh corn, mushrooms, cabbage, peas, potatoes with skins, olives, soybeans, tofu |
Nuts, seeds | chestnuts |
Oils | rapeseed oil |
Cereals | amaranth, millet, wild rice, quinoa |
Eggs, dairy products | soy cheese, soy milk, goat milk, goat cheese, whey |
Drinks | ginger tea |
Slightly acidic
Sweets, sweeteners | processed honey, molasses |
Fruit | plums, canned fruit juices |
Vegetables, legumes | cooked spinach, beans |
Nuts, seeds | pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds |
Oils | corn oil |
Cereals | sprouted wheat bread, spelt, brown rice |
Meat, fish, seafood | venison, fish from cold seas |
Eggs, dairy products | eggs, butter, yoghurt, buttermilk, cottage cheese |
Drinks | tea |
Acidifying
Sweets, sweeteners | white sugar, brown sugar |
Fruit | cherry |
Vegetables, legumes | potatoes (no skin), variegated beans, white beans, crescent beans, rhubarb |
Nuts, seeds | pecan, cashew |
Cereals | white rice, corn, buckwheat, oats, rye |
Meat, fish, seafood | turkey, chicken, lamb |
Eggs, dairy products | raw milk |
Drinks | coffee |
Highly acidic
Sweets, sweeteners: | nutrasvit, aspartame |
Fruit: | blueberries, cranberries, prunes |
Vegetables, legumes | cocoa, chocolate |
Nuts, seeds | peanuts, walnuts |
Cereals | wheat, white flour, biscuits, pasta |
Meat, fish, seafood | beef, pork, shellfish |
Eggs, dairy products | cheese, homogenized milk, ice cream |
Drinks | beer, soft drinks |
products and menus for weight loss for week
People look with envy at world stars, not fully understanding what is the secret of their slender and fit figures. Many do not even suspect that it directly depends on the diet. One of the effective means to keep the body in good shape is the alkaline diet for weight loss, which we will discuss in our article.
Contents
- Alkaline Diet: What it is
- How the diet works
- Basic principles
- Strengths and weaknesses
The normal alkaline balance of the body is recognized as the norm, when the pH level varies between 7.35-7.45. An increase in indicators usually causes problems with the gastrointestinal tract, hair, nails, skin sags, metabolic processes are disturbed, subcutaneous fat begins to accumulate and the general condition worsens significantly. To lower the level to normal, you need to introduce alkaline-forming foods into the diet.
The mechanism of action of the diet
The essence of the diet is simple - you need to give up food that acidifies our body as much as possible. We will have to exclude all products that, in the process of splitting, give acids and give preference to those that form alkalis. Acids flush useful substances, macro- and microelements, vitamins from the body. Our task is to prevent this process and even reverse it.
Basic principles
Vegetables and fruits will be the main products on such a diet, and foods that are of animal origin are blacklisted. It is believed that it is useful to eat raw vegetables, which further helps to activate the metabolism. There are a number of basic principles that must be observed:
- 80% alkaline foods in the diet, 20% acidic.
- Minimize sugar and salt intake.
- Keeping the correct water balance.
- Refusal of spicy, sour or overly spicy foods.
- Gradual reduction in tea and coffee consumption.
- Complete rejection of alcohol in any form.
- Last meal before 19:00.
- Slow and prolonged chewing of food.
- Fractional meals - better than usual.
- Elimination of snacking.
The main criterion for success will be a smooth transition from normal to alkaline mode. Eating small portions 6-8 times a day will help to adapt.
Advantages and disadvantages
The inventors of the alkaline diet for health say that a correct and well-designed menu of alkaline foods can even out the overall pH level, neutralize acid, its detrimental effect on metabolism and the body as a whole. This not only alleviates the condition, but also reduces the risk of developing diseases such as kidney and liver failure, diabetes, heart disease, oncological problems, urolithiasis, and osteoporosis.
However, many practitioners of traditional evidence-based medicine say that this type of food or diet has no scientific basis. Nutrition cannot significantly affect the pH of the blood, since the gastric juice is in any case a highly acidic environment. Therefore, any food after digestion will have a high level of acidity. At the same time, the reverse process occurs in the intestines, the food is alkalized, and useful substances are absorbed from it. Thus, a well-established and well-established process cannot be violated in any way, otherwise the patient may experience very unpleasant consequences.
Before choosing an alkaline diet for weight loss, you should always consult with your doctor. If possible, it should also be carried out under the supervision of a professional nutritionist. Failure to follow the rules and illiterate menu preparation can lead to the development of diseases and a general deterioration in condition and health.
Contraindications
- Pregnancy and lactation.
- Oncological problems.
- Diabetes.
- Pathologies of the kidneys and liver.
- Inflammatory processes in the body.
- Cardiovascular diseases.
- Pathology of the gastrointestinal tract.
Allowed Foods: Alkaline Foods
Nutritionists classify all foods into permitted and prohibited foods. First, consider what you can eat:
- Fresh and raw vegetables (cabbage, zucchini, pumpkin, tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, squash, eggplant).
- Low-fat varieties of fish (pink salmon, pollock, capelin, trout, salmon).
- Lean meat (rabbit, chicken, turkey, veal, beef).
- Cereals, excluding white rice (brown rice, egg, wheat, semolina, pearl barley, buckwheat, rolled oats, oatmeal).
- Legumes (beans, peas, beans, chickpeas, lentils).
- Fresh herbs (cilantro, parsley, dill, lettuce).
- Root crops (potatoes, beets, carrots, turnips, radishes).
- Seeds, almonds, chia.
- Plant-based milk (coconut, soy, oat, nut).
Prohibited foods
It is important not to forget about the restrictions, eliminating all prohibited foods from the diet:
- Oily fish.
- Pork, lamb, horse meat, duck, goose (red meat).
- Pastries and pastries made from white flour (highest grade).
- Milk and full fat dairy products.
- Coffee.
- Alcoholic beverages.
- Milk chocolate.
- Preservation, pickles.
- Smoked products.
- Convenience and fast food.
- Butter.
Phases of the diet
Usually the alkaline diet menu is calculated for three weeks, therefore it is divided into three main phases. Every seven days is a kind of step, after which some effect is supposed to be achieved.
First phase
During this period, the body is cleansed and rebuilt to work according to new principles. The pH level at this tends to be more in the alkaline direction. During this time, you can lose about 2-4 kilograms of unnecessary adipose tissue.
During this period, weakness, lowering of mood, irritability, deterioration of well-being can be observed. This is due to the release of toxins that were previously stored in body fat. If the condition is tolerable, then you can continue, and if unbearable, it is better to stop the diet and consult a doctor.
The second phase
The next seven days the alkaline balance is equalized, and the kilograms gradually but surely melt away. In the second week, health improves, good mood and vigor return, and stomach discomfort is reduced to zero.
Third phase
The final phase of the alkaline health diet results in weight stabilization. Feelings in the body are characterized as emotional uplift, lightness, airiness. To consolidate the result, it is important to maintain a balance in nutrition.
Alkaline diet menu for weight loss
The main advantage of such a diet is the diversity and richness of the menu. We present you a sample alkaline diet plan and menu for a week to make it as easy as possible for beginners.
Monday
Breakfast: banana, soy milk yogurt.
Snack: apple.
Lunch: durum wheat pasta, tomato juice.
Snack: pear, whole grain bread.
Dinner: boiled chicken breast, fresh vegetable salad, herbal tea.
Tuesday
Breakfast: steam omelet.
Snack: dried fruit.
Lunch: pumpkin cream soup, black bread croutons.
Afternoon snack: cherry-banana smoothie with coconut milk.
Dinner: baked fish with vegetables and herbs, lettuce, juice.
Wednesday
Breakfast: hot sandwich, orange.
Snack: apple.
Lunch: black rice with vegetables, tea.
Snack: bean curd, honey.
Dinner: potato, courgette and cabbage stew, herbal tea.
Thursday
Breakfast: hard boiled eggs, half a grapefruit.
Snack: nuts.
Lunch: salad with cheese, tomatoes and arugula, vegetable juice.
Snack: pear.
Dinner: fruit salad with lactose-free cream dressing.
Friday
Breakfast: seasonal vegetable salad with a drop of olive oil, dried fruit compote.
Snack: half a grapefruit.
Lunch: stewed turkey with bell peppers and tomatoes, herbs, compote or jelly.
Snack: apple.
Dinner: cold kefir, dried fruit compote.
Saturday
Breakfast: scrambled eggs or scrambled eggs.
Snack: banana.
Lunch: wild rice with seasonal vegetable salad.
Snack: any fruit.
Dinner: warm salad with turkey and avocado, herbal tea.
Sunday
Breakfast: tofu with banana.
Snack: vegetable smoothie.
Lunch: mushroom cream soup.
Snack: pear.
Dinner: steamed fish, choice of vegetable salad, oat milk.
Alkaline Food Recipes
To make things easier, here are a few simple and nutritious recipes that are just right for an alkaline diet for weight loss.
Okroshka with celery
Ingredients
- Boiled chicken - 0.5 kilograms.
- Potato - 0.3 kilograms.
- Celery (roots) - 0.3 kilograms.
- Radishes - 0.3 kilograms.
- Carrots - 1-2 pieces.
- Cucumbers - 1-2 pieces.
- Greens - 1 bunch.
- Celery (leaves) - 1 bunch.
- Low-fat kefir - 1.5 liters.
- Eggs - 3 pieces.
- Olive oil - 1 tablespoon.
- Salt, pepper - to taste.
Preparation
Wash all vegetables and herbs. Potatoes and carrots are boiled in their uniforms, eggs are boiled there, peeled, cut into cubes. The rest of the ingredients are chopped into small pieces, the greens are chopped with a knife. All put in a saucepan or deep bowl, add oil, salt, pepper, mix. Lay the mixture on plates, pour kefir.
Alkaline borsch
Ingredients
- Vegetable broth - 2 liters.
- Potato - 4-5 tubers.
- Carrots - 1-2 pieces.
- Beetroot - 1 piece.
- Cabbage - 0.5 kilograms.
- Onion - 1 piece.
- Garlic - 1-2 cloves.
- Dill, parsley - 0.5 bunch each.
- Salt, pepper - to taste.
Preparation
The broth is brought to a boil, the vegetables are washed, peeled and finely chopped. Potatoes are first lowered into the broth and simmered for 15-20 minutes until softened. Carrots, beets are added to the pan, boiled for another 10-15 minutes, then cabbage is added. Finely chopped garlic, onion, salt and pepper are added there. Cook over low heat for another 3-5 minutes, add greens to taste and serve.
Avocado salad
Ingredients
- Avocado - 1 piece.
- Cherry tomatoes - 12 pieces.
- Lettuce - 1 bunch.
- Bulb - 1 piece.
- Bulgarian pepper - 1 piece.
- Olive oil - 5 tablespoons.
- Pepper, salt - to taste.
Preparation
Wash all vegetables and herbs well, peel if necessary, chop into small pieces, put in a deep bowl. Add olive oil, salt, pepper, mix and the salad is ready.
Tomato soup
Ingredients
- Tomatoes - 4 pieces.
- Celery - 1 bunch.
- Bulb onion - 2 pieces.
- Garlic - 2-3 cloves.
- Basil - 0.5 bunch.
- Water - 1 liter.
- Salt, pepper - to taste.
Preparation
Wash vegetables and herbs, cut and chop into small pieces, put in a saucepan. Put on fire, cook for 10-15 minutes until the vegetables soften. Put the boiled vegetables in a blender and puree or rub through a sieve, adding water to get the desired consistency. Season the soup with salt, pepper, serve with fresh herbs.
Wheat porridge for breakfast
Ingredients
- Wheat groats - 1 cup.
- Water - 2 cups.
- Coconut oil - 40 grams.
- Salt, pepper - to taste.
Preparation
Rinse the groats, add water, put on the stove and bring to a boil, add oil. Reduce heat to low, cook for 20 minutes. After cooking, add salt, pepper, mix, cover with a lid, wrap with a towel and leave for another 15 minutes.
Vegetable meatballs
Ingredients
- Cauliflower - 0.3 kilograms.
- Broccoli - 0.3 kilograms.
- Carrot - 2 pieces
- Onions - 2 pieces.
- Wild rice - 0.5 cup.
- Bulgarian pepper - 1 piece.
- Egg - 2 pieces.
- Rye flour - 3-4 tablespoons.
- Hard cheese - 50 grams.
- Salt, pepper, basil, paprika - to taste.
Preparation
Rinse broccoli, cauliflower and carrots, peel if necessary, put in a saucepan, boil until tender. Throw in a colander, let drain and cool, cut into small pieces, grate the carrots on a fine grater. Boil the rice for 10-20 minutes, rinse, let the liquid drain. Chop the onion and bell pepper into cubes, lightly sauté in vegetable oil. Grate the cheese on a fine grater, chop the greens with a knife.
Put everything in a deep bowl, salt, pepper, mix, add eggs and flour to make the mass viscous. Form small meatballs with a spoon or hands, put on a baking sheet covered with parchment, bake in the oven at a temperature of 180 ° C for 30-35 minutes.
Vegetable salad with pomegranate seeds
Ingredients
- Cucumber - 1 piece.
- Lettuce - 1 socket.
- Avocado - 1 piece.
- Peeled pistachios - 20 grams.
- Pomegranate seeds - 0.25 cup.
- Olive oil - 2-3 tablespoons.
- Salt, pepper - to taste.
Preparation
All vegetables are washed, cut into small pieces, placed in a bowl, mixed. Add pomegranate seeds, pistachios, salt, pepper, season with olive oil and mix again. When serving, sprinkle with sesame seeds.
Fruit salad
Ingredients
- Banana - 1 piece.
- Apple - 1 piece.
- Pear - 1 piece.
- Raspberries - 3-5 pieces.
- Orange - 1 piece.
- Diet chocolate topping - to taste.
Preparation
Cut these ingredients into cubes, except for raspberries, put in a bowl, season with topping to taste, mix.
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