Calorie zucchini
Different foods have different energy values. For those who are losing weight, it is important to know the calorie content of food in order to correctly compose the menu for the day in accordance with their needs. For an overweight adult, you need to reduce your calorie intake by 500 calories per day compared to the normal diet in order to start losing weight. Many dietitians recommend increasing your vegetable intake as they are relatively high in fiber, vitamins and minerals, but low in calories. In this article, we will discuss the calorie content of zucchini and various dishes from this vegetable.
How many calories are in a squash?
Doctors recommend zucchini for weight loss. This vegetable is part of standard medical diets for overweight people. This is primarily due to the number of calories in the zucchini per 100 grams. The glycemic index of this product and its composition for the main nutritional components also matter. The calorie content of zucchini per 100 grams is low - only 20-23 kilocalories. This vegetable also has a low glycemic index. It is 15, which means that the product has little effect on blood sugar after a meal.
There is absolutely no fat in zucchini, and this is also very important for those who are losing weight. Zucchini contains a large amount of ascorbic acid, B vitamins, nicotinic acid, pectin, potassium. All these properties make dietary zucchini dishes highly desirable for obese patients, diabetes mellitus and in preventive nutrition. If you want to keep your figure, lose weight, improve your health - zucchini diet meals are for you.
Cooking and calorie zucchini
Of course, the calorie content of raw zucchini depends more on the variety. Few people dare to eat this vegetable raw. Although there are salad recipes in which the zucchini is not cooked. But this is still exotic for Russian cuisine. In our country, zucchini is traditionally served fried, stewed or in the form of zucchini caviar. If you just boil a zucchini or cook it in a double boiler without adding other foods, then you will have a healthy and record low-calorie dish. The calorie content of boiled zucchini is 22-25 kilocalories per 100 grams. Chopping such a zucchini in a blender, you get a vegetable mass, which rightfully won itself the first place among complementary foods for babies.
Naturally, since this product is safe and necessary for children from six months, then it will be quite useful for adults. But among us there are few of those who agree to eat just boiled zucchini. For many, such a dish is not very attractive to taste.
But we all love and enjoy eating squash caviar. The calorie content of squash caviar depends on the method of culinary processing of vegetable raw materials. If the zucchini was cooked, then the color of the final product is quite light, and the calorie content of zucchini caviar in this case is only 70 kilocalories per 100 grams.
And if the vegetables are fried, then the color of the caviar will be darker, and the energy value is higher. The calorie content of squash caviar in this situation is 90-95 kilocalories per 100 grams. The chemical composition of the product contains water (83 grams), carbohydrates (8 grams), dietary fiber (2 grams), fats (5 grams), proteins (2 grams).
The calorie content of squash caviar is much higher than just squash, since a lot of fat is added to it during production. It is the oil that gives the dish its calorie content. Each gram of fat contains 9 kilocalories, which is significantly higher than protein and carbohydrates.
Now different firms use different recipes for squash caviar. Sugar is often added to it. This additive reduces the dietary properties of the dish. It is best to harvest caviar from zucchini yourself at home according to proven recipes.
The calorie content of stewed zucchini is also largely related to how exactly they were prepared. To reduce the energy value of the dish, avoid adding oil when stewing, do not use flour, potatoes. If your dish consists only of stewed vegetables, then its calorie content will remain low.
On average, the calorie content of stewed zucchini is about 80 kilocalories per 100 grams. Such an energy value will be in a dish made according to the following recipe. Take 300 grams of zucchini, 30 grams of olive oil, 200 grams of tomatoes, 1 egg, 30 grams of onion. Cut the courgettes into thin slices and fry in olive oil. Add peeled tomatoes. Simmer for 10 minutes. Beat in an egg and serve hot.
Diet dishes from zucchini
Zucchini for weight loss can be prepared in a special way. The most useful method is cooking in the foil oven. In this case, you will completely preserve the trace elements and useful properties of the zucchini. There is no need to add oil when baking, so the calorie content of the dish will be low. To prepare the zucchini in this way, cut the young zucchini into thin slices. Place it on foil, add spices and lemon juice. Then cover the top with a layer of foil. Bake in oven for about 20 minutes over medium heat. The calorie content of zucchini in this case will be 30 kilocalories per 100 grams.
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