Easter treats that will help you lose weight and improve your health

The last week of Lent or Holy Week is not only the strictest week of Lent, but also preparation for the bright holiday of Easter. It is during this week that the main dishes of the festive table are created, which are also usually blessed in the church. To manage everything, you need to think through the menu in advance and follow a simple schedule. Then all the preparations will take from 30 to 60 minutes a day, which means that everything will be done even with a busy life schedule. Another important point is to choose the ingredients wisely. This is what determines how healthy the holiday table will be.

What to cook for Easter that is healthy and for weight loss

Easter is not only a bright holiday, but also a transition from one diet to another, that is, from strictly Lent to regular food, including animal proteins. Therefore, although the Easter table should be abundant and beautiful, the principles of food compatibility should still be taken into account so as not to overload the body.

The traditions of the Easter feast were created in such a way as to make the transition to animal protein and rich foods smooth. That is why one of the main dishes for this holiday is Easter cottage cheese with various tasty additives, as well as other fermented milk desserts. Original Easter cottage cheese recipes will be given in a separate article, subscribe to the channel. For the same reason, boiled eggs are always placed on the table.

Proteins in fermented milk products and boiled eggs are most easily absorbed by the body, as modern research shows and has been noticed by people since ancient times. Eating this food helps the body tune in to eating animal products. It is better to avoid meat and fish, especially fried ones, in the first days after Easter. You need to move on to such complex products gradually. There will be a separate article about the culinary traditions of Easter week, subscribe to the channel.

Traditional dishes for Easter:

• cottage cheese Easter or other similar dessert made from dairy products;
• Easter cake with dried fruits and berries on yeast, curd or biscuit dough;
• boiled eggs, painted in different colors;
• rum baba or cake made from yeast dough with various impregnations and glazes;
• Easter gingerbread;
• boiled stuffed eggs with beets or other vegetables;
• salads with young types of cheeses: Adyghe, mozzarella, ricotta or mascarpone;
• Easter gingerbread cookies.

In some culinary traditions, meat dishes are also served on the table. But from a nutritional point of view, it is better not to do this, since the body must get used to complex foods gradually. Also, you should not combine different types of proteins in one meal. Therefore, meat rolls and fish pies should be left for the next days of Easter week, which will be discussed in a separate material, subscribe to the channel.

Eggs can be dyed in different colors using natural dyes.

When preparing Easter and other fermented milk desserts, you should not use large amounts of refined sugar, honey or other products with a high glycemic index, such as candied fruits from the store. Since all dairy products significantly increase insulin production without increasing blood glucose. And when combined with simple carbohydrates, they turn into an insulin bomb, which will not be useful even for a healthy person. In addition, insulin blocks the breakdown of fat and stores it, which leads directly to an increase in body weight and volume. You can read more about the insulin paradox of fermented milk products and how to use them correctly for weight loss here.