Doctor gelatin
Under the dry definition of "thickeners" a whole family is prescribed, and every member of this family is undoubtedly a person. Let's start with the deserved and well-known even schoolchildren gelatin. This extract of boiled "horns and hoofs", cartilage and tendons in a highly concentrated form is not just a thickener in dishes, but the primary means for splicing broken bones, restoring bone tissue. And for those who recently declared war to excess kilograms and designated a fitness center for a duel, it is useful to know that gelatin in this business is the best second. He perfectly restores and tones muscles, with his help and beginners, and those who after a long break again decided to move the body with advantage, have a chance to defeat their instructor on the spot with Olympic results. And that the instructor admired you, and not the groups of your muscles, gelatin will pull out the cherished ace from the sleeve, being a balanced source of protein and valuable amino acids necessary for healthy vessels, strong shiny hair, excellent marigolds and clean skin.
Agar gift of the sea
But gelatin is not all nice - its reputation is slightly stained with animal pedigree. But his younger brother - agar-agar - was not seen in criminal relations with our younger brothers. And, what is most pleasant and important, agar is clean before the dietary law - the amount of calories in it is zero! This substance is extracted from red and brown algae growing in the White Sea and the Pacific Ocean, and marine flora is known to be a real treasure chest of usefulness. Here you and iodine, and calcium, and iron, and a bunch of other valuable substances and trace elements, so necessary for the female body. And also agar owns a considerable store of rough fiber. It fills the stomach, creating a satiety effect, stimulates the bowels and in the process arrests terrorists who illegally infiltrated your sovereign territory - toxins and other biomass, helping the liver to cleanse internal organs. Agar and in a purely gastronomic plan bypassed the old man gelatin. Its gelling properties are much better, with it the dessert freezes much faster and retains its elasticity longer.
Pectin - that's still a fruit!
Another relative of a dense family is pectin. It perfectly gels aqueous solutions due to its origin - it is obtained from fruit juice. Pectin helps to eliminate toxins, cleanses the intestines, lowers cholesterol in the blood. Recently, British scientists have added to his list of merits another important point: it turns out that pectin is able to block the development of oncological diseases at an early stage. So pamper yourself from time to time with natural fruit jelly for dessert is not only allowed, but even recommended! The main thing is not to forget that the caries has not been canceled yet, but after a fit of healthy gluttony it is better to brush your teeth. By the way, in the classifier of food additives agar is hidden under number E 406, gelatin and pectin - Е 440.
Fruit life
Gelatine, agar-agar or pectin - one of them is necessarily married to marmalade. It should be noted that this marriage is made in heaven. The merits of marmalade in the eyes of dieticians will grow at times when they find out that a sweet friend does not contain fat, and the calories in it are not much less than in many other sweets - only 229 kcal per 100 g. Marmalade in general can be considered a medicine, it is even specially "discharged" after a long illness and given out to workers in harmful industries. And also noticed that marmalade perfectly removes stress. Agree, it is more pleasant to relish such a rainbow antidepressant than swallow tablets! But, as with medicines, the main thing here is not to overdo it!
Divine marshmallows
The ancient Greeks revered Zephyr, the god of the warm west wind. And we honor his namesake - the confectioners' pride - a light air marshmallow. Its thick consistency is just the merit of thickeners. The best marshmallow is pectin: this delicacy possesses all the charms of the "fruit healer" already mentioned, and also it reduces the harmful side effects of medications and increases the body's resistance. In marshmallow, as in marmalade, there is absolutely no fat, and its caloric value is not so high - 300 kcal per 100 g, for example, a puff pastry with cream will give you as much as 544 kcal. By the way, it is better to eat marshmallow after dinner (between 16 and 18 hours) at this time in the body the glucose level drops and your sweet snack will become even more useful.
Jelly Rainbow
How to pass by such a wonderful dessert as jelly - light, transparent, cool! Of course, we are talking about jelly from natural juices, chemical dyes, though they create spectacular colorful compositions, but their usefulness is highly doubtful. But the natural jelly hits right at the target. Here, and a set of vitamins, and the instant invigorating effect of the cold yummy, and calories with a minus sign - heating the fruity "cold", the body is forced to spend energy. In short, with it you can lose weight, grow good, and yet feel satisfied and happy.