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The recipes of meatballs allied to prevention – Italian Cuisine

The recipes of meatballs allied to prevention


Bread, egg, sesame seeds, parmesan and herbs. And a base of pumpkin soup. The recipe that you prepare in minutes to eat better and healthier

It is well known that grandparents are always right. That they also know how to eat better than us, every now and then we forget. Still, the experts and the data confirm this. THE foods of the future they are actually foods of our tradition, foods of the past, always protagonists of our grandparents' cuisine.
A large portion of these 50 foods will help safeguard the planet they are easily available in Italy such as: walnuts, lentils, spelled, spinach, beets, beans, sesame seeds, courgette flowers. Healthy, nutritious foods that have become the protagonists of a recipe book – from which this recipe is taken – dedicated to good food and created in collaboration with the CREA Research Center – AN (Council for research in agriculture and the analysis of the agricultural economy ), and starting from the great work carried out in collaboration with the WWF and with the Public Health and Nutrition Center of the University of Washington.

The BuonCibo cookbook. It is a collector of Knorr recipes presented in an innovative way, based on their effect on people (therefore from a nutritional point of view) or on the planet (therefore from an environmental point of view), highlighting the importance of a conscious approach to the power supply. Good food in fact, it is the name of a broader Knorr program that was created with the aim of providing concrete solutions in the name of a more varied diet, based on more plants and based on more sustainable choices.

This recipe is taken from the cookbook and is a perfect proposal for the whole family.

Ingredients for 4 people

300 g of crumbs of bland bread
150 ml of milk
10 g of sesame seeds
3 natural eggs (1 for the breading)
1 sprig of thyme
4 tablespoons of breadcrumbs
1 pack of Knorr Pumpkin Cream
120 g of fresh spinach
1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil

Method

Soak the breadcrumbs in milk, squeeze it. Toast the sesame seeds in a hot pan for a couple of minutes. Put the breadcrumbs in a bowl, add 2 eggs, sesame, thyme leaves, 2 tablespoons of breadcrumbs, salt to taste. Knead and put in the fridge for 20 minutes.
Take the dough and create meatballs, pass in the egg and breadcrumbs and bake them in a preheated oven at 180 ° for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, heat the Knorr Pumpkin Cream following the instructions on the package. Wash the spinach and sauté them in a hot pan for 30 seconds with the extra virgin olive oil.
Serve by dividing the pumpkin cream into 4 plates, adding the bread balls and sautéed spinach.

Peaches allied to beauty and well-being: that's why they do well – Italian Cuisine

Peaches allied to beauty and well-being: that's why they do well


If the apricot is 'the orange of summer', it is perhaps the peach that is the fruit of the summer and of the holidays par excellence. Flavor of the sea, where it can be rinsed in salted water, the sweet taste of fresh rest. Just a pleasure, or even health food? The answer is number two: le peaches they are a gift from Welfare.

We have already learned to choose, preserve and enjoy them. Now let's deepen their health properties. First of all they are rich in water and fibers and keep an assortment remarkable of minerals – primarily potassium, whose deficiency can be responsible for tiredness and muscle weakness and cramps. The presence of vitamins is also excellent, especially C and A. The latter is especially valuable for the health of the skin, and those who eat peaches can rest assured of giving a touch of color and beauty to your complexion. And then – how not to love them for this! – they are packaged with antioxidants of various kinds and kinds, all ready to help us prevent diseases and aging.

Vitamins and antioxidants, including vitamin E and selenium, also help detoxify the body system. Peaches increase the sense of satiety, and therefore, thanks above all to the fibers they contain, they are excellent for those who have the goal of losing weight.

Not for nothing have they been much appreciated in folk medicine, both Western and Eastern and in particular Chinese for centuries, given that – it may surprise us Mediterraneans – if there is a country in the world for peaches, that's China. The properties are cleansing and digestive, and then many others, ranging from candida to anemia. Several scientific studies have even examined the properties of cancer prevention: a 2014 study found that the polyphenols present in selected peaches inhibit the proliferation of cancer cells in breast tumors. Finally, the benefits of peaches would also be on the psyche, and in particular these fruits would help reduce stress.

Don't mind the peel: on the tongue the sensation changes a lot depending on the variety, and sometimes it is too hard and above all a little hairy … In most cases, however, it is good on the palate and does really well: most of the fibers, for example, are contained just in the peel, as well as many vitamins that – like so many other fruits – are in its skin but not necessarily in the pulp. One more reason to buy organic peaches, and not risk filling up on vitamins and pesticides.

Last detail, the peach, cha is part of the family of roses, in Chinese mythology is symbol of longevity: the Immortals fed on this fruit, in fact associated with the God of longevity and health …

Carola Traverso Saibante
June 2017
updated June 2019

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