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Rice with cauliflower: a single and balanced dish – Italian Cuisine

Rice with cauliflower: a single and balanced dish


We prepare rice with cauliflower, a unique and nutrient-rich first course, which helps our body to fill up with minerals and antioxidants, useful for fighting natural cellular aging and slowing down oxidation.

Staying at home without being able to perform physical activity outdoors or in a gym, as we used to do until a few weeks ago, obliges us to reduce daily calories, to avoid accumulating unpleasant extra pounds. For this reason, we suggest an easy-to-prepare, low-calorie recipe that can be a tasty and satiating single dish at the same time: rice with cauliflower, a combination of cereals and vegetables, perfect for a healthy diet without too many fats.

Cauliflower, all properties

This vegetable belongs to the family of cruciferous and it is rich in minerals, including potassium, phosphorus, calcium and magnesium, useful, among other things, to regulate blood pressure and the nervous system. In addition to this, cauliflower is a source of vitamin A and C, which intervene to strengthen the immune system and to slow down cellular aging. The vegetable also boasts anti-tumor and purifying properties for the liver, as well as anti-inflammatory. In short, a food that we should always have on our tables!

Turmeric in rice with cauliflower

In this recipe of rice with cauliflower you can add a spice, turmeric, which derives from a plant that comes from southern Asia, whose root, yellow or orange, is the part that is used as a coloring or as a spice. The most important active ingredient in turmeric is curcumin, known for its anticancer properties, as it reduces the inflammatory processes that can develop in the body. Turmeric in the kitchen is the main ingredient of Indian curry and is used as a spice on meat, fish, vegetables or cereals, especially rice, which gives it a more rounded taste. In this dish, it also goes very well with cauliflower.

The recipe for rice with cauliflower

To prepare this dish you will need 320 g of Carnaroli rice, 1/2 cauliflower, 1 clove of garlic, 1/2 glass of white wine, 50 g butter, Parmesan cheese, extra virgin olive oil, 2 l vegetable broth and turmeric ( optional).

First of all reduce the cauliflower in many florets, wash them and keep them aside. In a pan put a drizzle of oil, the peeled garlic and brown it. When it is ready, take it off. Then add the cauliflower florets and brown them for a few minutes. Add the rice, toast it two minutes and then put the wine. Once it has evaporated, add a few ladles of hot broth, little by little, until the rice is ready. It will take about 16 minutes. In the end, if you like, add the turmeric. Once the rice is ready, let it stir in the Parmesan and then serve.

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How should a balanced children's snack be? – Italian Cuisine

How should a balanced children's snack be?


That is a fundamental meal to never skip, we have said it several times, but let's see what characteristics a snack should have to be considered truly balanced.

Sometimes they really don't want to, the desire of the children after a day at school or kindergarten is to have fun, run to the park or invite a little friend home to play, play and still play. But we know, now we read it everywhere and talk about pediatricians and nutritionists, meals every day should be 5 and if we take away breakfast, lunch and dinner, two meals remain to be consumed mid-morning and mid-afternoon: snack and snack.

If you are wondering, there is no single way to "snack" and certainly a lot depends on the child, the type of day he has to face, his age, his tastes. In short, the "perfect" snack does not exist. But one thing is certain, the snack – of whatever nature – must be balanced and provide the child with all the nutrients they need to recharge their energy level and prevent them from arriving at the next meal that is too hungry. But what exactly does snack mean balanced and balanced?

Balanced snack: what characteristics it must have

  • It must be varied: varying foods is a habit that applies to all meals, including snacks. Go ahead then to alternate sweet and savory, homemade snacks and packaged products, fruit, yoghurt, bakery products, etc. By choosing the variety we will also obtain another result, we will avoid tiring our child with the monotony of a snack always equal.
  • There is no equal snack for everyone: the word "snack" comes from the Latin merere what does it mean deserve, it is not a meal due, therefore, but something that must be "deserved" according to the energies consumed, the physical activity performed, the age. A child aged 3-8 years, for example, needs a daily calorie intake ranging from 1350 to 1800 calories. We know that the snack must ensure an energy supply equal to 7-10% of the daily requirement, therefore for children of this age group the ideal snack should bring about 125-160 kcal.
  • It must provide all the necessary nutrients to the child without exceeding the calories: a mix of vitamins, proteins, carbohydrates and a few sugars, to supply the body with energy without weighing it down.

Unduetris Merenda di Citterio, the tasty and balanced snack

And then there is the convenience of choosing a snack as a snack that already contains all the nutritional values ​​necessary for the child (balanced between them) and that is available in several variants (we said that there is no equal snack for everyone, right?) depending on the age range of the child (3-8 years and from 9 upwards) and then also for children who practice sports and for those who are intolerant to gluten. IS Unduetris Merenda of Citterio, complete and balanced snacks, made specifically to meet the energy needs of children. The snack designed for children aged 3-8 contains sticks with cooked ham, breadsticks and fruit puree, in a fanciful and practical mix, perfect also to carry and consume even at the park or just out of school.
A solution that satisfies children's palates and parents' desire to offer a balanced snack with the right caloric intake.

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