10 products that are better to cook, not buy

We pass on a healthy diet and learn to cook chips, bars, mayonnaise and other goodies on our own.

"Tasty - does not mean useful" - a slogan that can be applied to many store products. If you value your health, then it's better to spend time preparing useful and not less tasty substitutes.

Mayonnaise can be useful.

Mayonnaise is one of the most popular sauces, but store variants are in TOP-10-20-100 and endlessly dangerous products for health and figure. Just look at the composition, you can see different stabilizers, dyes, preservatives and other additives. This applies not only to fatty mayonnaise, but also those that are sold under the name "Dietary" or "Light." Love this sauce - then take the time to prepare a useful mayonnaise.

Useful home-made mayonnaise - recipe

Ingredients:

Preparation:

  1. Add the juice to other ingredients except for the oil. Put in the refrigerator for 5 minutes to level the temperature.
  2. Add to the mixture drop by drop of chilled vegetable oil, whisking thoroughly with a mixer.
  3. When the consistency brightens and begins to thicken, then the whipping speed should be increased.

2. Crunch with benefit.

Many people do not know that dry bread is much more useful than fresh bread, and first of all it concerns people who struggle with excess weight. This fact does not apply to purchased crackers, which are made with the addition of a large amount of salt and flavor enhancers. In addition, it is unclear what kind of oil and in what conditions they are cooked, so it's best to abandon their purchase. Home-made crackers are no worse, but more useful.

Delicious croutons - recipe

Ingredients:

Preparation:

  1. Mix the crushed garlic, and salt. Leave for half an hour to brew. Cut the bread into a cube, about 1x1 cm in size.
  2. Take the package, put bread and garlic mix there and mix well. Spread on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper, and dry at 100-120 ° C.
  3. You can use a variety of spices to get new tastes, so experiment on your health.

3. Ketchup from real tomatoes.

Just imagine, store ketchup has nothing to do with tomatoes, because in the production of starch is used, which with the help of chemical additives gives the appearance and taste of tomato juice (simply horror!). Another awesome fact is that there is more sugar in ketchup than in ice cream, so it's better to know the recipe for making home sauce.

Home ketchup - recipe

Ingredients:

Preparation:

  1. With tomatoes, remove the skin, pouring them with boiling water. Cut slices and boil in a saucepan without closing the lid until the volume decreases by 1/3.
  2. Put the sugar and cook for another 10 minutes, and then salt, and cook for 3 more minutes. Add the remaining spices. Here you can experiment using different spices.
  3. Cook another 10 minutes, bringing to a boil, and pour in the vinegar. Ketchup is ready, it can be rolled up or used immediately.

4. Sausage products are best made at home

If you do not already know, a couple of years ago, WHO classified sausages, sausages and other similar products as carcinogens, which increase the risk of cancer. A perfect substitute for such "killers" will be baked meat, but you can still make yourself, for example, cooked sausage.

Home-cooked sausage - recipe

Ingredients:

Preparation:

  1. Separate the proteins from the yolks and whip them until the foam forms. Yolks with other ingredients, grind in a blender to the state of the paste. Gently enter the squirrels.
  2. Lay out the prepared forcemeat on a food film, form sausage and tightly fold, tying the ends. Put in a saucepan, pour water and cook for half an hour on a small fire.
  3. Cool and leave in the refrigerator for a day, so that the sausage takes the necessary consistency.

5. Home-made chips from vegetables and fruits.

Chips, which are sold in the store, are recognized by doctors as one of the most dangerous products, as they negatively affect the digestive system, increase cholesterol levels and worsen the work of taste buds. At home, you can make chips from different vegetables and fruits, such as potatoes, apples, bananas, carrots, beets and so on.

Potato chips - recipe

Ingredients:

Preparation:

  1. Wash, brush and cut the roots with thin slices. It is best to use a vegetable cutter or mandolin, so that the thickness of the slices is not more than 2 mm.
  2. Put them in the water for 5 minutes, and then drain the liquid and pour a new portion. Repeat the procedure before the water remains clear. Dry the slices, sprinkle them with oil and salt. Leave for 10 minutes. for impregnation.
  3. Put on a baking sheet, so that the circles do not touch each other and send it to the oven for 15 minutes. at a temperature of 200 ° C.

6. Humus - the name is the same, and the composition is completely different.

In the countries of the Middle East, a popular snack is hummus, which is made from chickpeas. In many supermarkets you can find it in banks, and it costs a lot. In addition, it has various chemical components that increase the shelf life. Home hummus not only helps to save money, but also it will be tasty and useful.

Homemade hummus - recipe

Ingredients:

Preparation:

  1. Slice it several times and soak it in clear water for the night. The next day, rinse the beans again, and cook them for 120 minutes. Nut is considered ready when it softens.
  2. Drain the broth and cool. Beans grind in a blender, pouring a little liquid to get the desired consistency. Add chopped garlic, lemon juice and other ingredients. Stir and leave in the refrigerator for an hour.

7. With the bars from the store you will not lose weight.

Those who want to lose weight, and actively engage in sports, use protein bars as a treat, but in fact, if you look at the composition, then there will be found a lot of sugar, fats and carbohydrates. There is a simple recipe for cooking a tasty, and most importantly, a useful snack.

Protein Bars - Recipe

Ingredients:

Preparation:

  1. Mix all ingredients using a blender. From the received weight make bars.
  2. Send them to the oven for 15-20 minutes, setting a low temperature.

8. A drink with preservatives called "Tea" can be changed.

In the hot time to quench their thirst, many people buy tea in plastic bottles in the store, but you should know that recent research has shown that it has nothing to do with a home beverage, whose name is. For long shelf life and taste, manufacturers add flavorings, preservatives and a lot of sugar. You can prepare tea yourself, adding different fruits and herbs, chilling and taking with you.

Refreshing tea - recipe

Ingredients:

Preparation:

  1. Freshly cooked tea should be completely cooled, and then, add to it pieces of grapefruit pulp without films and other citrus.
  2. It only remains to put the ice and wait for the drink to cool.

9. The killer cookie will no longer appear on your table.

If you are ready to experience another shock, then know that the most harmful cookies are crackers that contain a lot of chemistry, for example, they contain substances used in glass cleaners and refined products. As for salted crackers, in 100 grams of cookies is 20 grams of salt, but the daily norm for the body should not be more than 6 g.

Crackers - recipe

Ingredients:

Preparation:

  1. Frozen oil grate, add salt and flour. Mix until fine crumbs are formed and pour in the milk. Stir the elastic dough and roll it into a thin layer.
  2. Cut the crackers and lay them on parchment paper. Bake for 10-12 minutes. in the oven at 200 ° C.

10. Travel to Mexico.

The popular Mexican snack guacamole is made from avocado and it can be eaten with crackers and chips, and also added to other foods. Store variations of this dish can not be called useful, so the recipe for home guacamole will be very useful.

Guacamole - recipe

Ingredients:

Preparation:

  1. Extract the avocado pulp and immediately pour it with lemon juice so it does not turn dark, and add salt.
  2. Grind everything in a blender and mix with the other ingredients. You can add bacon, tomato slices and so on into this snack.