If you judge what can be called a truly Slavic product, then this is probably kvass. Without him, neither the master nor the servant would sit at the table, and all about the glory of the okroshka for kvass is heard all ...
But since the times have changed a little (more accurately, the master with the servant remained, as they were, but kvass - has changed), in our minds the question arose whether kvass is harmful. Actually, the same question can be put to any other drink - milk, tea, coffee ... We have to admit at once that it's not the beverage itself that is harmful, but what we did with it.
What does kvass consist of?
In order to understand if it is harmful to drink kvass, we need to decide what it is. Ideally this is:
- yeast;
- sugar;
- flour / malt / dry rye bread;
- grass;
- honey;
- wax;
- dried fruit, berries.
Tell me, is there anything harmful in all this?
If you prepare homemade kvass from all the above products, you can forget about the question whether it is harmful. It is useful and only! But not for everyone ...
Who is harmful to drink kvass?
Let's say that the composition of kvass is exactly that - ideal. But, nevertheless, there are several categories of people who do not need to use it:
- Losing weight is foolish to worry, and to wonder if kvass is harmful to the figure. No, from one drink a day you will not get fat, but if you are dieting and counting calories in the air, you forget about the liter of kvass consumed in calculations - this is already a problem. Kvass is a sweet and high-calorie drink.
- People with gastrointestinal problems - if you have an ulcer, you can not under any circumstances, kvass. Simply, you, at least, will provoke an exacerbation. With gastritis with high acidity kvass will cause heartburn, with swelling and constipation - will lead to putrefactive processes in the intestine.
- Pregnant and children - pregnant and nursing mothers should avoid meeting with kvass, at least, because it will exacerbate the age-old problem of young mothers - constipation. Well, not to mention the content (albeit small) of alcohol.
- Drivers - according to the law, after drinking a mug of kvass behind the wheel you can not sit down ...