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Today we are going to do our low carb caldo verde with a vegetable also known as caiota, caxixe, machucho, machuchu, maxixe, nachuchu… We can consider it to be a vegetable because it can be grown in the home garden.
Despite being boring, we are going to take advantage of all the benefits of chayote to make the low carb caldo verde for our diet. It doesn't have a very popular flavor in cooking, but chayote has many health benefits, including being an excellent source of vitamins, minerals, and amino acids. It's great for diets and weight loss because it's high in fiber and very low in calories. This makes it perfect for our diet. low carb caldo verde.
Chayote plays a fundamental role in supporting and repairing tendons and ligaments affected by gout or arthritis, eliminating kidney stones, regulating water in the body, promoting the elimination of toxins and sugars, controlling and lowering cholesterol.
Tea or infusion of the leaves of the same has excellent results and the treatment is to dissolve kidney stones.ns, as well as urinary retention and swelling due to fluid retention.
Chayote and pineapple smoothie gives a sweet and citrusy flavor that is desirable for diabetic patients, who enjoy fruit and vegetable smoothies. A good slice of pineapple combined with cooked chayote and water acts as a natural diuretic and helps regulate blood sugar levels.
It has minerals such as iron, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus and calcium, as well as vitamins such as A, C and Complex B.
Calcium and magnesium are essential elements for bone composition, helping to prevent diseases such as osteoporosis. Iron helps to combat anemia, vitamin C acts as an antioxidant, strengthening the immune system and fighting free radicals, and B vitamins help to combat depression and fatigue, as well as keeping the metabolism active.
Having seen some benefits, let's go to our recipe low carb caldo verde.
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Caldo verde low-cavity | Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon of fat of your choice (coconut oil, ghee butter, lard)
- 350 g of paio sausage, cut into medium cubes
- 1 large onion, diced medium
- 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 celery stalk, chopped (optional)
- 1 kg of chayote, peeled and coarsely chopped
- 1 liter of vegetable broth (or water)
- 200g kale, finely chopped
- salt, pepper and nutmeg to taste
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Low carb green broth | Nutritional information
Serving: 350g Calories: 246kcal Fat: 17.55g Carbohydrate: 11.35g Fiber: 4.2g Protein: 12.43g
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