There are more than 28,000 different diets in the world, and most of them are for weight loss. It is believed that about 70% of women annually resort to a dietary marathon of varying duration. What do you know about the aspic diet?
It is important to choose a nutrition system that would suit you and allow you to lose weight as comfortably and effectively as possible.
The aspic diet is just such a system. Jellied meat is usually perceived as a festive dish, quite heavy and fatty. It is believed that it is impossible to lose weight on it. But this is a mistaken opinion. Properly prepared jelly is a low-calorie dietary product that brings considerable benefits to the body and allows you to lose weight. This is a tasty and satisfying dish, ideal for those who love meat.
What you need to know about aspic
For weight loss, dietary jellied meat with low calorie and fat content is suitable. The energy value depends on what ingredients it consists of, as well as on the method of preparation. It is difficult to calculate the exact calorie content of a dish. After all, meat of the same type can be more fatty or lean. It depends on the conditions under which poultry and livestock were raised and on the food they ate.
Jellied meat made from pork and pork feet is considered the fattest and highest in calories. Its energy value is approximately 350 kcal per 100g. In second place is a chicken dish, if it is cooked whole (220 - 290 kcal). The most dietary is beef jellied meat (90-120 kcal).
Calorie content can be reduced by diluting the jellied meat with water (just don’t overdo it, otherwise it won’t harden). You can prepare a dish with a predominance of lean meats.
When you start cooking jellied meat, the first water after boiling must be drained. This will reduce the fat content of the product. Also remove the layer of fat on the frozen jelly.
We cook deliciously and quickly
And now it’s time to find out how to cook jellied meat. I will give some of the simplest and most accessible recipes.
Diet chicken
A classic, let's say, option. It contains no more than 120 calories and 25 grams of fat.
The following ingredients will be required:
- Half a kilo of chicken fillet and legs
- two carrots
- a couple of garlic cloves
- salt, pepper, dill, parsley - as you like
- gelatin – 40 g
All this is prepared very quickly - after all, chicken does not need to be cooked for a long time, unlike pork or beef.
Rinse the chicken and send it to cook on the stove. Put carrots there too. Approximate cooking time is 40 minutes.
At the same time, soak the gelatin and leave it to swell.
Turn off the stove, take out the chicken and carrots, and pour gelatin into the liquid.
Disassemble the pulp into pieces, cut the carrots, chop the greens.
Place the greens on the bottom of the plate, top with meat, carrots, chopped garlic, ground pepper (or peppercorns).
Fill it all with liquid. Let cool slightly, then refrigerate overnight.
You can see the cooking process step by step in this video:
Lean chicken and beef shin
For preparation you need:
- Beef shin – 600g
- Chicken drumstick – 300g
- For this amount - 2.5 liters of water
- 25 g gelatin
- onion head
- carrot
- salt, garlic, black pepper, a few pieces of bay leaves - all to taste.
Rinse the drumsticks, place them in a saucepan and cover with water. When it boils, skim off the foam and cook over very low heat with the lid slightly open.
Advice:
If during cooking you forgot or did not have time to remove the foam, you can add a little cold water to the pan and the foam will rise again.
An hour later, add carrots and onions to the pan. The chicken will be ready by this point - you can take it out, and the beef will cook for another 2.5-3 hours.
Prepare gelatin in advance - pour cold water over it, let it sit and swell.
When finished, remove the drumstick and strain the broth. Pour gelatin into it.
Then separate the meat, cartilage, and skins from the bones. Chop it finely and place it on plates, add chopped garlic there.
Pour the broth over everything and put it in the refrigerator.
Jellied meat in a slow cooker
A quick, simple and low-calorie dish that doesn't even use gelatin.
For a 5 liter multicooker bowl:
- chicken parts:
- paws – 500 g
- fillet – 2 pieces
- backrests – 3 pieces
- And also one medium-sized carrot and onion.
Various seasonings and spices - salt, pepper, bay leaf, garlic, parsley for decoration - add to taste.
We trim the claws of the chicken feet, wash them properly, and scald them with boiling water to make it easier to remove the skin later. It is also recommended to soak the paws and backs.
Next, put everything in the multicooker bowl, including peeled carrots and onions, as well as spices.
Close the multicooker, set the “Meat on the bones” mode, maximum pressure and leave to cook for 55 minutes. There is no need to remove the foam or perform any other manipulations.
An hour later, after turning off the multicooker, we do not open the pressure valve and wait for the steam to come out on its own.
Then we take out the meat, separate the pulp from the bones, put it on plates, pour in the broth (don’t forget to check it for salt first), add chopped garlic there. We put it in the refrigerator.
To reduce fat content, my mother collects all the fat from the pan in which the jellied meat was cooked before disassembling it.
We decorate the jellied meat with carrots, parsley, green peas - it all depends on your desire.
The benefits of jellied meat
Meat is the main source of protein for the body, and the resulting jelly is natural collagen. Protein serves as energy that is fully utilized and not stored as fat. In 100g of beef jellied meat there is approximately 25g.
Collagen is indispensable for strengthening bones and joints. Has a beneficial effect on the condition of the skin, hair and nails. Collagen slows down aging because it stimulates the body to produce new cells.
Jellied meat contains lysine, retinol, and B vitamins. These compounds support the nervous and immune systems, increase hemoglobin in the blood, and promote calcium absorption.
Why you can’t eat jellied meat often
Despite the positive characteristics of the properties and composition of jellied meat, it contains a substance called cholesterol. In fact, the body needs it for a large number of chemical processes and the synthesis of hormones and enzymes. This refers to healthy cholesterol, which is actively converted into the desired form and is quietly disposed of from the body.
This substance has a “double”, which is also called cholesterol, but it causes problems for the cardiovascular system in the form of plaques that gradually block the lumen of the vessel and contribute to the development of atherosclerosis and related complications: thrombosis, heart attack, metabolic disorders.
Jellied meat from any type of meat contains cholesterol in both forms, and what is more or less can only be understood by laboratory study of the material.
It is the excess cholesterol that makes jellied meat hazardous to health if consumed in excess.
If you don’t get carried away with tasting it, then the meat dish will do more harm than harm, including during a diet.
The essence of the diet or how it works
A large intake of protein and a relatively low intake of carbohydrates rebuild metabolism. The body is forced to spend a large amount of energy on the absorption of protein. Since fast and easy energy (carbohydrates) is not enough, it begins to be extracted from fat reserves. A man loses weight. Let's consider the positive and negative features of the aspic diet for weight loss.
Pros:
- satisfying;
- easy to carry;
- effective;
- suitable for any age;
- relatively cheap, consists of familiar products;
- the lost kilograms do not return for a long time (provided that in the future you adhere to a balanced diet).
Minuses:
There are practically none, provided that you strictly adhere to the recommendations. The diet is nourishing and tasty. Only lovers of baked goods and sweets will not have it too easy. But any diet involves limiting these foods.
Everything should be in moderation
Is it possible to eat jellied meat while following a diet? It is possible if the chosen weight loss system does not have an opposite relationship to this dish.
Even when adding jellied meat to the list of allowed foods, for example, with the Kremlin diet, you need to know when to stop and not just sit on jellied meat, hoping that the kilograms will melt every day.
Eating only jellied meat every day has a downside - metabolic disorders.
And this is, in fact, a vicious circle. In an effort to improve the digestive process and speed up metabolism, there is a risk of gaining even more kilograms on a mono-diet of jellied meat and developing problems with the liver, cardiovascular system and other pathologies.
It’s better to treat yourself to homemade jellied meat using recipes that are acceptable for a specific diet.
According to Dukan, jellied meat should be cooked from beef and chicken without adding salt and with a higher content of broth than meat ingredient.
According to reviews from people who have used this recipe, for the first time the dish seems too lean and you won’t eat much of it.
You can consume ready-made jellied meat purchased in a store after a detailed study of the composition. But do not forget about the tricks of some manufacturers who do not always declare all the ingredients used in the recipe.
If the desire to eat jellied meat while losing weight arises, it is better to buy food in the store and prepare the dish yourself, adjusting its composition so as not to harm, but to get pleasure and benefit.
Principles of nutrition
- Jellied meat should be made from lean meat (beef is best).
- In the first week of the diet, it can replace two meals, then only one.
- Eat bread in minimal quantities, and only from wholemeal flour with bran. You can have whole grain bread.
- It is allowed to use seasonings - mustard, horseradish, black pepper.
- Drink at least 1.5 - 2 liters of clean water daily. You can have coffee, tea, but without sugar and milk. Sweeteners are allowed.
- You can eat low-fat fish, lactic acid products, lean cottage cheese, low-fat cheeses (tofu, mozzarella, ricotta).
- Eggs can be eaten in quantities of no more than 2-3 eggs per week, since jellied meat also has enough cholesterol;
- Salt is allowed, but try to keep it to a minimum.
- Sweets, sugar, baking are prohibited;
- Fats, vegetable oil and butter are prohibited in the first week of the diet. In the future it is possible in a minimal amount (no more than 1 teaspoon per day).
- Be sure to eat vegetables and fruits. Should be limited or completely eliminated from the diet
- Potatoes and corn - they have a lot of starch. Bananas, grapes, and figs are also undesirable - they contain a lot of simple sugars.
- Various greens are allowed - cilantro, dill, parsley, mint, basil.
- Vegetable salads can be seasoned with lemon juice, balsamic vinegar, and high-quality soy sauce.
- All alcohol is prohibited.
- It is advisable to combine the diet with at least a little physical activity.
- It is recommended to take additional vitamin and mineral complexes.
Jellied chicken or turkey meat
Jelly using poultry meat is also very popular; in addition, it is possible to regulate the amount of fat in the recipe by correctly combining parts of the carcass. Jellied chicken feet are considered the most popular among good housewives, but you need to know how to cook it. Such a rich broth will contain the maximum amount of useful substances, lysine, collagen, microelements, which will help bring maximum benefits to the body.
It has long been known that chicken jellied meat in which legs are cooked can increase blood pressure. It turns out that such a tasty dish still has an effect similar to that of a medication.
Poultry fillet contains a huge supply of animal protein, which is simply necessary for the structure of the muscular skeleton and internal organs in particular. This ingredient is very valuable for frequent physical activity to replenish energy.
Thanks to the wide range of vitamins contained in chicken and turkey, reserves of essential nutrients are replenished to improve metabolism and chemical reactions at the cellular level.
Diet options
Let's look at a few popular ones.
Long-term (for a month)
In the first week, for breakfast, eat 150-200g of beef or chicken jellied meat with a drop of mustard. For lunch - lean fish, with vegetable salad or stewed vegetables. Snack – a glass of kefir, unsweetened yogurt, fermented baked milk, yogurt. For dinner - 150g jellied meat.
In the next three weeks, the jelly can be eaten once a day in the amount of 200g, for example, for lunch. The remaining two meals include vegetable and fruit salads, fish or seafood in the amount of 150-200g per day, 1 glass of lactic acid products for an afternoon snack. You can eat 1 slice of whole grain bread or 2-3 loaves of bread. Add a little vegetable oil to salads. Don't forget to drink at least 2 liters of water. If desired, the diet marathon can be repeated after 1-1.5 months.
Diet for a week (emergency)
Use when you urgently need to lose weight, for example, before an important event. For breakfast, eat 100g of cottage cheese with 1-3% fat content and one orange or unsweetened apple. For lunch - 200g of beef jellied meat with a drop of mustard or horseradish. Afternoon snack – a glass of kefir. Dinner - a piece of boiled fish (70 - 100g) and a salad of cucumbers, tomatoes and herbs (200g). Drink water and green tea.
Jellied meat: the benefits and harms of jelly (chicken, pork, beef) for the human body
Is it possible to eat jellied chicken on the 5th table diet? Recommended and excluded foods and diet dishes. Bread and flour products. Wheat bread from 1st and 2nd grade flour, rye bread from sifted and peeled flour baked yesterday. Baked savory products with boiled meat and fish, cottage cheese, apples. Long-lasting cookies, dry sponge cake.
Excluded from the diet: very fresh bread, puff pastry and butter dough, fried pies. Vegetables, cereals with vegetable broth, dairy with pasta, fruit, vegetarian borscht and cabbage soup, beetroot soup.
Flour and vegetables for dressing are not fried, but dried. Excluded from the diet: meat, fish and mushroom broths, okroshka, green cabbage soup. Meat and poultry. Lean or fat-free, without fascia and tendons, poultry without skin. Beef, young lean lamb, pork, rabbit, chicken, turkey. Boiled, baked after boiling, in pieces and chopped.
Stuffed cabbage rolls, pilaf with boiled meat. Milk sausages. Excluded from the diet: fatty varieties, duck, goose, liver, kidneys, brains, smoked meats, most sausages, canned food. Low-fat types.
Useful tips
- If you really want something sweet, eat a teaspoon of honey or a couple of marmalades, or one piece of marshmallow. You can add 2-3 slices of dark chocolate;
- If you still feel hungry (which is rare), eat a tomato, cucumber, lettuce, carrot;
- Place portion on a small plate. Then it will seem that the volume of food is large and the brain will perceive this information, you will be satisfied with a small amount. It is better to choose plates in cold tones; warm colors stimulate the appetite;
- Weigh yourself no more than twice a week to ensure more visible results and to stay motivated. If you are still used to getting on the scale every day, remember that you need to weigh yourself in the morning on an empty stomach. During the day, your weight changes by 0.5 - 1 kg, depending on what you eat, drink and how often you go to the toilet.
How to choose meat for jellied meat
For such a famous dish as aspic, it is very important to choose the right meat in order to end up with a clear, rich broth. A lot of gelatin is found in the bones of the limbs, so the most popular ingredients for excellent jelly are legs and paws. Pork hooves have proven themselves to be excellent, as they provide the maximum amount of animal gelatin. Using this ingredient, some housewives do not even use additional packaged gelatin. In general, it is recommended to throw in half the carcass for cooking, so that the fat is cooked along with the meat. But if you use only chicken breast, the meat of which is considered dry, to cook jellied meat, you can end up with a tasteless jelly with lean meat. The same approach in choosing meat applies to beef and pork. It is also better to throw the skin from the carcass for cooking, unless of course you are preparing a dietary version of this dish.
Reviews
Here are some reviews about the aspic diet:
Maria, 27 years old
The diet was satisfying, easy to maintain, and I never felt hungry. I lost 6 kg in a month and plans to repeat.
Anna, 32 years old
I was on this system 8 months ago, lost 7 kg and this weight has not returned, the diet really gives long-term results. Let's lose weight on aspic!
Irina, 35 years old
The diet is very effective, kilograms are lost quickly. However, sometimes you want something sweet.
Chicken recipe
If we are talking about a diet, then the jellied meat needs to be low-calorie, so it must be prepared only from chicken. You need to take 1 kg of chicken legs, rinse them thoroughly and leave in cold water for 1 - 2 hours. After the specified time, the water is drained, the meat is washed again and set to cook - the water should cover the raw material 3 to 4 inches above. As soon as the broth boils, you need to remove the foam and add:
- 3 medium sized carrots;
- 1 onion;
- 6 - 7 pieces of black peppercorns.
The jellied meat should be cooked “on the boil” (very low heat, the surface of the liquid just quivers) and for so long that the meat is freely separated from the bones. 10 - 20 minutes before the end of cooking, add 1 - 2 bay leaves and garlic (optional).
Having finished preparing the broth, remove the meat and filter the liquid through several layers of gauze. You need to dilute 35 g of dry gelatin in 300 ml of hot water and leave for complete dissolution/swelling. Then the broth and gelatin are combined and everything is mixed. The meat, previously separated into fibers, is laid out in molds and filled with ready-made gelatin broth.
Usually jellied meat is prepared in the evening, and then there will be time until the morning for the dish to solidify perfectly in the refrigerator.
We recommend reading about canned fish for weight loss. From the article you will learn about the rules for choosing a product, dietary dishes with canned fish. And here is more information about meat for weight loss.
The aspic diet is an excellent solution for losing weight if you cannot give up meat and hearty dishes. Doctors believe that this dish can be an excellent alternative to fried meat. It is included not only in the diet for weight loss, but also when following a therapeutic diet for certain diseases. The benefits of jellied meat are enormous, but you still need to consume it in moderation so as not to harm your health.
