First meal

[kavochka]

According to a very old tradition among all peoples, soups are the main first course of dinner. Some soups have a small amount of broth, while others have a sauce-like consistency. But whatever they are, they are served immediately after cold meals or snacks. The fact is that soups contain extractive substances that cause abundant secretion of gastric juice, stimulate appetite, improve digestion and promote better absorption of food.
The assortment of soups is quite wide.
The taste of the first courses largely depends on the quality of the liquid base: broths, broths, milk, kvass, etc.

Soup is the general name for liquid stews, which include cabbage soup, borscht, okroshka, beetroot soup, hodgepodge, fish soup and soups with cereals, dried fruits and dairy products.

The daily use of soups has a beneficial effect on the state of the human body, since one portion of the soup contains a compound of calcium with phosphorus, as well as potassium, sodium, vitamins A, C, folic acid, etc.

First courses are an excellent stimulator of the glands that produce digestive enzymes, so they kind of "start" the complex process of assimilating food. This is because the ingredients of these dishes - vegetables, meat, fish, mushrooms - usually contain extractives in the required quantities, and they are the "fuel" for the stomach.

An important role in the preparation of soups is played by the use of vegetables fried in fat as a dressing. The fact is that many vitamins are not only destroyed in the boiling broth, but also evaporate. But oil and fat keep them. A person who constantly eats first courses is not threatened with diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, on the contrary, he will always be full of strength and energy!

Soups are classified as hot and cold, clear, dressing and puree soups. Soups are prepared using meat, fish, mushroom and vegetable broths, as well as milk. Milk soups can be served hot or cold, they serve as a wonderful breakfast or dinner, especially useful for children.

Cold first courses include okroshka, botvinya, beetroot soup and a variety of sweet soups cooked in fruit decoctions with added sugar or honey.

Soups with vegetables are a good source of vitamins and have a beneficial effect on cooking and cooking. First courses with rice or pasta are very satisfying due to their high starch and mineral content

The taste of the soup and its appearance largely depend on the observance of the cooking times of the products used in it. Violation of these terms leads to the fact that the soup becomes mushy, and its components lose their nutritional value.

Some hot first courses are served with sour cream, regardless of whether they are cooked in a broth - meat, fish or vegetable.

Many dietitians believe that soup must be present in the daily menu for the body to function properly.

However, soup cooked in meat broth is best eaten no more than two to three times a week. Vegetarian soups are preferable - they are not so heavy on the stomach.

The first dishes in a person's life are very necessary.
All nutritionists of the world think so.

My stomach requires the first dish every day ... if we don't eat it, it will hurt
So soups or borschik - I eat every day

I love soups, but not so much that I would cook them every day, and therefore they are very rare ... More precisely, it is terribly difficult for me to cook soup, even having three slow cookers. Such laziness!
I understand that this is useful, but I can't bring myself to cook soups for many years !!!! We have porridge, pasta most often ... Well, meat, fish, chicken ... Vegetables.
Not destiny, probably ...
According to the law of paired cases, on the forum there will be a person like me ...

And I don't like soups, Although I always cook, the presence of soup for lunch in our family is always a must. My husband tried to force me to eat soup regularly, but after I read to him that the famous cardiologist Amosov did not consider the first course obligatory, he lagged behind me!

I love soups, but not so much that I would cook them every day and therefore they are very rare ... More precisely, it is terribly difficult for me to cook soup, even having three multicooker. Such laziness!
I understand that this is useful, but I can't bring myself to cook soups for many years !!!!

Well, you can not cook every day, but cook a saucepan for 3 more days. But this is already like in what family it is. Some can boil a large pot of borscht and eat for a week, while some boil in one go.
I always cook in a medium saucepan, so that a day is enough for 3. Because every day I would obviously not cook the first. Well, if you stretch it for a week, you get bored with the same soup.

Although I always cook, the presence of soup for lunch in our family is always a must.

That's it ... we have soup for lunch, too, without fail)))

I don't like them either.

The fact is that many vitamins are not only destroyed in the boiling broth, but also evaporate. But oil and fat keep them.

it turns out that simply fried vegetables are not bad either ...

This is because usually the components of these dishes - vegetables, meat, fish, mushrooms - contain extractives in the required quantities, and they are the "fuel" for the stomach.

all these ingredients are great outside of the soup ...

Of course, there is a category of people for whom soup is strictly indicated for health reasons. but it seems that then it should be without fries ...
but just eat soup, because many people find it useful .. I just can't bring myself to. sometimes, I eat, but when I hunt - borscht or soup with meatballs, okroshka or cold borscht. but this rarely happens. and the last time even came out comically. decided to cook a soup according to the recipe
(in 2 liters of broth, fry from onions / carrots is put / you can still have all kinds of roots + 500 g of peeled and chopped potatoes. This is all cooked for about 15 minutes. then 100 g of noodles are added there.It is still cooked for about 10 minutes and the meat, cut into pieces, previously taken out from broth, put separately on plates)
I must say that it turned out delicious. at the end of cooking it was soup. and after 40 minutes, when they sat down to eat it, it turned out that we did not have soup, but there was noodles stew! the vermicelli swelled, absorbed all the broth (I confess, I don’t know if I poured 100 grams of it - so, I spilled it out of a pack by eye), even if you wanted to, you still didn't eat the soup
and that's how - 40 minutes ago it was soup. the most real. but turned into a vermicelli stew. and what is the difference then? I mean for the body. liquid there, as it was 2L, and remained ... and everything else, however, too ...

Virgin, I am very lucky with my son-in-law.
First, it is omnivorous.
Secondly, he can eat the first for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
He can eat first instead of compote. Apparently, this is how his stomach is arranged.
And yet, I remembered the coupon times.
I remember now, I cooked the first two courses. Which I don't remember anymore.
But apart from them there was nothing to eat. By evening, two 3-liter pots were empty. Then we were at home: my dad, me and my two elementary school daughters.
I remember how we ate these soups for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
In this way, in difficult times, we avoided stomach problems.

I cook soup 2-3 times a week. eat exactly once. either lean or chicken (my husband's beloved vermicelli, like noodles). and it's easier for me to peel the potatoes, carrots in advance, if necessary, to fry ... but to pour the soup into plates just cooked. not to get the same "noodle stew".

the above does not apply to sour cabbage soup on beef brisket. only I don't remember when I cooked them.

I'm indifferent to soups. I can eat a plate ... once every 10 days, or I may not. But the next day, neither I nor my husband want to eat soup. I don’t know how to cook soup for two plates.I hate to pour out. So I rarely cook.

If you are reluctant to bother with cooking cabbage soup, or you just have no time, or if you are trying to limit your intake of extra calories, you can replace the first dish with a glass of juice (better than tomato juice). And not immediately, but after about half an hour, "bite" the second.

Juices contain more mineral salts and vitamins than soups, they stimulate peristalsis, and intestinal motor activity is a good prevention of constipation. A vegetable snack has the same effect, and it can also replace the first course.

[kavochka]

kavochka, Thank you! Consoled!

I don't know how to cook soup for two plates. I hate to pour out. So I rarely cook.

Teach? I learned from greed - well, do not pour it out ... but there is no one to finish it ...
Believe it or not, I divide the beets into several borscht, and the carrots several times. even half a potato sometimes has to be left. I counted broth / water in ladles until I remembered exactly the level in the saucepan.

I learned a liter of water, but I don’t want to bother with less.

From a glass of juice + Italian spices + (if any) 1/2 tsp. agar agar in the microwave for 1 minute you can prepare a luxurious "Italian tomato soup". Serve with croutons.

From a glass of kefir + finely chopped green onions, dill, cucumber, radishes (you can add an egg and meat if you wish) - okroshka on kefir per person.

Another option - green onions, herbs, garlic, cucumber, salt, a glass of kefir - through a blender - add a couple of boiled shrimp and slices of sweet pepper, you can serve in a glass with a spoon.

If you are reluctant to bother with cooking cabbage soup, or you just have no time, or if you are trying to limit your intake of extra calories, you can replace the first dish with a glass of juice (better than tomato juice). And not immediately, but after about half an hour, "bite" the second.

Any juice contains acid, which stimulates the secretion of gastric juice. If you "bite" the second in half an hour, then by this time you can get unpleasant heartburn. This is especially true of ulcers and gastritis. I sincerely condole with people who do not like first courses. A good rich soup or borscht can not replace anything. Well, perhaps, liquid goulash, according to the Hungarian model. However, this is just my unobtrusive IMHO.

I don't want to talk about the quality and usefulness of most purchased juices at all ...