Why early spring should lean on cucumbers

Everyone knows that you need to drink at least two liters of water a day. But not everyone can force their body to consume this amount of fluid daily, even in portions. There is a great alternative to water – cucumbers. They consist of water by 95-97%.

But the remaining three percent are fiber, chlorophyll, carotene, vitamins PP, C and B, macro- and microelements, potassium, magnesium, iodine.

Spring is the time for vitamin deficiency and dehydration. How to survive without losing your health? Eat at least one cucumber per day. Let it even come from the greenhouse. It's okay. This vegetable will still do a lot of good.





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It is interesting that the birthplace of cucumber is not the territory of the CIS countries, as many think, but the subtropical regions of India, the foothills of the Himalayas. It still grows in natural conditions. In the Bible it is referred to as the vegetable of Egypt.

Since ancient times, it was eaten by the Greeks, then the Romans. And only in the era of Charlemagne cucumber spread in the countries of Central Europe. A true traveler.

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Now Russia ranks second in the world in the cultivation of cucumbers, despite the fact that for the first time in the Moscow state heard about cucumbers only in the middle of the XVI century. Finishing an excursion into the history of this vegetable, we can not help but ask the question: “What is so useful in it that everyone loves it so much?” ?

Early cucumbers Cucumber - all the crown. Wherever it's used!

1. In cooking.
   Cucumbers are the main ingredient in summer salads. And irreplaceable conservation of the autumn-winter period. Small-salted cucumbers, pickled and salted are a good snack for almost any dish. Oh, I love it. picklesThey seem to be very fresh...
   
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2. Dietetics.
   Cucumbers help to establish metabolism, they include complex organic substances that stimulate appetite and improve the absorption of products. In cucumbers, there is a lot of fiber, which is not absorbed by the human body. But it accelerates the passage of food, removes excess cholesterol from the body, regulates sugar levels, removes toxins.
   
   The calorie content of fresh cucumber is only 13.5 kcal per 100 grams. No matter how much you eat it, you won't get better. But at the same time it is rich in B vitamins, ascorbic acid, vitamins E, PP, potassium, iodine and minerals.
   
   
   
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3. For myself.
   A decoction of cucumbers can be drunk instead of water. It's useful and not tasteless. Cucumbers perfectly cope with burns, moisturize the dermis. In addition, early cucumbers have a great effect on the state of immunity.
   
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4. Cosmetology.
   Cucumbers in crushed form are part of many face masks, body lotions, hand creams. They have a bleaching effect, relieve acne, increase the elasticity and elasticity of the dermis.
   
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Choosing a cucumber, pay attention primarily to the shade of its skin. It should be bright green and without shine. And the tail of the cucumber. If it faded, then the vegetable is not the first freshness.

Cucumbers should be of medium size. Buying big ones will pay for water and too many seeds inside.

And the last thing is the smell. The cucumber should smell like cucumber. Early cucumbers in the greenhouse They can be grown using chemical fertilizers and growth stimulants. If the cut vegetable does not smell or gives it something unusual, it was overly comfortable with chemicals when growing.



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