Okroshka is very popular, there are a lot of recipes. This cold dish, depending on the choice of ingredients, can be both light and refreshing, and quite hearty and high-calorie. The nutritional value of a serving depends on the recipe for okroshka.
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Okroshka is the perfect meal for dieters.
It is known that okroshka is capable of not only satisfying hunger and thirst in the conditions of summer heat, but also enriching the body with vitamins and various microelements. One of the important advantages of this dish is that the soup can be prepared quite low-calorie. How many calories a serving will contain depends only on which foods are included in its composition.
Even if you remove a few ingredients from the recipe, you should not be afraid for the consistency of the dish - you can fill in the missing volume of the thick with fresh vegetables and herbs.
As the main component, kvass, kefir or serum is usually used (according to nutritionists, in this case okroshka becomes especially useful). All other ingredients depend only on the possibilities and taste preferences of the hostess: it can be fresh or boiled vegetables, meat, chicken or fish. Okroshka, due to the fact that its recipe allows for many different variations, is recommended for those who want to lose weight while eating “tasty and healthy”.
If we talk about a vegetable okroshka, which includes boiled potatoes and carrots, a boiled egg, fresh herbs, kvass, kefir or whey, sour cream, then the calorie content of one serving is from 60 to 100 Kcal. If you want to reduce this figure, you can use low-fat sour cream or in general - try to do without it. Boiled potatoes and eggs can also be replaced with less high-calorie vegetables. By adding fresh cucumbers and radishes to the okroshka, the taste of the dish will be enriched, and the calorie content will decrease.