Pea soup: benefits and harm to the body

Pea-based soup - a vitamin and hearty treat. But it is used carefully, because legumes are considered heavy.

Composition and calorie content

A dish on dry peas is more high-calorie than on young. In 100 g of soup without fat in water contains up to 60 kcal. The calorie content of the product with the broth increases slightly - about 70 kcal. Soup with young peas is the least energetically valuable - 30 kcal. Soup with fatty meat additives (cracklings, sausages, smoked meats) is caloric than other types - about 110 kcal.

It is worth taking into account the caloric content of the individual components, so, per 100 g of the dish you have:

• butter - 650 kcal (with a fat content of 72%);
• young dill - 35 kcal;
• low-fat store sour cream (up to 15%) - 150 kcal;
• edible salt - has no energy value;
• carrot, onion - 40 kcal;
• water - is not an energetically valuable product;
• onions in the form of young feathers - 20 kcal.

Most of all in a pea dish carbohydrates - 10%. Significantly less protein and fat in it - 5% each. Quite a lot of organic acids - 60 g of substance per 1 kg of food. Dietary fiber in a stew - 10 g.

List of vitamins: PP, H, E, D, C, B. Valuable elements of the soup: phosphorus, sodium, silicon, potassium, calcium, magnesium, zirconium, zinc, chromium, fluorine, titanium, strontium, selenium, rubidium, tin, nickel , molybdenum, copper, manganese, lithium, cobalt, iodine, iron, vanadium, boron, aluminum.

What is useful pea soup

General benefit

The famous pea stew is a wholesome food. This product:

• cares about improving blood circulation;
• relieves of vascular spasms;
• does not allow the development of depression;
• establishes a dream;
• is a means of stimulating metabolic processes;
• considered a preventive product against colds;
• is one of the auxiliary means against the development of cancer;
• takes care of the skin;
• helps to remove toxins;
• establishes the functioning of the digestive tract;
• improves brain function;
• gives strength;
• relieves stress;
• helps to overcome endocrine disorders;
• positive effect on visual acuity, relieves eye fatigue;
• enhances protective functions, which is why it is useful during epidemics;
• helps balance fluid levels;
• helps the body in regeneration processes;
• speeds up the digestion of consumed foods.

Positive reactions of the body to the use of legumes are observed in people who do not suffer from gastrointestinal disorders.

For women

Women are recommended pea groats soup to eliminate pain during menstruation. Pea has a positive effect on hemoglobin, improves the function of the reproductive organs, so it is worth eating peas during menstruation. The cereals contain nutrients necessary for women's comfort: protein is important for the composition of the blood; calcium makes hair stronger, accelerates their growth; folic acid is a substance that stimulates tissue repair.

For men

Folic acid is valuable to the male body. The use of vitamin positively affects the number of active sperm, improves reproductive function. The components of peas are beneficial for the health of the genitals and prevent malfunctioning of the excretory tract. Protein is an important substance for increasing muscle mass.Men who are fond of sports, thanks to peas recover faster and more fully after exertion.

During pregnancy

Pregnant women will also benefit from a chowder with dry or young peas. It is better to eat a couple of times every 7 days. This is useful not only for the mother's body, but also for the fetus. Amino acids help the embryo develop properly. In women, due to folic acid, the manifestations of toxicosis are weakened, sleep and the nervous system are stabilized, constipation syndromes disappear, and mood improves. They recommend flavoring a liquid dish with young dill, which neutralizes a possible negative reaction of the intestine (pain, gas formation).

When breastfeeding

It is important to remember: the listed beneficial properties of pea food appear if the dish is consumed only during pregnancy. A nursing woman who uses legumes passes the composition of the cereal to the baby with milk. The baby's body can not cope with these substances and reacts to them with allergies, intestinal colic. You can try to eat a small portion of a liquid pea dish and evaluate the reaction of your own stomach and intestines. Most likely, these same manifestations will be observed in the child. To limit in this period it is important not only the consumption of peas, but also the rest of the legumes.

For children

The children's body gratefully perceives plant protein foods, including pea dishes. But the recommended amount of such food is 2 medium servings per week. Peas are used as complementary foods. It is recommended to start its consumption from the age of 1.5, but exclusively in the form of a liquid cream soup from young juicy peas. The benefits of such a first dish for a child:

• strengthening the gastrointestinal tract, heart, blood vessels;
• increased stamina;
• stimulation of appetite;
• prevention of eye ailments;
• stimulation of brain function, strengthening memory;
• Improving bone properties (including tooth strengthening).

Also, the baby will become more cheerful and energetic.

Is it possible to eat pea soup while losing weight

Soup is considered a low-calorie product that improves metabolism. It is valuable for everyone who wants to quickly get rid of unwanted body weight. Pea soup helps eliminate toxins from the body, relieve swelling, and cleanse the intestines from stool accumulations.

Losing weight by eating soup based on fatty broths will be difficult. It is worth using fresh soups for the diet, without introducing animal fats into their composition. You can sometimes afford a light chicken stock.

"Pea" diet is used infrequently, so as not to worsen the condition of internal organs. Allowed 1 course of such a diet per year. It is worth considering that any mono-diets are harmful if they are used often. The use of legumes as a basic food will lead to flatulence.

A weekly pea diet, which includes a wide variety of products, helps to get rid of kilograms. It is important to adhere to its principles:

1. Daily use a liquid dish on any peas.
2. Such dishes are also allowed: porridge on this cereal, pea salad, various cereal cereals, raw or temperature-treated vegetables, fruit and berry treats (in any form, but without sugar), dairy products with a small percentage of fat in the composition.
3. It is necessary to abandon meat, replacing animal protein with vegetable.
4. The daily calorie recommendation is around 1,500.
5. Be sure to drink plenty. The daily norm is 1.5 liters. The indicated volume of liquid includes all types of drinks: teas, infusions, purified water. Infrequent consumption of unsweetened coffee is allowed. Manufacturers always sweeten store juices, so you should refuse them for a week-long diet.
6. During the 4 hours before going to bed, you can drink only weak tea or water. Any food, including diet, impairs the function of the digestive system. Her remains in the digestive tract will cause morning discomfort. Also, meals eaten at night will turn into excess fat. If 4 hours are left before night rest, you can eat a small bowl of lean bean soup. Its energy value does not exceed 100 kcal.

This diet is considered effective. On average, during this period they get rid of 5 kg.

Pea soup in medicine

Specialists are wary of this product. It is included in the list of prohibited foods in many therapeutic diets.

With diabetes

To strengthen the body with diabetes, it is worth using peas in the diet (especially in the form of a liquid dish). Young peas are saturated with arginine, which is similar in its characteristics to insulin. There are only “good” sugars in the product that do not affect glucose readings.

Often, experts recommend consuming boiled young pea groats with vegetables, because cereals have a low glycemic index. The body assimilates it gradually, reducing the indicators of bad cholesterol, glucose. It should be borne in mind that potatoes added to peas are saturated with starch, but its amount is easily reduced if the vegetable is soaked. Carrots after heat treatment have a higher glycemic index than in the raw state, so it is introduced a little.

If you limit yourself to a couple servings per week, peas will only benefit.

With pancreatitis

Peas are forbidden to enter in the menu of those who suffer from exacerbation of pancreatitis. The abundance of fiber can provoke such negative manifestations:

• diarrhea (due to worsening diarrhea caused by pancreatitis);
• intestinal colic;
• loss of valuable minerals by the weakened body;
• bloating (gas is especially actively accumulated after eating undercooked cereals).

If a person is faced with a mild form of the disease, which responds well to therapy, then sometimes he can eat a few pea dishes. This also applies to those diagnosed with chronic pancreatitis. They may introduce some soup into the diet during remission. This is due to the fact that the composition of the culture has a lot of well-digestible protein, which is used by the body to restore the inflamed gland. It is important to consider: preference is given to young peas, which are boiled in the form of soup and well ground. Vegetable additives in such a dish (pumpkin, cauliflower, potatoes) should also be grated into a tender mass.

Before boiling raw materials, it is important to soak them using cool water. In a warm liquid, the cereal will quickly begin to ferment.

In addition to pea soup, you can cook any treats, but the grated semi-liquid mass is better absorbed.

With gastritis

If the patient is faced with a chronic form of the disease, he should limit himself to green peas. Soups and other treats cooked on dry raw materials will worsen the condition. But even young peas can only be consumed a little (2 small servings per week).

For the intestines

Pea food helps to cleanse the body, remove stool, and improve the microflora. But in case of intestinal disorders, it is better to avoid the consumption of pea dishes.

For constipation

Due to the combination of peas with mixed vegetables (onions, carrots, tomatoes, potatoes), the dish is enriched with fiber. Intestinal motility improves under the influence of dietary fiber: excretion of feces is milder, without pain, and becomes systematic. A hot dish has a positive effect on the intestinal microflora.

With gout

With this ailment, the use of pea treats is prohibited. Also, you can not eat all varieties of legumes. Protein is present in abundance in them, which is harmful to everyone who has encountered a "disease of the aristocrats." If there is an irresistible desire to enjoy a pea dish - you still cannot satisfy it. Even an average portion of protein treats will lead to an attack.

With colitis

If a person suffers from colitis, he should also carefully use peas in his diet. And it's better to just exclude this culture from food.

For the liver

Pea stew does not harm people with impaired liver function. The product stimulates the function of the organ, protein contributes to regenerative processes.

With hemorrhoids

Pea groats provoke increased gas production, therefore, with hemorrhoids, food with this ingredient in the composition will be harmful.

With cholecystitis

Fermentation caused by legume-based foods is harmful to anyone who has experienced this dysfunction of the gallbladder.

Harm and contraindications

People who eat peas too often may suffer from gastrointestinal discomfort. For example, gas formation may intensify, a feeling of fullness of the stomach may appear. The ripe fruits of this culture are known for the abundance of purine bases, therefore, with urolithiasis and gout, pea groats are completely abandoned. Young fruits do not contain harmful components, so they will not harm. Dry peas provokes fermentation processes, because of which, with an ulcer, they try not to consume it.

During pregnancy, feeding
There are no strict restrictions on the use of food by pregnant women. Peas have concentrated many proteins, vitamins. For the formation of the fruit, a pea dish is very valuable. The only drawback of consuming such food during the period of carrying the baby is that the product sometimes causes pain in the intestines. If such syndromes bother a woman, she should limit the amount of peas in her menu.

In case of gastrointestinal tract disorders, pregnant women eat cereals occasionally or remove it from the diet. These disorders include the acute phases of certain diseases: kidney ailments, nephritis, cholecystitis, unstable pressure, painful gas formation.

How to cook pea soup: recipes

The selection contains variations with different additives that complement the pleasant taste of peas.

With smoked ribs

The aroma of smoked meats improves the taste of the dish.

Structure:

• vegetable oil (take only light) - 85 ml;
• salt, parsley, bay leaf - to taste;
• parsley (peeled root) - 1 pc.;
• potato (large starchy fruit) - 3 pcs.;
• carrots - 1 root crop;
• onion (small heads) - 2 pcs.;
• pea groats - 0.3 kg;
• smoked meats (ribs, meat pulp, bacon) - 0.3 kg.

Stages of preparation:

1. The boiled (and preferably soaked) pea groats are poured with boiling water. It is cooked for 1 hour.
2. Take small ribs, lower them into a pea mass.
3. Roots, onions are chopped with a medium bar, sautéed until golden.
4. Potatoes, all the frying, a set of spices are introduced into the prepared soft peas. All boil before cooking potatoes.
5. Serve greens and sour cream.

Advice! It is advisable to insist a little dish.

With chicken

Chicken stock is a lightweight alternative to smoked bacon.

Structure:

• leaf of laurel, turmeric, any kind of pepper, salt;
• chicken (any parts) - 0.3 kg;
• peas (preferably crushed) - 250 g;
• onions, carrots (rather large) - 1 vegetable each;
• large potatoes - 2 pcs.

Stages of preparation:

1. Wash cereals (worth steeping all night).
2. They clean the chicken from unnecessary elements and wash it.
3. They put meat, cereals in a metal container, which is filled with water.
4. Cook the mixture for 60 minutes. Regularly clean the broth from lush foam (with it the soup comes out dull, boils away).
5. Onions, carrots are finely chopped, stewed with salt, turmeric and other seasonings.
6. Potatoes are introduced to softened peas.
7. When the potatoes are ready, lay the frying and boil the mass for 3 minutes.

Advice! To get a treat with a delicate texture, you need to beat it with a submersible blender for 6 minutes.

Sausage

Sausage will give the treat a special aroma.

Structure:

• a set of greens, bay leaf, fine salt;
• carrots, onions (medium-sized vegetables) - 1 pc.;
• potatoes (average starchiness) - 2 pcs.;
• sausage (any grade) - 0.3 kg;
• peas (preferably crushed) - 260 g;
• any fat (for roasting) - 30 ml.

Stages of preparation:

1. Peas are soaked for 4 hours.
2. Raw materials are boiled for 1 hour in 3 liters of water.
3. Potato bars are introduced, and after 5 minutes. - strips of sausage.
4. The crushed vegetables are spread on any fat.
5. They are introduced into the soup along with salt, aromatic herbs.

Advice! Greens are introduced into the already cooked soup (you can warm it all together for another 1 min.).

With mushrooms

Mushrooms complement the nutty notes of peas.

Structure:

• salt, vegetable oil, pepper - at its discretion;
• potatoes - to taste (at least 2 pcs.);
• champignons (peeled) - 170 g;
• bay leaves, carrots, onions - all products 1 pc.;
• meat (including bones) - 0.4 kg;
• soda (for processing peas) - 10 g;
• chopped peas - 0.4 kg.

Stages of preparation:

1. Cover the peas with water (1: 2). Add soda, mix.
2. Leave a container with this mass overnight.
3. Before boiling, water with soda is poured, pure is added.
4. Cook. Cereals can be cooked in 20 minutes. Sometimes it takes 1 hour to cook.
5. Excess fluid is decanted.
6. Simultaneously prepare the broth. This will take more time - from 2 hours.
7. Mushrooms, onions crumble. Mushrooms are first warmed in oil to well evaporate the unnecessary broth. Then they are prepared by adding onions.
8. Combine peas with broth, boil.
9. Enter spices, potatoes, salt. Boil the potatoes until soft.
10. Mushroom roasting is introduced, boiled for 5 minutes.
11. Insist soup, flavored with fatty dairy product, herbs.

Advice! It is worth using not only meat flesh, but also bones. Such a broth will delight in richness.

In a slow cooker

A kitchen appliance will help you easily prepare a rich, hearty meal.

Structure:

• salt, vegetable oil, spicy herbs;
• carrots, onions - at least 0.1 kg;
• potatoes (young / old) - 0.2 kg;
• a set of smoked meats - 0.5 kg;
• peas (in the form of chopped kernels) - 0.3 kg.

Stages of preparation:

1. In the apparatus on the program “Baking” 10 min. cook onions, carrots.
2. Potatoes, smoked meat in the form of bars are combined with peas in a slow cooker.
3. Add cool water to the Maximum line.
4. The program "Stew / soup" for 1.5 hours.
5. After the signal from the device to complete the cooking, salt and spices are introduced.

Advice! The characteristics of the devices can vary significantly, so if necessary, change the cooking time.

Which peas are better for soup

Powder peas during cooking sticks to the walls, burns. It is not worth taking. Chopped peas are often processed and spoiled by rodents. Ideal for soup - cereals in the form of halves. Through a cut, it absorbs liquid well, becomes soft.

How much can you store pea soup

A well-chilled lean pea dish will not deteriorate for another 5 days after cooking. After that, the dish will begin to roam. The soup, which was supplemented with meat products (ribs, smoked meats), will deteriorate after 2 days. The same shelf life for the soup with pea groats, which added dairy products.

Is it possible to freeze

All soups can be frozen if done correctly:

1. The dish you just cooked is frozen.
2. The chowder should cool completely, for which it is left in the room.
3. It is not worth cooling the dish for several hours before freezing, because the consistency will noticeably change (during the packaging of the mass it will be difficult to control its density).
4. You can speed up the cooling by placing the container with soup in the sink with cool water, opening the lid.
5. As containers for freezing, special buckets are used that can be tightly closed.
6. The stores offer containers that vary in size from 0.3 liters to 1 liter; it is worth choosing the most suitable volume, given that the weight of the average portion is 0.3 liters.
7. The container is washed and dried thoroughly: it is important that there is no moisture that freezes inside the container.

Stages of freezing:

1. At the bottom of each bucket, put a portion of meat for 1 person (distributing meat after defrosting will be inconvenient).
2. Filling the container with mass, try to maintain a balance of liquid and thick. They also make sure that the mass does not fill the bucket completely: they leave 1 cm of space between the dish and the lid. This must be done, because frozen treats will increase in volume.
3. Sign the sticker with the date of preparation and the type of soup.
4. Place the container in the freezer, placing the containers on a flat surface.
5. Set the temperature in the chamber to -18 degrees. In old refrigerators, it is worth placing buckets with a dish as close as possible to the back of the freezer. It is colder and less likely to experience temperature changes.

If the dish is frozen in a bag, the soup is poured into it like this: a portion of pea mass is placed in a bag, “air” is drawn from it. Further, this container is tightly sealed / sealed / sealed, not forgetting the label with the date, name of the dish. Fold the blanks in the chamber.

Soup with meat additives in bouillon is not stored for more than 3 months. A liquid dish with a dairy product does not lose its qualities for up to 2 months. If you adhere to the described principles, the taste and smell of the frozen product will not change. Repeated freezing is not recommended. If you did not find a suitable container for freezing, and you need to send the dish to the freezer very quickly, you can put the soup in thick plastic bags. For homogeneous cream soups such a container is especially suitable. If the soup mass contains seeds, it is better to take them out so as not to damage the polyethylene.

To defrost a liquid dish for dinner, you should remove it from the cell in the morning, transferring it to the general compartment. There the mass thaws well. Before using the workpiece, it is poured into a pan and heated over a small fire. You do not need to boil the mass.

You can quickly prepare frozen soup for use if you use the microwave. A container with pea mass is installed in it and the program “Accelerated Defrosting” is selected.

The soup, which was stored in a bag, can also be partially thawed in the common chamber of the refrigerator, and then put in a saucepan on fire. Another way to speed up defrosting is to lower the bag into a container of heated water, and finish heating in the pan.

Can I give pea soup to dogs?

The dog breeders do not have a clear opinion on this matter. Some exclude the possibility of entering legumes into the pet’s menu, while others are sure that you can add a little of these products.

It is worth considering all the features of the effect of legumes on the dog's body. Peas are considered a rich source of valuable components: vitamins, lipids, proteins, "good carbohydrates", trace elements. The digestive system of dogs is not identical to the human. In the intestines of a pet, there are much fewer enzymes that promote the digestion of food. The pet may have a malfunction in the digestive tract after eating pea mass. The consequence of this is flatulence (accumulation of gases, their frequent release). At first, this may not harm the pet, but will cause unpleasant odors near the animal. And over time, the dog will begin to suffer from pain, vomiting, diarrhea, blood excrement with feces.

Traditional pea soup is completely contraindicated for the pet. Such treats include not only peas that are difficult to digest, but also potatoes and meat. These products can be a difficult test for the digestive system of the animal.

Boiled potatoes are also harmful because they often lead to obesity. The simultaneous use of meat products and pea groats causes serious harm to the internal organs of the dog.

You can treat your pet with only a small portion of a special dietary variation of the dish. It is prepared on such components: water, carrots, peas, celery root. Raw materials must be steeped before being sent to the pan. The soup should be quite thin.

Interesting facts about peas

It is worth to familiarize yourself with interesting product information:

1. There are only 7 varieties of this culture.
2. The most popular type is sowing, the length of its stem sometimes reaches 2 m.
3. When peas began to be used in cooking - it is not known, but the first mention of the name of the culture was discovered by experts in ancient India.
4. Peas are sometimes called vegetables, but, from a botanical point of view, these are seeds.
5. 16 million tons of pea fruits are produced on the planet per year.
6. The meaning of the name “peas” is “grated”, because earlier these fruits were crushed into flour.
7. Pea grains that were discovered in Switzerland are at least 20 thousand years old.
8. Green peas have been consumed since the 17th century.
9. Thomas Jefferson (one of the former presidents of America) has bred more than 30 varieties of culture.
10. German soldiers often ate sausage, created on the basis of pea powder, meat, lard.
11. China, Russia, Canada provide half of the global volume of pea groats.
12. In the past, among the inhabitants of Poland, peas were considered the main treat at the wedding.
13. Johann Mendel (the “creator” of genetics) was able to discover heredity precisely thanks to his experiments on this culture.

In the absence of dietary restrictions (related to the state of health), liquid pea dishes should definitely be consumed. They saturate the body with vegetable protein, strengthen many of its systems.

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