The benefits of apples and cinnamon
Apples are present in almost every diet and are a must for a healthy diet. They contain a huge amount of vitamins and various elements vital for the normal functioning of the body. For example, everyone knows that it is an excellent source of iron. It’s also an excellent substitute for toothpaste in the morning and evening.
Nutritionists even have their own expression: “Hungry? Eat an apple. Would you like an apple? So I’m not hungry.” Indeed, these fruits help fight extra pounds by cleansing the body of harmful toxins. And at the same time supporting other systems, for example, circulatory and digestive.
Few people know that spices are very healthy. They sometimes have more different properties than such famous products as lemon, kefir, blueberries, etc. Cinnamon is no exception. It contains many substances that help maintain high levels of health. But the main merit of the seasoning is its effect on the functioning of the stomach. That is why it is often recommended to drink light drinks at night with the addition of cinnamon.
The combination of apples and cinnamon gives the body double benefits. Moreover, children really like it, so there is no need to persuade them to take a dose of such vitamins.
Quick recipe
Ingredients | Quantity |
sugar - | 15 g |
apples - | 3 pcs. |
ground cinnamon - | 7 g |
Cooking time: 15 minutes | Calorie content per 100 grams: 67 Kcal |
Baked apples with cinnamon in the microwave should be prepared as follows:
- Wash the apples and cut off the top, then carefully cut out the core, you can use a teaspoon. It is important not to pierce all the way through the flesh;
- Add a teaspoon of sugar inside the fruit;
- Add cinnamon in the same way, but half a teaspoon at a time;
- Place the finished apples in a microwave or any other plate;
- Microwave for six minutes at medium power. Then cool a little.
Dietary recipes with apples and cinnamon
Drinks for weight loss
Apples with cinnamon for weight loss are most often used in the preparation of drinks - cold or hot. Some are well suited for the summer season, others for the winter. Choose the one that works best for you and include it in your diet.
Cinnamon-apple water
This is a refreshing summer drink. To prepare it, you will need:
- Clean water - 1 l;
- Fresh apple - 1 pc.;
- Cinnamon - 1 stick or 1 tbsp. powder.
Finely chop the apple and add cold water along with the cinnamon. After this, put the drink in the refrigerator for a couple of hours. Drink it throughout the day.
It is better to replace tea and coffee with this drink during the diet. Moreover, it will also give you energy. In addition, apple-cinnamon water eliminates swelling, reduces appetite and normalizes digestion and speeds up metabolism.
Tea with apple and cinnamon
In winter it will be much more pleasant to drink a hot drink. It not only resembles traditional, familiar tea, but also contains it in itself. And thanks to additional components, it becomes more aromatic, tasty and healthy, and, of course, promotes weight loss.
Ingredients:
- Black leaf tea - 1 tsp;
- Dried apples - 20 g;
- Grated ginger - 1/2 tsp;
- Ground cinnamon - 1/2 tsp;
- Hot water - 500 ml.
The drink is prepared in the same way as regular tea. But it’s better to take not the hottest water - after turning off the boiling kettle, wait 2 minutes and only then pour in the prepared mixture. Leave for 20 minutes and drink without sugar. For sweetness, you can add a little honey, but after that it is advisable not to go outside.
How to bake apples with cinnamon and cottage cheese in the oven
- 4 apples;
- 60 g sugar;
- 15 g semolina;
- 60 g raisins;
- 7 g cinnamon;
- 1 egg;
- 220 g cottage cheese;
- 10 g butter (any kind).
Time – 25 minutes.
Calories – 118.
Preparation:
- Carefully cut out the core of washed fruits on one side;
- In a small bowl, mix cottage cheese with cinnamon, egg, semolina, sugar;
- Soak the raisins for ten minutes, then add them to the cottage cheese and stir;
- Grease a baking dish with a little oil, place apples in it;
- Bake until completely cooked; the cottage cheese should have a light crust. Serve with powdered sugar and cream.
Apples with cinnamon recipe. Calorie, chemical composition and nutritional value.
Nutritional value and chemical composition of Apples with Cinnamon.
The table shows the nutritional content (calories, proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals) per 100 grams of edible portion.
Nutrient | Quantity | Norm** | % of the norm in 100 g | % of the norm in 100 kcal | 100% normal |
Calorie content | 66.4 kcal | 1684 kcal | 3.9% | 5.9% | 2536 g |
Squirrels | 0.5 g | 76 g | 0.7% | 1.1% | 15200 g |
Fats | 0.2 g | 56 g | 0.4% | 0.6% | 28000 g |
Carbohydrates | 18.8 g | 219 g | 8.6% | 13% | 1165 g |
Alimentary fiber | 6.2 g | 20 g | 31% | 46.7% | 323 g |
Water | 80 g | 2273 g | 3.5% | 5.3% | 2841 g |
Ash | 0.443 g | ~ | |||
Vitamins | |||||
Vitamin A, RE | 3.9 mcg | 900 mcg | 0.4% | 0.6% | 23077 g |
alpha carotene | 0.074 mcg | ~ | |||
beta carotene | 0.033 mg | 5 mg | 0.7% | 1.1% | 15152 g |
beta Cryptoxanthin | 19.741 mcg | ~ | |||
Lycopene | 1.111 mcg | ~ | |||
Lutein + Zeaxanthin | 43.296 mcg | ~ | |||
Vitamin B1, thiamine | 0.017 mg | 1.5 mg | 1.1% | 1.7% | 8824 g |
Vitamin B2, riboflavin | 0.027 mg | 1.8 mg | 1.5% | 2.3% | 6667 g |
Vitamin B4, choline | 3.96 mg | 500 mg | 0.8% | 1.2% | 12626 g |
Vitamin B5, pantothenic | 0.083 mg | 5 mg | 1.7% | 2.6% | 6024 g |
Vitamin B6, pyridoxine | 0.05 mg | 2 mg | 2.5% | 3.8% | 4000 g |
Vitamin B9, folates | 3.222 mcg | 400 mcg | 0.8% | 1.2% | 12415 g |
Vitamin C, ascorbic acid | 4.54 mg | 90 mg | 5% | 7.5% | 1982 |
Vitamin E, alpha tocopherol, TE | 0.339 mg | 15 mg | 2.3% | 3.5% | 4425 g |
gamma tocopherol | 0.773 mg | ~ | |||
delta tocopherol | 0.019 mg | ~ | |||
Vitamin K, phylloquinone | 4.3 mcg | 120 mcg | 3.6% | 5.4% | 2791 g |
Vitamin RR, NE | 0.183 mg | 20 mg | 0.9% | 1.4% | 10929 g |
Betaine | 0.381 mg | ~ | |||
Macronutrients | |||||
Potassium, K | 131 mg | 2500 mg | 5.2% | 7.8% | 1908 |
Calcium, Ca | 79.78 mg | 1000 mg | 8% | 12% | 1253 g |
Magnesium, Mg | 9.07 mg | 400 mg | 2.3% | 3.5% | 4410 g |
Sodium, Na | 1.67 mg | 1300 mg | 0.1% | 0.2% | 77844 g |
Phosphorus, P | 14.9 mg | 800 mg | 1.9% | 2.9% | 5369 g |
Microelements | |||||
Iron, Fe | 0.727 mg | 18 mg | 4% | 6% | 2476 g |
Manganese, Mn | 1.3262 mg | 2 mg | 66.3% | 99.8% | 151 g |
Copper, Cu | 50.11 mcg | 1000 mcg | 5% | 7.5% | 1996 |
Selenium, Se | 0.23 mcg | 55 mcg | 0.4% | 0.6% | 23913 g |
Fluorine, F | 3.06 mcg | 4000 mcg | 0.1% | 0.2% | 130719 g |
Zinc, Zn | 0.1726 mg | 12 mg | 1.4% | 2.1% | 6952 g |
Digestible carbohydrates | |||||
Starch and dextrins | 0.046 g | ~ | |||
Mono- and disaccharides (sugars) | 9.8 g | max 100 g | |||
Glucose (dextrose) | 2.327 g | ~ | |||
Sucrose | 1.918 g | ~ | |||
Fructose | 5.545 g | ~ | |||
Essential amino acids | |||||
Arginine* | 0.018 g | ~ | |||
Valin | 0.028 g | ~ | |||
Histidine* | 0.013 g | ~ | |||
Isoleucine | 0.016 g | ~ | |||
Leucine | 0.031 g | ~ | |||
Lysine | 0.029 g | ~ | |||
Methionine | 0.007 g | ~ | |||
Threonine | 0.016 g | ~ | |||
Tryptophan | 0.005 g | ~ | |||
Phenylalanine | 0.016 g | ~ | |||
Nonessential amino acids | |||||
Alanin | 0.022 g | ~ | |||
Aspartic acid | 0.097 g | ~ | |||
Glycine | 0.023 g | ~ | |||
Glutamic acid | 0.051 g | ~ | |||
Proline | 0.037 g | ~ | |||
Serin | 0.024 g | ~ | |||
Tyrosine | 0.011 g | ~ | |||
Cysteine | 0.005 g | ~ | |||
Sterols (sterols) | |||||
Phytosterols | 13.037 mg | ~ | |||
Saturated fatty acids | |||||
Saturated fatty acids | 0.1 g | max 18.7 g | |||
14:0 Miristinovaya | 0.002 g | ~ | |||
16:0 Palmitinaya | 0.03 g | ~ | |||
17:0 Margarine | 0.01 g | ~ | |||
18:0 Stearic | 0.009 g | ~ | |||
Monounsaturated fatty acids | 0.025 g | min 16.8 g | 0.1% | 0.2% | |
18:1 Oleic (omega-9) | 0.025 g | ~ | |||
18:1 cis | 0.018 g | ~ | |||
Polyunsaturated fatty acids | 0.052 g | from 11.2 to 20.6 g | 0.5% | 0.8% | |
18:2 Linolevaya | 0.043 g | ~ | |||
18:3 Linolenic | 0.009 g | ~ | |||
18:3 Omega-3, alpha-linolenic | 0.001 g | ~ |
The energy value of Apples with cinnamon is 66.4 kcal.
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** This table shows the average levels of vitamins and minerals for an adult. If you want to know the norms taking into account your gender, age and other factors, then use the “My Healthy Diet” application.
Baked Apples with Honey and Cinnamon
- 30 g sugar;
- 7 apples;
- 10 g cinnamon;
- 30 ml cognac;
- 14 walnut halves;
- 35 g honey;
- 190 g raisins.
Time – 1 hour.
Calories – 98.
Preparation:
- Wash the apples and prick them all over with a fork;
- Place the washed raisins in cognac for half an hour;
- Remove the core from the fruit and remove some of the pulp;
- Inside the fruit, put a teaspoon of honey, 2 halves of nuts, a little raisins;
- Mix sugar with cinnamon and sprinkle this mixture on top of apples;
- Pour a little water into the baking dish, about one centimeter. And put apples in it;
- Bake at 200 Celsius for half an hour, it is advisable to preheat the oven.
How to bake fruit with cinnamon and lemon in dough
- 8 apples;
- 60 ml cream;
- 120 g powdered sugar;
- 12 cashews;
- 0.5 pcs lemon;
- 15 g cinnamon;
- 110 g butter;
- 220 g flour.
Time – 50 minutes.
Calories – 150.
Preparation:
- Using a food processor or two knives, quickly chop the ice cream butter with flour, powdered sugar, add a little salt;
- Roll the dough into a ball and divide it into six equal parts, wrap each in cling film and refrigerate for fifteen minutes;
- Wash the fruits and cut out their cores;
- Peel and grate two fruits, mix with sweet cream and cinnamon;
- Peel a little zest from the lemon and squeeze out the juice, also add to the grated products and mix;
- Fill the remaining six fruits with the resulting apple-cream mixture, add two cashew halves;
- Take one ball of dough out of the refrigerator, roll it into a flat cake and wrap it around each apple;
- Bake at 180 Celsius for half an hour. Serve with ice cream.
Smoothie for weight loss
- 1 apple;
- 20 g spinach;
- 3 g cinnamon;
- 70 g tofu cheese;
- 180 ml almond milk.
Time – 5 minutes.
Calories – 87.
Making Apple Cinnamon Smoothie:
- Cut tofu cheese into small pieces;
- Wash the fruit and cut out its core, peel it if desired, and cut into pieces;
- Wash spinach leaves and remove hard fibers;
- Place all the ingredients in a blender bowl (you can just use water instead of almond milk) and mix. Use immediately.
Apples baked in the oven with cinnamon and lemon
- apples – 6 pcs.
- cinnamon
- lemon – 1 pc.
- honey
A tempting dessert at the end of winter, when apples no longer have the same juiciness and sweetness as in the fall. And by spring I always want something like this.
Wash the apples and cut out the center from the tail side with a narrow knife. We make a funnel-shaped notch.
Add 1 teaspoon of honey to each apple. Sprinkle cinnamon on top of the honey (on the tip of a knife). Cinnamon is a very aromatic spice. Then some lemon zest. Zest is the outer peel of a lemon, grated. You can add flavor with nutmeg (but just a little).
Place the apples on a baking sheet. Pour ½ cup of water into the bottom of the baking sheet.
Place in a well-heated oven at 200 degrees for approximately 25-30 minutes. Baking time depends on the size of the apples and somewhat on the variety.
A wonderful dessert made with apples, cinnamon and lemon.
You can also try adding cottage cheese and you will get a new apple recipe.
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Drinks to cleanse the body
Simple recipe
- 500 ml water;
- 1 apple;
- 1 cinnamon stick.
Time – 4 minutes.
Calories – 53.
Preparation:
- Bring water to a boil;
- Wash the fruit and cut into small pieces, removing the stem and core;
- Place fruit and a cinnamon stick in a mug or thick glass, pour boiling water over it and let stand for a couple of minutes. Sweeten if desired.
Apple iced tea with ginger
- 1 green apple;
- 10 g cinnamon;
- 3 g fresh ginger;
- 240 ml water.
Time – 2 hours.
Calories – 50.
Preparation:
- Peel the fruit and remove the core, cut the pulp into thin slices;
- Peel and grate fresh ginger or pass through a garlic press;
- Place cinnamon, ginger and apple at the bottom of a glass and fill it with water at a temperature of 90 degrees;
- Let cool at room temperature, then put in the refrigerator for two hours.
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Diet salad
- 500 g spinach;
- 360 g apples;
- 45 ml lemon juice;
- 2 eggs;
- 30 ml olive oil;
- 1 sprig of mint;
- 7 g cinnamon.
Time – 10 minutes.
Calories – 69.
Preparing apple salad with cinnamon for losing weight:
- Wash spinach leaves and scald with boiling water, then chop;
- Remove the leaves from the mint sprig and wash them too;
- Core the fruits and wash them first. If desired, you can peel off the peel, but it will be healthier to leave it on;
- Cut the pulp into arbitrary pieces, sprinkle them with lemon juice and sprinkle with cinnamon;
- Mix olive oil with the remaining lemon juice, season and salt to taste;
- The eggs must be boiled until the yolk is firm, then cooled and peeled. Cut the egg into slices or slices;
- Mix all ingredients and season with buttery sauce. Can be pre-cooled in the refrigerator.
Preparing dietary dishes
In addition to the magical weight loss drink made from apples and cinnamon, you can also prepare various dishes that will help you keep your figure in order. For example, a baked dessert would be an excellent solution. It will require: • Apples – 4 pcs. • Honey – 4 tsp. • Water – 2 tbsp. • Cinnamon – 0.5 tsp.
You need to cut out the core of each apple so that the bottom remains intact. You should put honey inside and sprinkle with cinnamon. Cover the baking sheet with foil and moisten it with water, place the apples on it and put them in the oven. To fully prepare the dessert, half an hour at a temperature of 200 degrees is enough. There are some that are warm and not peeled. This dessert would be a great option instead of dinner.
You can diversify your diet with baked apples with the addition of cottage cheese. For this dish you will need: • Apples – 4 pcs. • Cottage cheese – 100 g • Berries – frozen can be used • Honey – 4 tsp. • Cinnamon – 0.5 tsp. • Vanilla – to taste
The core of the apples must be removed - also preserving the bottom. Place berries on the bottom, then prepare the curd mixture (it should be done like this: beat the cottage cheese with honey and vanilla), sprinkle with cinnamon, and then put in the oven. Cooking time is about 30 minutes, oven temperature is 200 degrees.
This combination of products can make a delicious and healthy smoothie. For one serving you will need: • Apple – 1 pc. • Cinnamon – 0.5 tsp. • Kefir or unsweetened yogurt – 1 cup
The apple should be peeled and placed in a blender, add cinnamon and fermented milk drink. Beat everything well and enjoy.
A salad will also be an excellent solution for losing weight. To prepare such a vitamin dish you need to take: • Apples – 2 pcs. • Raisins – 2 tbsp. • Honey – 2 tsp. • Lemon juice – 2 tsp. • Cinnamon – to taste • Mint – to taste
The raisins should be soaked first to make them soft. Cut the apples into thin slices. All that remains is to prepare the dressing. To do this, mix lemon juice, honey, cinnamon, mint. Combine everything together and the delicious salad is ready.