Autumn is the time for harvesting. It is at this time of year that nature pleases us with delicious vegetables and fruits. Part of them we eat right away, enjoying freshness and excellent taste. And some mistresses have learned to store for a long time, and so to save vitamins and trace elements.



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There are two treatment options: some of the fruits are exposed to cold, some are treated with heat. Some products can only be stored in a canned form. But no matter how good the methods are, no matter how delicious not be the preparations of fine housewives, it is important not to forget to try fresh fruits in the fall. After all, this is their time and right now they are of maximum benefit to the body.

The most autumnal vegetable is a pumpkin - an orange beauty is rich in vitamins, carotene, iron. All this makes it especially useful for people who have a low level of hemoglobin. And pectin substances of a pumpkin at the use of it promote deducing of a cholesterin.

Yes, the pumpkin can be stored for a long time. But you need to take into account that every month of storage "costs" an orange pumpkin 7-9% of useful substances. So, in the winter it will not be as useful as in the autumn. Is this not an argument for use?



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Prepare a variety of delicious dishes from a pumpkin - casseroles with vegetables, seafood, meat. And what a delicious pumpkin porridge turns out. An exquisite taste of pumpkin with rosemary will adorn any salad. By the way, warm salads with a pumpkin today can often be found in the menu of elite restaurants. And no one even remembers that several hundred years ago this product was considered the food of poor people. Incredibly delicious and fragrant can pumpkin soup. Do not forget to add greens and croutons cooked specially for this dish.

Cowberry and cranberries are autumn berries. The benefits of berries are great, it is quite difficult to describe it in words. It can only be noted that these berries are considered a real storehouse of vitamins and are shown to people with poor immunity. It is recommended to use them for rheumatism and disorders of the excretory system, with lung diseases and just to maintain vitality.

Nutritionists advise eating lingonberries and Kalina in small portions twice a day, it is best to eat berries after meals, which is especially important for people with high acidity. You can harvest berries for future use - they are poured with boiled water for storage, frozen or grinded with the addition of sugar. Any of the options will allow long storage of cranberries and cranberries, but the healing properties of berries yet, become slightly lower, except for the option of quick freezing.

Red Bulgarian pepper is another gift of autumn, especially useful for our health. If you use it fresh, problems with the cardiovascular and hematopoietic system can be avoided. As for the content of vitamin C, it is not inferior to black currant and lemons.



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Bulgarian peppers are often added to salads from vegetables. You can cook stuffed peppers with cheese - also a tasty and quite useful dish. Stewed pepper with the addition of onions and tomatoes will be enjoyed by fans of the original snacks. You can add beef or pork to the dish. It turns out a wonderful, satisfying, and most importantly useful lunch!

In addition to these vegetables, do not forget about delicious watermelons, melons, grapes, juicy pears and apples, ripening closer to the autumn. All these gifts of nature contain a lot of vitamins, which need to be stored just before the winter. Do not miss the opportunity to taste wonderful fruits. And enjoy the autumn warm days ahead of the cold winter.

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