Peas are a delicious product whose benefits for the human body can hardly be overestimated. We will talk about it, as well as about the use of vegetables in cooking, in our article.

Did you know? In cooking, peas are identified as vegetables. In botakye it is a fruit.

Calorie content and chemical composition

In the table below, we consider what nutrients are in 100 g of the product.

What is useful peas

• Vegetable is very useful for the human body:
• First of all, it is an effective anti-carcinogen, since selenium, which is part of the product, protects the human body from the effects of radioactive metals.
• He is able to remove worms from the body.
• It also has beneficial effects on the heart and blood vessels, reduces blood cholesterol and prevents the process of coagulation.
• This product is useful to prevent kidney disease.
• It rejuvenates the cells of the body and reduces the risk of cancer. Of particular benefit in this direction is dried peas, stopping the growth of tumors.
• The fetus cleanses the intestines from the accumulated toxins and regulates blood sugar. Therefore, experts strongly recommend eating peas for type 2 diabetes.
• It also has a beneficial effect on the human nervous system.
• The use of sprouted peas is manifested in the fact that it is able to relieve a person of constipation. In small quantities, it can be consumed with a mild form of gastritis.
• The benefits of green peas are primarily in the fact that it has a beneficial effect on the condition of human skin. This product can be harmful if consumed in unlimited quantities.

Did you know? This fruit was the most common plant in Russia. In honor of him there was a holiday - Peas Day. It was customary on this day to give each other fruit.

The benefits and harms of canned and yellow peas are the same.

For women

It is very useful to eat a vegetable for women during menopause, since then a deficiency of vitamin B6 is formed in their body. Taking this vitamin in tablets often becomes impossible because it causes allergies. Pea, which contains enough vitamin B6, becomes an indispensable helper.It is useful for the body of women living in cities, because the beneficial substances contained in it make the body resistant to the effects of a polluted environment.

Important! The fetus must be included in the diet of pregnant women. Iodine as part of the product protects the body of the expectant mother from anemia, and the baby's body is also saturated with this element.

In addition, the vegetable relieves pregnant women from heartburn. One has only to eat it a little - and the unpleasant symptom will pass. It makes a pregnant woman’s sleep healthy, and also helps tremendously in the formation of the baby’s bones.

For men

The beneficial properties of peas are manifested in a beneficial effect on male muscles, since it stimulates their work and contributes to the process of increasing muscle mass. It saturates the muscles with beneficial substances and maintains their tone after intense exercise.

In addition, the vegetable is very nutritious. And this is also important for men. But most importantly, this fetus protects the stronger sex from prostatitis and other male diseases.

Important! Men should regulate the amount of food eaten. In large quantities, it can contribute to the development of infertility.

For children

Vegetable is of great benefit to the child's body. Since the product contains a lot of calcium and vitamin K1, it has a beneficial effect on the bones of the child, strengthening them and promoting their growth.The fetus is able to stimulate the appetite, which helps parents feed the baby when he is not eating well.

For children of school age and for everyone involved in mental work, the fetus is useful in that it activates brain activity. If you eat a tablespoon of this product every day, you will not feel tired.

Also, regular use of the vegetable prevents the lack of ascorbic acid in the child's body.

Contraindications and harm

The fetus can be harmful to the body.

• Therefore, there are such contraindications to its use:
• It is more caloric compared to other products. Therefore, people with a tendency to be overweight should reduce its use.
• You can’t eat it to people with high acidity of gastric juice.
• Pediatricians prohibit the use of peas for mothers who are breastfeeding the baby, and children under the age of 3 months, since this product contributes to excessive gas formation.
• It is better to refuse to use the vegetable a few days before giving birth for the same reason.
• With extreme caution, it should be used by people with diseases of the stomach, since it is difficult to digest.
• You can not eat peas for the elderly and children under 3 years of age for the above reason.

Important! In order not to harm the body, observe the norm of the eaten vegetable. Green and canned peas can be eaten in an amount of not more than 1 can per day (180 g). Boiled vegetable can be consumed only once a day in an amount of not more than 100 g.

Cooking Application

This vegetable is very popular in cooking. With proper preparation and combination, it gives the dish a unique taste. We will discuss further the use of the fetus in cooking.

What can I cook

In the kitchen, peas can be used like this:

1. Cook pea porridge and soup. They are recommended to be eaten in the morning.
2. This vegetable is a wonderful complement to various salads.
3. You can eat green peas in raw form.
4. Delicious canned peas. It can be eaten separately and combined with other products.
5. You can cook English pea pudding.

Cooked peas have such a huge benefit for the human body, as well as raw. It can also cause harm when used by pregnant and lactating women, as well as people suffering from jade, cholecystitis and urolithiasis.

Compatibility and incompatibility

Peas can be combined from such products:

• with beans;
• with lentils;
• with non-sour fruit;
• with all vegetables except potatoes;
• with greens;
• with vegetable oils;
• with fermented foods because they help digest heavy foods.

This fruit is incompatible with these products:

• with potatoes, since both products contain a lot of starch;
• with bread;
• with eggs;
• with nuts;
• with sugar;
• with meat, as both products are rich in protein.

Cooking secrets

To dishes from this vegetable were tasty and during their preparation did not lose useful properties of the product, you need to know the main secrets of its preparation:

1. To ensure better digestion of the product in the stomach, during its preparation add various spices to taste: turmeric, ginger, ground peppers.
2. Vegetable can be frozen. In this form, it does not lose useful properties at all. When you cook frozen peas, add a little water to the pan and be sure to close it with a lid. The less water you add, the less vitamin C will leave the product.
3. If you don’t have the opportunity to soak the peas overnight before cooking, add half a teaspoon of soda to warm water and place it there for 45 minutes. After that, you can cook it.
4. So that the protein in the peas does not run away, and as a result the vegetable does not turn out to be solid, cook it over low heat and add salt at the end of cooking.
5. Use a pan with thick walls so that the product does not burn.

As you can see, peas are a universal product. It has great benefits for the body. This product is also popular in cooking. But, in order to properly prepare peas so that it does not harm the body, follow the tips given in this article.