Ginger is a popular oriental spice, the bright taste and aroma of which can turn even the simplest dish into a real culinary masterpiece with Asian notes. However, not many people know that, in addition to gastronomic features, this unique plant has the useful property of breaking down fat, which is why it is customary to use the “horned root” for preparing various kinds of drinks that aim to help lose weight. This review provides the best recipes for slimming cocktails based on ginger, apple and lemon.

Selection and preparation of ingredients

For the preparation of fat-burning drinks you need to use exclusively fresh ginger. Dried root is definitely not suitable for this purpose. In addition, it is very important that the root is young and of high quality.

Did you know? To form a full-fledged rhizome, ginger needs at least 10 months of sustained heat, so this plant is not very suitable for cultivation in the middle zone of the Russian Federation. But it is quite possible to grow it in a covered greenhouse and even on the windowsill in a city apartment, thus obtaining an organic component for preparing a diet drink.

You can recognize such a product upon purchase by the following criteria:

• lack of external damage;
• smooth peel of monophonic color;
• light yellow flesh;
• dense structure (on the rhizome there should not be wrinkled or heaped areas, especially traces of decay, mold, dark spots and other defects).

As for apples, their variety does not matter much, the conditions under which the fruits were grown are much more important. It is best to use the crop from your own summer cottage or try to find organic farming products, since nitrates, pesticides and other chemicals will necessarily get into the water during the preparation of the drink, in which the fruits are boiled or infused, which means that instead of the expected benefit, the product can cause serious poisoning.In addition, it is important to understand that the more sugar an apple contains, the more high-calorie it is, and therefore, the less suitable for use in the fight against excess weight. Therefore, in this case, it is better to try to give preference to acidic and sweet and sour varieties of fruit.

Important! Depending on the variety, 100 g of apples may contain from 35 to 60 kcal. So, for example, the caloric content of Simirenko’s sour green apple is 40 kcal, for the red variety Idared this indicator is 10 kcal higher, and yellow Golden contains 53 kcal per 100 g.

Since ginger has a very rich and burning taste, in fat-burning drinks this component is most often used only for drawing (like tea brewing, it is usually not used for food), therefore, the basic principle of rhizome preparation is its maximum grinding. The optimal tool for these purposes is a fine grater. Unlike the horned root, apples in cocktails, infusions, decoctions, compotes and fruit teas can and should be eaten, so the intensity of their slicing can be any.

As for the lemon, in most cases it is necessary to squeeze the juice out of itIn addition, many housewives also use the pulp for peeling along with the peel. These parts of the fruit are not only edible, but also very useful, although not everyone is ready to eat the skin. If this component is not intended to be discarded, it should be finely chopped during the preparation of the drink; in other cases, large fragments (halves of citrus remaining after squeezing the juice) can be placed in the drink so that it is more convenient to extract them later.Finally, one of the most important points in terms of ensuring the beneficial properties of the future drink is the choice of water. Neither boiled water, much less tap water is suitable for these purposes, since the first is “dead” in its biological qualities, the second, on the contrary, may contain impurities that are hazardous to health. If you can’t get clean spring water, it’s best to prepare any healthy drinks from purchased mineral water without gas or to purify the water yourself for these purposes using high-quality filters.

Popular Fat Burning Recipes

There are many different recipes for making a fat burning ginger drink. The main differences between them are in a specific combination of ingredients, although, as a rule, lemon and cinnamon make up the company with a fragrant “horny root”, and whether the components are poured with cold or hot water.

In the second case, the cooking time is usually reduced, however, the vitamin composition of the final product suffers. In addition, depending on whether honey is added to the cocktail, the energy value (calorie content) of the drink may change slightly, which, taking into account its use to combat excess weight, is important.

Important! In order for the rhizome to be easier to peel, it must be soaked in water for several minutes, after which the skin can be easily removed.

Did you know? The plant Zingiber officinal (Latin name for ginger) contains a special substance called gingerol. It gives the rhizome a burning taste and provides numerous healing properties of the spice, including the ability to accelerate metabolic processes in the body by about 15%.

Important! Both ginger root and lemon have wound healing, anti-inflammatory and nutritious properties, therefore, after working with such products, experts recommend not washing their hands for several minutes so that the ginger and lemon juice can be absorbed into the skin.

Features and shelf life

Like any other vitamin smoothies, a ginger slimming drink should not be prepared for the future. Products of this kind are intended to be consumed immediately after preparation. On the other hand, the necessary fat-burning properties of the drink are ensured by extracting from the main ingredients used in its preparation, and this requires a certain time - from several minutes, if it comes to steaming or brewing, to several hours when using cold water in the recipe.

Did you know? Zingiber officinal first came to Europe more than a thousand years ago, but where exactly it was brought from is still unknown. Oriental merchants who traded in aromatic spices, wanting to get the price of their goods, said that a miracle root was growing at the end of the world and guarded by evil troglodytes, so that the “hunt” for it was deadly.

Thus, in order to get the maximum effect, you need to follow two important rules:

1. Strictly follow the recommendations in the recipe for the preparation time of the drink.
2. Use the finished product immediately after the expiration of the prescribed period of infusion. Drinks infused with cold water can be prepared in such a way as to drink them during the day, while it is better to drink teas right away.

Ginger has many useful properties, including the ability to speed up metabolic processes, thereby helping to get rid of excess weight. However, so that the “fat-burning” drink prepared according to any of the above recipes has the desired effect, it should be consumed in the recommended doses and not on an empty stomach, so that the burning spice does not cause irritation of the mucous membrane.

In addition, you should always remember that no miraculous dish can provide a slim figure if you do not combine its intake with a healthy lifestyle and physical activity.