Foods for Weight Loss

Fresh grape juice (sweet grape must) tastes good and is rich in antioxidants. It is usually sterilized. Organic quality?

Grape juice is obtained by pressing red or white grapes. It also contains ascorbic acid and calcium (Ca). Raw? Organic?

Tapioca balls (organic?) are suitable as a binding agent in Asian cuisine. They consist of gluten-free tapioca starch from the cassava root. Never raw!

Corn starch or corn starch (never raw) used to be used alongside potato starch and grain starch. The starch for thickening sauces is available in organic qualit

Coconut blossom sugar is palm sugar that is primarily obtained from coconut palm blossoms. The vegan, but not raw sugar is used for sweetening. Organic?

Wheat gluten is a plant-based, protein-rich meat substitute. Products made from seitan or Mianjin (organic) have a firm consistency and contain gluten.

Candied ginger is a spicy and sweet delicacy that you can make yourself. These ginger pieces are no longer raw. Organic quality?

Soy cream (soy cuisine, soy cream) is a plant-based, vegan alternative to cream. Industrially produced, never raw, partly organic.

Vegan sour cream or vegan sour cream (sour cream) is a high-fat plant cream fermented by lactic acid bacteria with many possible uses.

Cold-pressed honey is usually raw and contains nutritionally valuable compounds. Raw, organic honey is preferable.

The agave syrup used as a sweetener is easily soluble. It is a vegan alternative to honey. Available in organic quality and partly raw.

Drinking water: Tap water or mineral water can have very different qualities and ingredients. See also carbonated mineral water.

Cold-pressed, raw, organic olive oil is considered healthy. However, it contains significantly fewer healthy omega-3 fatty acids than rapeseed oil.

Refined rapeseed oil is light yellow, tasteless and can be heated to around 180-200 °C. Organic rapeseed oil is usually cold-pressed or physically refined.

Rapeseed oil (canola, HOLL oil, rapeseed oil) has a significantly higher proportion of essential fatty acids than olive oil. Look for the labels cold-pressed, o

Coconut oil (coconut oil, coconut fat) has too many saturated fatty acids at 82% and is solid up to about 25 °C. It is organic and, depending on the process, av

Cold-pressed linseed oil (linseed oil, flax oil) is rich in healthy omega-3 fatty acids. Tip: Use fresh and store in the refrigerator. Raw? Organic?

Baking powder is used as a leavening agent. It releases gaseous carbon dioxide, which gives the dough a large volume. Organic quality, vegan is possible.

Low salt vegetable broth means that the sodium content is 234 mg instead of the usual 400 mg. The broth is 98% water. Organic?

Maple syrup is a thickened juice obtained from maple trees. In North American cuisine, it is mainly used in desserts. Organic? Raw?