Hibiscus helps you to lose weight because it works as a diuretic and prevents the formation of fat cells in the body. But in addition to weight loss, hibiscus can also be used to treat poor digestion and control high blood pressure, menstrual cramps, and constipation.
The hibiscus is consumed mainly in the form of tea, which should be made in the proportion of 2 tablespoons of dry hibiscus or 2 sachets for every 1 liter of water. However, there are other ways to consume this plant to get its benefits, and the following are 4 easy and practical recipes to make using the hibiscus.
1. Hibiscus Watermelon Popsicle
Each popsicle has only 37 calories, and can be used as a main meal dessert, for example.
Ingredients
- 2 large slices of watermelon with seeds
- 1 cup hibiscus tea with ginger
- 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
How to prepare: Beat all the ingredients in the blender and fill the popsicles. As an alternative, you can also put pieces of fruit, such as kiwi and strawberry, inside the pans before filling them, as this will bring more nutrients to the popsicle and leave you with an even more beautiful appearance.
2. Healthy Soda
Each 240 ml glass of this soda has only 14 calories, and a good tip is to take it during lunch or dinner.
Ingredients
- Hibiscus tea
- Sparkling water
How to prepare: Make tea using 3 tablespoons of dried hibiscus to 500 ml of water. Let the water start to boil, turn off the heat and add the hibiscus, capping the pan for 5 minutes. Put the tea in the refrigerator and when you drink it, fill the cup with tea and fill the rest with the sparkling water.
3. Summer light juice
Each 200 ml glass of juice has only 105 calories, and can be taken in the afternoon snack, coupled with some cracker or Maria crackers.
Ingredients
- 500 ml cold concentrated hibiscus tea
- 500 ml of grape juice without sugar
- 2 lemons
- 3 sprigs of mint
How to prepare: Make the hibiscus tea with 5 tablespoons of the plant to 500 ml of water. Put the grape juice in a jar, the juice of a lemon, the hibiscus tea, the bouquet of mint and the second lemon in slices. Leave in refrigerator to cool and add more ice when serving.
4. Hibiscus Gelatin
A bowl with 100 ml of hibiscus gelatin has 32 calories, and can be consumed as a dessert from dinner, for example.
Ingredients:
- Hibiscus tea
- Unflavored gelatin
- 3 tablespoons of sugar or stevia sweetener
Preparation: Dissolve the gelatin according to label directions using the hibiscus tea instead of the water. Sweeten with sugar or with sweetener, and bring to the refrigerator until it is in the consistency of gelatin.
In addition to the natural form, the hibiscus can also be consumed in the form of capsules.
