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    In the "post-Soviet space" stevia is being processed for the time being mainly by Ukrainian industry. This production is quite diverse - more than 20 types, including dry leaf, tablets( one tablet replaces a teaspoon of sugar), syrup from stevia( 30 times sweeter than sugar), various phyto-tea( collections of spicy aromatic herbs of directional action).Of course, the producers of biologically active additives did not pass over the "sweet grass" either.

    Ready-made preparation - "Leaf of stevia air-dry" - can be bought at pharmacies. It is recommended as a dietary therapeutic and prophylactic agent for cardiovascular diseases, high blood pressure, atherosclerosis, obesity, type I and type II diabetes, pancreatitis, gastrointestinal tract disorders, liver, gall bladder, and to enhance immunity. Has anti-inflammatory effect, inhibits growth and reproduction of pathogenic bacteria. How to use: 1-2 teaspoons of leaves are brewed with a glass of boiling water and allowed to stand for 15 minutes. Drink instead of tea and other drinks for 1 cup 2 times a day. You can use a stevia leaf as a sweetener for any hot and cold drinks, various dishes( it should be noted that the sweetness of this drug is 30 times higher than that of table sugar).

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    Stevia syrup with rose hips and stevia tablets Indications for use are the same as for dry leaf, including increased immunity and prophylaxis of hypo- and avitaminosis.

    It is possible to prepare medicinal stevia preparations at home - it can be a powder, concentrated infusion, tea or syrup. In addition, in food and to sweeten tea and coffee, you can use fresh leaves of stevia: just tear them from the bush that will settle on your windowsill. The simplest methods of processing are drying and extraction.

    Dried leaves

    Leaves are separated from shoots and dried in the usual way. If you grind them in a coffee grinder or a mortar, you get a green powder that is about 10 times sweeter than sugar: 1,5-2 tablespoons replace 1 cup of ordinary sugar. You can add such a powder to all dishes and drinks, where sugar is traditionally used: cereals, soups, black tea, coffee, compotes, jelly, jam, yogurt, yogurts, confectionery, etc. This is a wonderful additive to other herbal teas -with rosehip, Sudan rose, mint, chamomile, etc.

    Stevia extract

    Whole leaves or green powder are poured with pure food alcohol( you can use vodka) and leave for infusion for a day. The liquid is then filtered. Sometimes, for any indication, the alcohol content should be reduced( for example, with liver diseases).Then the extract is heated on very low heat, but not brought to a boil. At the same time, alcohol vapors gradually evaporate. You can prepare and water extract of leaves, but with this method the useful substances of plants are not extracted as completely as with alcohol extraction.

    Both the aqueous and alcohol extract can be evaporated or concentrated in a syrup. This syrup is added to various dishes instead of sugar, focusing on individual taste sensations.

    As already mentioned, the properties of biologically active stevia substances do not decrease with heating, so its leaves can be used in all dishes that are subjected to heat treatment.

    Infusion of leaves of stevia

    20 g of dry raw material( 2 tablespoons) is poured into a glass of enriched glassware in boiling water, brought to a boil, boiled for 5 minutes on low heat, removed from the heat, covered with a lid and allowed to stand. Not later than 10 minutes later, the composition is poured into a heated thermos. The thermos is left to infuse for 10-12 hours. Upon completion, the infusion is filtered into a clean glass vessel. The remaining leaves are poured into the thermos bottle 100 ml of boiling water, insist 6-8 hours. The resulting infusion is added to the first and shaken. Such a composition can be stored in the refrigerator, but not more than a week.

    Syrup from stevia

    The dried green leaves and shoots are poured in water and boiled for 40 minutes. After that, the liquid is filtered and continues to evaporate over low heat( it is possible in a boiling water bath).You can check the readiness in the same way as you do when preparing fruit and berry syrups on sugar: drop a syrup on a glass or porcelain saucer - if it does not spread, the remedy is ready. Such syrup is added to various drinks and desserts.

    Stevia in Cooking

    Preservation of products with stevia. The leaves of the plant are ground in a mortar, and then 2-3 times grind with a coffee grinder. It is necessary to bring the green mass to a powdery state. This "dust" is used in canning instead of sugar - they are added to hot water( in a cold water the plant gives less "sweetness." A 0.5-liter jar of canned fruit usually requires 0.5 teaspoon of powder or 8-10 leaves of "honey grass."

    Dietarydishes with stevia

    It's not easy to build a diet for diabetes, it's not an easy task, you can not just stop eating chocolate, caramel and tea with granulated sugar. Sugar is a part of many dishes, it is used for canning vegetables and fruitcooking sticks, sauces and many other ready-made products filled with shelves of regular stores. Stevia will help diversify the menu of people with diabetes, and even a healthy person will not be able to restrict sugar in food

    Fresh tomato and herbs soup

    You will need 10-12small fresh tomatoes, 1/2 cup fresh greens, 1/4 teaspoon Stevia extract, 1-2 tablespoons olive oil, 2 tablespoons vinegar, 1-2 tablespoons soy sauce.

    Tomatoes are ground in a puree, add the remaining ingredients and stir again. Soup can be served hot with white or brown rice, decorating with sprigs of fresh spicy herbs. It is also good in cold form, then it is better to season it with a chopped walnut.

    Cookies "Magic balls"

    Take 2 cups of oatmeal, 1 large finely chopped apple, 1/4 cup raisins, 1 cup of peanut butter, whole nuts( walnuts or hazelnuts), 1/2 pack of butter or margarine, 1/ 2 cups of chocolate chips, 2 whole eggs, 1 cup of drinking water, 2 teaspoons of powder or 1/2 teaspoons of Stevia extract. Mix oat flakes, eggs, water and butter. Add the rest of the products( except nuts) and mix everything thoroughly. Then you need to mold from the resulting mass of balls and arrange them on a greased baking sheet. Put the top of each ball on a whole nut or half a piece of walnut. Bake the balls for 10-12 minutes in the oven, heated to 180 ° C.

    Frozen strawberry dessert This dish will need: 1/2 cup of hot water, 1/4 teaspoon of Stevia extract, 1 cup of crushed ice, 2-liter can of washed and cut into 4 pieces of strawberry, 1 table fresh lemon juice, a little freshly sliced ​​strawberriesfor decorating dessert. Stevia extract is added to hot water and completely dissolved in it with a mixer. Then they cover the ice and stir again until it melts. Gradually add the strawberries to its grinding, then add the lemon juice, the mixture is put into a mold and left in the freezer for 1.5 hours. Mix every 20 minutes. The finished dessert should turn out mushy. When served on the table, it is decorated with strawberries.

    Mayonnaise without eggs--

    Take 1 cup of almond or soy milk, 1 tablespoon of onion powder, 1 tablespoon of salt( the salt content can be decreased depending on your individual health condition), 1 / 4-1 / 3 teaspoons of Stevia extract,juice of 1 lemon, 2 cups of vegetable oil.

    Milk is poured into a mixer, add onion powder, salt, Stevia extract and lemon juice. Beat for 30 minutes until thick, slowly adding a thin trickle of vegetable oil. The finished product should have the consistency of ordinary table mayonnaise.

    Oat-apple buns

    The following products will be needed: 1 cup of wheat flour, 1 cup of oatmeal, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 3 teaspoons of baking powder, 2 teaspoons of cinnamon, 1.5 tablespoons of stevia powder, 1 egg,3/4 cup milk, 1/4 cup vegetable oil, 1 crushed apple, 3/4 cup raisins.

    The oven is preheated to 200 ° C.Mix the first seven ingredients thoroughly. In a separate bowl, mix the remaining ingredients, and then gradually introduce the liquid mixture into a dry mix and stir the dough to a uniform consistency. Spread the dough into greased forms and bake buns for 15-20 minutes.

    Tropical green cocktail

    2 glasses of pineapple juice, 1 banana, 1 fruit of kiwi without skin, 0.5-1 teaspoon of green Stevia powder. The ingredients are mixed in a mixer.