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Since ancient times, various porridges have been the diet of many peoples. Not only commoners, but also people of tsarist blood, were imitated by them. They were "relished" and treated. In this article we will consider many products and determine useful porridges, what properties they have and can harm the human body.
Recipes of useful cereals
Modern cooking teaches us with its diversity. There are a lot of list and dietary dishes, especially since modern diets are not a strict restriction in nutrition. Today you can eat delicious, nutritious and at the same time the food will be healthy, not causing a set of extra pounds. There are also many recipes for useful cereals, from the list of which each person is able to make his own balanced menu.
Let us dwell on some of the most commonly used recipes.
Loose buckwheat porridge The ratio of the yoghurt and the water is taken 1: 2.
- The groats are thoroughly washed.
- In the pan pour the necessary amount of water, put on the fire and bring the liquid to a boil. Salt to taste.
- Pour the core. The fire is strong. Bring to a boil, after which the fire is reduced. Cover the pan with a lid.
- Cook from the moment of boiling, without opening the lid, for 40 minutes. This will allow to create a "steam bath" in the pan making the dish crisper and tastier.
- After the buckwheat absorbed all the water, remove the product from the fire, put a piece of butter in the dish. Close the lid again and wrap it around for a quarter of an hour. Such a simple reception will greatly improve the taste of the dish.
Loose buckwheat is the perfect side dish to a great variety of products.
Delicious oatmeal on the water
This dish can be prepared not only from oat flakes, it can be based on oatmeal, or even flour. Get a delicious and healthy food can be easily, without much difficulty.
You can prepare the product both on water and on milk. Ideal is the ratio of one part of milk and four water. This combination will allow oatmeal to get a pleasant melted taste, while the caloric content of the finished product does not increase significantly.
The dish can be both sweet, but more calorie, and slightly salted. Instead of milk, you can introduce a small piece of butter, which also increases the taste of the dish. The options are the sea, and with your imagination, you can create a masterpiece that has an exquisite taste with a minimum of calories. Berries, fruits, nuts are a matter of taste and individual preferences.
If the oatmeal is thoroughly washed before cooking, the finished product will lose its former stickiness. But if the patient suffers from chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, then this should not be done. It is this property of oatmeal that will not only provide food, but also protect the mucosa of the digestive tract from the negative influence and irritation that many products can cause.
If a person prefers liquid cereals, the flake / liquid ratio should be taken as 1: 6. In the case of the desire to eat viscous dishes (which is more useful for gastric patients), these proportions change - 1: 4.
Groats are introduced into the already boiling liquid, after which it is boiled for five minutes. The dish is ready. To improve the taste, you can add a piece of butter, but remember that the caloric content of the product is slightly increased. Here it is necessary to choose the golden mean: taste, good, caloric content.
Pea mash
Primarily dry peas should be filled with water and put on a swell. The liquid should be 10 cm above the level of peas. The main feature of this product is that the longer it swells, the tastier, softer and more tender it turns out. Therefore, ideally it should be soaked overnight. But the minimum amount should not be less than two hours. In this case, after an hour the water becomes turbid, foam forms on its surface. The liquid should be drained and replaced with a clean one.
Peas set to cook for a small fire for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. After that, salt to taste. If the peas are poorly soaked, the cooking time may increase to 50 minutes. Ready porridge to mash or grind blender. Serve with any additives.
Summarizing the article, we can conclude that useful porridges, an indispensable source of vitamins, minerals, amino acids and other useful substances, are quite diverse. And every person who watches over his health and figure, can find himself that which will bring him physical benefit and moral satisfaction.
Are the porridges useful?
Trying any product, a person is interested in its positive and negative qualities. So, are the cereals useful? How often and in what quantities can they be consumed.
It turns out that the variety of porridges is diverse, and each has its own unique composition. Daily presence of them on the person's table allows more than enough to cover the daily amount of vitamins, minerals and trace elements that the human body needs for its normal functioning.
Any of the cereals has in its composition dietary fiber, beneficial for the digestive process, purging from accumulating toxins. Light carbohydrates fill the person with energy, and the proteins present in them are building bricks of muscle tissue.
Introduced trace elements, each in its own way, help in the work of a particular body and system. Therefore, the product should be eaten every day, the benefits of this category are quite diverse!
The most useful porridge
It is impossible to single out one and single out the importance of other cereals. "Title" the most useful porridge can not belong to one.
For example, oatmeal is called a porridge of beauty. It is classified as dietary food. It is rich in many useful substances, fiber. Favorably affects the mucosa of the digestive tract.
The buckwheat is considered a queen. A storehouse of vitamins that can heal anemia, stimulate the body's immune system. The advantage of buckwheat is that it is grown without the use of chemical compounds.
Dishes from pyshenki show excellent results, cleansing the body of toxins and antibiotic substances. Thanks to it people get enough magnesium, sulfur and phosphorus.
Other grains have their advantages and disadvantages, which will be discussed in more detail later.
Useful properties of porridge
This baby is a nutritious product since childhood. Something we love, and some dishes cause unpleasant associations in us, but this attitude does not at all plead with the useful properties of porridge, its necessity in our daily diet. And a wide choice of products and cooking techniques allows you to diversify the nutritional basket of people.
Something we know about the benefits of this or that product, and some information about them for many will be a real discovery.
For example, an oatmeal eaten for breakfast will allow "energetically fill" the body for the whole day. A portion of this food is supplied with a quarter of the daily fiber norm. Oatmeal, due to its mucous consistency, has a beneficial effect on the digestive system, helping to improve the absorption of fat cells by the intestine.
Manka is considered a child's gruel, but many adults eat it with great pleasure. It has a positive effect on bone tissue and organs of the gastrointestinal tract. Very small children to enter it in the diet should not be, since the manga is poor in vitamin D.
Rice, the basis of Asian cuisine, - this groats has almost a full set of vitamins from the B-category. It is effectively used both at home and in classical medicine to relieve the problems associated with digestive disorders. Studies have shown that rice is favorable for the nervous system of people, it is good to remove toxins from the body.
Perlovka supplies the person with energy. Kashi based on it is simply necessary for people suffering from frequent constipation. Moreover, it is more effective when applied in a warm, cold form, it does not show the expected result. Kids do not want to enter it in the diet, because it is heavy for a small stomach.
Millet porridge is a product of cores and people suffering from vascular diseases, due to the large content of such elements: manganese, copper, zinc, nicotinic acid, protein.
This cereal is called the queen of porridge, it forms the basis of the diet of many peoples. It is rich in vitamins and mineral complexes: potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, calcium, iron, manganese, as well as fats, starches, proteins, vitamins B1, B2, B6, PP. And it's all about buckwheat. Groats are irreplaceable for cardiovascular pathologies, diabetes, pancreatic disease, effectively stop the symptoms of intoxication. It can be eaten by people with excess weight, it is called aphrodisiac and food of Aphrodite.
Rating of useful cereals
This product, not only nourishes the body, but also able to treat it. Of course, the level of exposure of each cereal is different, so there is a kind of rating of useful cereals.
The buckwheat is worthy of the palm for useful ingredients, although some consider it a leader of porridge porridge. But the first and main advantage of buckwheat is its ecological purity. This product is unpretentious in cultivation, grows on any soils, is not prone to invasion of parasites, which relieves buckwheat from processing chemicals.
Its saturation with vitamins and trace elements, at the same low calorie content, legitimately brings the product to the first place in the rating and a worthy place in many diets.
A worthy second place categorically occupies oatmeal, which transmits to a person a considerable amount of energy. She is able to reduce the amount of sugar in the blood. Oatmeal is called the source of beauty and youth. After all, it can improve the condition of the skin, maintain a healthy hue, heal the condition of the hair and nails, and raise the level of the immune system.
The third place of honor in this rating can be given to the pearl barley. Although on today's table this inexpensive product is a rarity. But it is worth noting its high mineral composition and good taste, and low caloric content, with high nutritional status, allows you to take a place in many diets for weight loss. It promotes the production of collagens, which allows smoothing wrinkles, reduces the risk of allergic reactions.
Do not forget about the pine, the most ancient product, which is mentioned in the bible. Not less benefit on the body and have other cereals: corn, rice, semolina and others. In order not to miss anything, it is worthwhile to dwell on each of them in more detail.
What is useful oatmeal?
Let's start, perhaps, with oatmeal. So, how is oatmeal useful? What does it give our body? Its positive impact is undeniable. This gift of nature has in its composition:
- Large amount of fiber.
- Antioxidants.
- Gluten.
- Vitamin E.
- From microelements: iodine, sodium, sulfur, chlorine, calcium, vanadium and others.
The main positive properties of oatmeal:
- Stimulation of the intestine.
- Protection of the skin from aging.
- Prevention of oncological pathologies.
- Neutralization of the action of harmful cholesterol.
- Cleaning the body of toxins and toxins.
- Treatment and prevention of gastric diseases (gastritis and ulcers) and digestive organs in general.
- Low caloric content.
- Decreased blood pressure.
- Oatmeal shows itself well in the fight against depressive conditions and stress.
How useful millet porridge?
One of the most "ancient" dishes in human nutrition. Due to its energy capacity, it should be present in the ration of athletes and people engaged in heavy physical labor. So what properties does a person use, what is useful millet porridge?
It includes:
- A large amount of starch.
- Microelements: potassium, silicon, phosphorus, copper and magnesium.
- Vitamins A and PP.
- Vitamins of group B.
- Proteins.
- Amino acids.
- Fat content about 4%.
Positive effects on the body:
- Favorably affects the growth of the body.
- Beneficial effect on the formation and condition of teeth and bone tissue.
- Effectively suppresses the symptoms of constipation.
- Normalizes blood circulation.
- Stabilizes the function of cardiovascular organs, metabolic processes, digestive system.
- Improves the condition of hair, nails, and epidermis.
- It has a beneficial effect on the nervous system, relieving depression, stress, sleeping problems.
- It allows to purify the body of toxins, slags, fats and salts, preventing the formation of cholesterol plaques.
- Vegetable fats are well absorbed, not being stored in the reservoirs of the body.
- Does not cause an allergic reaction.
- Cures manifestations of vitamin deficiency.
- Promotes weight loss.
Over time, millet grains acquire a bitter taste and lose a number of their properties.
What is useful for semolina porridge?
Let's talk now about the manga. It is obtained in the process of crushing wheat grains. It is with her that many have an association with childhood. But how useful is semolina porridge? What can it give to the human body?
It includes:
- Microelements: sodium, potassium, phosphorus, iron, calcium, magnesium and others.
- Vitamins E and B1.
- Fitin - reduces the amount of calcium in the body.
- Protein.
- Starch.
- Gluten (may cause allergies).
Useful characteristics of semolina:
- This is an instant food product.
- The absence of fiber in it allows the dish to be easily absorbed by the body.
- Effectively removes abnormal mucous deposits and fats.
- Positively affects the strength of muscles and the strength of bone tissue.
- Dietary postoperative product in many diseases.
- It differs not only in high nutritional value, but also in caloric content. Therefore it is not used in diets for weight loss.
- Manka allows you to cleanse the body of mucus and slag.
- Effectively splits excess fat.
- It inhibits oxidation processes.
- Some studies show its preventive effect in relation to the risk of cancer.
- Monkey can provoke an intestinal disorder.
- Long-term use of it can cause joint and ligament pain.
- There may be symptoms of anemia.
Overfeeding with a mango is not worth it, but two or three times a week will only bring benefit.
What is useful for corn porridge?
The classic Magyar dish is hominy, the basis of which is flour, obtained from corn. This product recently takes up more and more space on our table. And this is not accidental. What is useful for corn porridge, what can it give?
Its components:
- Fatty unsaturated acids.
- A complex of various vitamins.
- Microelements and minerals: carotene, phosphorus, iron, zinc, chromium, silicon and others.
- Carbohydrates and vegetable fibers.
- Amino acids.
Useful features:
- They support the work of the cardiovascular system.
- Effectively emits toxic formations, fat cells.
- Stabilizes and leads to normal glucose values in plasma.
- Recommended for failure of metabolic processes.
- It showed itself well with nervous exhaustion, stressful situations.
- Slows down the aging process.
- It is allowed in pathologies of the digestive system.
- Prophylaxis of oncopathologies.
- Having a low level of calories, it overcomes weight.
What is the use of pearl barley?
Perlovka is a derivative of barley - its basic dishes are the basis of many medical diets. "Love" her and beauticians. So, what is the use of pearl barley?
- It is one of the few that knows how to synthesize the amount of collagen in the serum by natural processes, which rejuvenates the skin, making it supple, elastic and more fresh.
- Has a low calorie content, but nourishing.
- A high level of phosphorus allows to strengthen the skeletal framework and components of the musculoskeletal system.
- A wide range of chemical elements normalizes metabolic processes, helps to better assimilate calcium in the human body.
- Perlovka is a high-vitamin cereal, ahead of many other cereals in this indicator.
What is useful buckwheat porridge?
It is called the main porridge of the country. Without it, it is impossible to imagine the diet of any of our compatriots. Her properties are legendary. What is useful buckwheat porridge? What does specialists say about this?
- Croup is rich in many vitamins and microelements. However, their content in buckwheat is high enough. One of the components is routine, a substance whose main characteristic is the improvement of the condition of the walls of blood vessels, which leads to the prevention of the circulatory system, improving blood flow and preventing many diseases.
- The presence of a large amount of iron in buckwheat makes it possible to increase hemoglobin and to avoid anemia, to improve the complexion.
- Calcium is the basis of a strong skeleton, bone tissue and teeth.
- The presence of potassium allows you to control blood pressure.
- Magnesium relieves stressful situations, raises mood, helps to burn excess fat.
- The leader in the content of the vitamin group B. Good condition of nails and hair, natural, natural skin color.
What is useful for barley porridge?
Yalchka, like the barley, is tormented by the processing of barley, but, unlike pearl barley, it crumbles, and does not grind. Today yachka is not as popular as before, but in vain. What is useful is barley porridge, which a person loses without using it in their diet.
Barley is referred to as dietary products. Its caloric content per 100 g is 300 kcal, which allows, eating it, to throw extra pounds.
- Has a strong diuretic effect.
- The high iron content makes it possible to avoid anemia.
- It enters the diet with diseases of the digestive system, pathological changes in the thyroid gland, kidney and urinary system diseases.
- Effectively reduces symptoms of diarrhea.
- Is a good antispasmodic.
- To date, barley is considered an effective tool that reduces the likelihood of malignant tumors.
- The vitamin and mineral complex, which is part of the product, supports and conserves the beauty and youth of the skin.
- Returns the natural strength of hair and nails.
- It is a good antidepressant, relieving depression, stress and stabilizing the mood.
- Previously, witch doctors used the yacht as a natural antibiotic.
- Effectively reduces the problem of arthritis.
- Improves vision by strengthening the optic nerve.
- Normalizes the level of cholesterol.
But she also has disadvantages: it can not be eaten by people who have an anamnesis of glycine enteropathy or pregnancy.
What is useful for wheat porridge?
Another cereal, which must be said - wheat. She, like some others, is rarely found on our table today. But from this, it has not lost its unique properties. So, what is the use of wheat porridge? How can she surprise?
Its low caloric content allows you to refer it to the products of dietary nutrition when losing weight.
This product is rich in:
- Such chemical elements: iron, zirconium, phosphorus, zinc, silver.
- Vegetable fats and protein.
- Vitamins PP, B1 and B2.
- Starch.
- Amino acids.
- Beta-carotene.
Wheat groats are the porridge of athletes and people engaged in heavy physical labor.
- Allows you to "design" the body.
- A portion of the product is capable of charging the body with energy for the whole day.
- It is useful for indigestion.
- Perfectly removes toxins.
- Groats show antiviral characteristics, reducing the likelihood of affection with similar diseases (eg, herpes).
What is useful pea porridge?
The second dish of peas from ancient times occupied an honorable place on the table. Today, this porridge has lost its relevance. A modern person does not even know what is useful for pea porridge and how tasty and nutritious it is.
- Antioxidants.
- Amino acids.
- High level of vitamins, minerals and microelements.
Porridge from pea helps the body:
- Reduce the risk of developing hypertension.
- Help to get rid of sand and stones in the bladder and kidneys.
- Maintain the work of the cardiovascular system.
- Are prevention of cancer.
- An unjustifiably forgotten cosmetic product that improves the condition of the skin.
- Effective in ridding the body of toxins and carcinogens.
- It successfully cures some dermatological problems.
- Reduces pain with joint damage.
What is useful for porridge porridge?
The curative power of Herculean flakes, it would seem, is known to many, but not everyone will specify them. So, how useful is the porridge of porridge and what is its strength?
- "Hercules" is just a storehouse of nutrients useful to humans.
- Serotonin.
- Vitamin groups E, H, PP, B.
- Complex of minerals: calcium, fluorine, iron, magnesium, iodine, potassium and others.
Its properties include:
- Low glycemic index. This indicates the content of complex carbohydrates in the oatmeal, perfectly absorbed by the human body.
- Stimulates the function of the pancreas. Favorably influencing the work of the digestive system.
- Stabilizes the level of sugar in the blood.
- In 100 g of product contains a third of the daily rate of phosphorus.
- Herculean porridge is useful for bone tissue, allowing you to keep calcium in the body.
- Has a positive effect on the state of the nervous and cardiovascular system.
What is the use of rice porridge?
Rice in its composition contains a large percentage of starch, with almost no fiber. Grain culture is rich in many minerals and vitamins. It has a more full-scale composition of amino acids that take part in the synthesis of many substances that other cereals can not "boast" of. What is useful rice porridge, in addition to its excellent taste?
- Normalizes the process of hematopoiesis.
- Improves the work of metabolic processes.
- Therapy of diarrhea.
- Strengthens the resistance of the walls of blood vessels.
- Prevention of thrombosis.
- Positively affects the cells and receptors of the nervous system.
- The presence of a large percentage of vitamin E empowers rice with antioxidant properties.
- Improves cell nutrition.
- Rice is needed to strengthen the bone structure.
- It has the properties of adsorbent, purging and stopping the manifestations of intoxication.
What is useful barley porridge?
Barley product is obtained by crushing grains of barley. It is not only delicious, but also quite useful dish, and it is not difficult to cook it. How useful barley porridge, what support it will bring to our body.
It should immediately be noted that unrefined grain, which goes for processing, has a high volume of fiber in its composition. As you know, its presence in food products has a beneficial effect on the digestive tract, effectively participating in the prevention and treatment of its diseases. Due to the fact that it is not digested by organisms, cellulose irritates the walls of the intestine, activating its work and carrying out "cleaning" in it.
- Barley grains are very useful in diabetes mellitus, allowing you to lower blood sugar levels.
- Similarly, it acts on cholesterol.
- Useful to people suffering from obesity.
- It is able to normalize arterial hypertension.
- Having a high level of calories, barley is easily digested, giving the body energy.
- Badly removes heavy metals from the body.
- It is capable of such a beneficial effect on mood, to remove stressful conditions.
- Modern observations have shown the presence in the characteristics of light antibacterial properties, which allow to stop small manifestations of fungal lesions of the skin.
- It has low spasmolytic properties.
But there are also contraindications to its consumption: glycine enteropathy or celiac disease (intolerance to gluten) in the anamnesis.
Why is pumpkin porridge useful?
The modern list of dishes, one of the ingredients of which is a pumpkin, is quite impressive, but today we will talk about what is useful from pumpkin porridge. Mostly another component of the porridge is one of the cereals: pearl barley, yak, wheat, rice, semolina and others. This combination gives the dish a double force, obtained from both components.
The pumpkin itself is rich:
- A unique vitamin and mineral complex, which is based on vitamins A and E, iron, potassium.
- Natural fiber.
The spectrum of its therapeutic use is simply enormous:
- It has a restorative and rejuvenating effect on the body.
- Coping with gout.
- Normalizes the pressure.
- They are used in the fight against stress.
- Reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease.
- Prevention and therapy of disruptions in the work of the gastrointestinal tract.
- Treatment of tuberculosis.
- Improves the formula of blood.
- Effectively supports the health of hair and skin.
- Applied as a natural aphrodisiac.
- Eliminates a number of serious chronic pathologies.
- Low calorie content allows you to enter the diet for weight loss.
- Strengthens the walls of blood vessels.
- Reduces cholesterol in the blood.
- It is also useful to people who have problems with the liver, bladder and kidneys.
- It allows you to cut the wounds from burns.
- Helps to get rid of worms and other parasites.
Pumpkin porridge - a wonderful dietary dish, easily assimilated by the body.
What is useful porridge arnautka?
Arnautka or arnovka, miner - this cereal is obtained by grinding spring wheat. Perhaps, many do not even know about its existence, it is not known and where it came from, but how useful the arnautka porridge is, it is worthwhile to sort it out.
Arnautka, like many other cereals, contains a large number of unsaturated fats, amino acids, minerals and vitamins.
- This croup stimulates the immune system.
- Thanks to her brain work is activated.
- The normal functioning of the cardiovascular system is maintained.
- Arnovka effectively inhibits the aging of the cell.
- Returns the natural shine and health to the hair, restores the normal structure of the skin and nails.
Useful porridge for breakfast
The most energy-intensive breakfast is porridge, but they should not only be nutritious, but also bring maximum benefit. A balanced, hearty breakfast is the guarantee of a fruitful day. Nutritionists consider the morning to be the most suitable time for the introduction of carbohydrates.
From the point of view of dietetics, it is necessary to prepare porridges on the water, with a rare exception on milk. What are the most useful cereals for breakfast?
The list of such cereals will be long enough, but remember the more popular ones.
- Millet is a millet derivative. Gives the body energy and cleans it, prevents the deposition of fat. This croup contains a lot of iron and protein. Dishes from it can be sweet and salty, flavored with various seasonings.
- Oatmeal, "Hercules" - the most valuable product, with a high content of calcium and protein, a storehouse of vegetable fiber. Depending on the type of treatment, the croup is divided into a coarse cleaning product and an "extra" type. In the diet, preference should be given to coarsely processed grains. Such flakes are more "alive". To obtain the best dietary effect, it is advisable not to boil the oatmeal, but the bay with boiled water, let it brew for 10 minutes.
- Buckwheat is one of the most valuable dietary cereals that do not contain gluten, which provokes allergies. Her reception will help normalize weight and fill the body with energy. List all the useful properties of dishes from it is problematic, because the composition of buckwheat is simply unique.
- Good and cereal, which are derived from wheat:
- Bulgur - groats, obtained by steam processing of wheat and its further crushing. It retains most of the nutrients inherent in the original source. Has the minimum amount of carbohydrates. Dishes from it can be both sweet and salty. To improve the taste characteristics, grind the rump on a vegetable oil, and then boil for a quarter of an hour.
- Manka is the central part of wheat grain. Biologically valuable food product. Light and energy: little fiber, but rich in protein. Vitamins and mineral are somewhat lower than in many cereals.
- Couscous - the basis and properties akin to manke. Instant porridge. Can be both a salted garnish, and a sweet porridge.
- Kinoa (quinoa) is a natural combination of vitamins and minerals. Groats are rich in protein - it is twice as large as in rice, corn and a yak. Quinoa is a serious source of vitamins B and E, iron, phosphorus, calcium. Can be used as a side dish to meat and fish dishes, perfectly combined with berries, fruits, vegetables and legumes.
Useful porridge for weight loss
Obesity and overweight are a scourge of our time. People who want to be not only healthy, but look and feel well, must necessarily know the products that supply their body with the substances necessary for full-fledged work. In this case, they should not provoke the deposition of fats and weight gain. Therefore, it is worthwhile to know useful porridge for weight loss.
The most valuable are the cereals representing the whole plant unit: buckwheat, rice (brown), pearl barley, wheat, millet, oats.
It is necessary to minimize the reception of products obtained by processing the original source: mango, oat flakes, couscous, bulgur ...
Due to the high fiber content, whole grains:
- They are subject to processing by the body for a longer time, which prolongs the saturation period.
- In this case, a person gets the necessary charge of energy, vitamins and other nutrients.
- Such cereals have low calorie content.
To dietary dishes, helping to lose excess pounds can be attributed and dishes of pumpkin. But what product to choose for a diet to solve individually individually, after all the food should be tasty, high-grade and it is not obligatory to stop on one product, the main thing that the result was, but not at the expense of physical and emotional health.
Is quick porridge useful?
At once it is necessary to afflict fans of fast food, including porridges, the answer to a question, whether fast porridges, negative are useful. And the reasons for this are serious enough.
Such a product is preliminarily heat treated. At the same time most of the nutrients are lost, despite the indication on the package.
These products usually introduce a large number of additional condiments and compounds: sugar, salt, preservatives, stabilizers, dyes, flavors and other harmful additives.
Having eaten such food, a person "ruins" his body and it is not surprising that after an hour or two you want to eat again. This diet can not be called healthy, except it increases the risk of gaining excess weight.
What are the benefits of porridge on the water?
If you talk with nutritionists or many doctors, they tend to believe that cooked on the water, retain more of their positive characteristics than the same dishes, cooked with milk. Than useful porridges on the water - an explanation given by nutritionists:
- Any croup is in one degree or another, a storehouse of vitamins and other substances. But they are better absorbed by the body if the porridge is cooked on the water, the milk is capable of reducing the level of digestion.
- With a diet for weight loss, a dish on the water is also preferable, since it has a lower calorie content. At the same time, in the satiety, such a dish yields not much.
- Due to the enveloping action, they are recommended to patients suffering from diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, whereas with milk these characteristics are not so pronounced.
- The considered variant is an exit for those, which organism differs intolerance to milk protein of lactase. This fact is especially relevant today. With such a deviation, after a meal with cereal and milk, serious bowel breakdown or allergy symptoms may occur.
Is the porridge on the milk useful?
Dietitians tend to consider more useful dishes cooked on the water. But the question is whether the porridge is useful in milk, does not leave the respondents. After all, it has its own virtues and, above all, it is the taste.
Dishes on milk are more nutritious and high-calorie. At the same time, the fats that are available in milk allow for better absorption of many vitamins, for example, vitamin A, which is necessary for the body. Therefore, they are especially useful for a child's body.
In any case, the "golden mean" is needed. Why torment yourself with dishes on the water, because sometimes you can please yourself and milk kashkami, without harming either health or figure. And you can deceive the body by adding a little milk to the porridge on the water (in the ratio of milk / water - 1: 4). The dish will acquire the taste of milk, and the calorie content of the product will not increase significantly.
Useful porridge for the stomach
If the question arose about getting rid of extra pounds, and a person suffers from diseases of the digestive system (gastritis, ulcerative lesions and others), then not only a low-calorie product should be picked up. First of all, there should be a useful porridge for the stomach, so as not to cause an exacerbation of the disease.
The basic requirements: the dish should be well boiled, soft, it is better kiseleobraznym. These include oatmeal, brown rice, pumpkin dishes. They are ideal for a diet of patients suffering from gastrointestinal pathologies.