Almost everyone has heard about the benefits and nutritional properties of oatmeal. Moreover, no one will dispute the view that oatmeal is the best breakfast. But despite this, not many prefer to start their day with this dish. Sometimes this is due to the inability to cook oatmeal correctly, which makes it impossible to evaluate the result of its daily use. So, let's look at how a delicious and maximally healthy oatmeal is cooked. How to cook these airy flakes on water so that the porridge does not look like a paste?
Why eat oatmeal?
For those who decide to throw ballast out of extra pounds, oatmeal is indispensable in the diet. Firstly, it quickly saturates the human body with the necessary energy. Secondly, oatmeal normalizes metabolism, which allows you to effectively remove toxins from the body. Thirdly, this cereal is capable of not only maintaining normal cholesterol levels, but also fighting vascular plaques. In addition to all of the above, an oatmeal dish delays the aging process. For this, she was nicknamed the porridge of beauty.
Oatmeal Slimming Porridge
In order for the beneficial properties of oatmeal to be preserved during the cooking process, it must be cooked in water. This is especially true for those who want to lose weight or maintain their weight. We put three glasses of water on the fire. As soon as the pan boils, we send two glasses of oatmeal there. Caution: they must be washed with cold water at least five times. Thus, we will get rid of unnecessary impurities in Hercules groats. As soon as the pan boils again, it is necessary to reduce the heat to a minimum and cook for 15-20 minutes. It is worth noting that with the exclusion of salt and sugar, you will get the most useful dietary oatmeal porridge. How to cook oatmeal on water without the named ingredients so that the taste of the resulting dish is not fresh?
Let us turn to the generous gifts of nature: we use fresh fruits and berries. To cook oatmeal with their help, we need:
- 30 g oatmeal flakes;
- 100 g of low-fat yogurt;
- 1 tbsp. l wheat germ;
- figs, apple and grapes.
Mix cereals in a bowl. Separately mix yogurt and lemon juice. The resulting creamy mass pour oatmeal. On top of the porridge, spread the chopped fruit.
Delicious oatmeal
How to cook cereal from this medicinal cereal on water? Cooking oatmeal does not take much time. Moreover, nutritionists recommend not to cook oatmeal at all, but to do soaking flakes in water for a long time. But as for
oatmeal, the process of making porridge from it takes at least an hour. Necessary ingredients for its preparation: milk (4 cups), cereals (2 cups), a little salt and butter. Milk can be diluted with water. It is allowed to use concentrated or powdered milk diluted with water. If you decide to cook dietary cereal, then you will have to take water as the basis. Oatmeal must be soaked for 3-5 hours, pouring boiling salted water. What makes a delicious rich
oatmeal porridge. How to cook oatmeal in water without pre-soaking? In this case, the cereal is poured into boiling water and left for some time to swell under a closed lid. Throw the swollen grains onto a sieve (to drain the remaining water), and transfer to boiling milk. Porridge is cooked on low heat for about half an hour. Serve porridge with prunes, nuts, raisins or fresh fruits.