How to prepare oatmeal for breakfast

Millions of people start their day with oatmeal. Favorite porridge contains B vitamins, biotin, fiber. In terms of protein content, it is second only to wheat and buckwheat. And the content of aluminum, boron, iron is among the cereals record holder.





Recent studies have shown that oat fiber contains a very important element for reducing the level of harmful cholesterol - beta-glucan. Eating 3 grams of soluble oat fiber helps reduce cholesterol by 8-23%. Very good oatmeal and for the normal functioning of the gastrointestinal tract.





But, cooking oatmeal incorrectly, we lose not only the usual taste, but also almost all its advantages. "Site" I have compiled a list of the most common mistakes on the way to the perfect oatmeal for a healthy breakfast.

How to make oatmeal porridge

1. Cook on the water.
   The right oatmeal for breakfast It will allow you to reach lunch without snacking, but only if there is enough protein in it. The best way to put protein into porridge is to cook it on cow’s milk, and if you’re a vegetarian, on soy milk. This improves the taste of the dish and makes it more lush and velvety in texture. Do not forget to supplement your breakfast with another source of protein - nuts, cottage cheese, boiled egg or chicken breast.
   
   
   
   
   
2. Put the croup in cold water
   First boil water or heat the milk, and then throw the cereal. With this method of cooking, the texture of porridge will be denser.
   
   
   
3. Don't add salt.
   It doesn’t matter which breakfast you like best, sweet or salty. Either way, add a pinch of salt. If you do this from the beginning, the porridge will be much tastier and richer in taste. Tested in practice.
   
   
   
4. Forget about stirring.
   Stirring oatmeal you will not let it burn or “run away”, and also make its texture creamier.
   
   
   
5. Cooking isn't long enough.
   Cooking time is usually indicated on the packaging. If you decide to cook porridge from oatmeal, and not from flakes, then the cereal should first be poured with boiling water and allowed to infuse 3-4 hours, then cook crushed cereal for 30 minutes, and uncut and unpolished - up to 2 hours. If on the box you see the inscription “traditional flakes” or “Hercules”, then they should be cooked for 15-20 minutes. If it is written “Instant flakes”, then it is enough to cook them for 3-5 minutes.
   
   Oatmeal is cooked quite quickly, but still not instantly. Flakes take time to absorb the liquid and gain the desired consistency. Give the cooked porridge another 5-10 minutes to brew. In the meantime, flip through the news or do makeup. Your patience will be rewarded a hundredfold.
   
   
   
   
   

Now you know, How to properly prepare oatmeal for breakfast. Of course, you should not add sugar to oatmeal for weight loss. In the summer, fresh berries are perfect. In winter, you can fill the porridge with honey or maple syrup, you can add jam, but there is also sugar, so oatmeal will be tasty, but not very useful.





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