Air wheat is a sweet treat, which is usually a production product, since getting it at home is quite problematic (but possible). A product is being prepared from high-quality cereal grains. Ready popped wheat looks like light balls that can serve as a great idea for creating a delicious and nutritious breakfast.
The basic rule of using the product is to maintain moderation: the product is quite high-calorie and can add a few pounds of excess weight. When overeating, all the positive qualities of air wheat can turn into harm.
How is it made?
As already mentioned, air wheat is a manufacturing product that is quite difficult to make at home.
The devices in which the product is prepared come in different sizes and have different capacities. They can be both floor and desktop. Often you can see such units in leisure parks, cafes, and shopping malls. In their work, they are identical to popcorn or popcorn machines.
The steps for preparing puffed wheat are as follows: pour salt, sugar, grains, various flavors into a preheated bowl, add oil to a separate compartment so that the product does not burn, the wheat grains soften under the influence of pressure and temperature and explode pretty soon (density decreases , they become weightless), the device automatically mixes the mass. Making one bookmark takes about 1 minute.
But that is not all!
The treat process is not limited to these simple actions. In order to attract as many buyers as possible, manufacturers add honey, caramel or chocolate to finished grains. Airy wheat with honey is not only tasty, but also healthy. Children are simply delighted with such a treat!
How to make at home?
To prepare an air product, you will need a special apparatus. Otherwise, the process will be extremely problematic.
But if you have an electric appliance for making popcorn, you can safely use it.
The process of self-preparation of breakfast cereal :
- we put wheat grains into the device;
- press the button and wait until the temperature inside the device reaches a high mark, and the grains begin to increase in volume several times;
- take out the finished product;
- pour it with honey or melted chocolate to give great sweetness.
The finished product can be stored in a dark place for several days at room temperature. The purchased product can be stored in sealed packaging for twelve months.
The benefits and harms of air wheat
Many experts believe that this product is useless for our body. But with proper use, even from it, you can get some benefit. Air wheat, first of all, contains a huge amount of fiber, which can enhance intestinal motility. It turns out that thanks to this product it is possible to improve digestion and regular bowel movement.
In addition, wheat grains contain a considerable amount of vitamins - PP, K, a group of vitamins B: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9. There are also minerals in air wheat: calcium, iron, manganese, copper, zinc, selenium, sodium. In large quantities contains potassium, magnesium, phosphorus.
There are 16 grams of protein and 2 grams of fat per 100 grams of product. It seems to be nice. Here are just a lot more carbohydrates in this product - about 67 grams.
Nevertheless, a large number of complex carbohydrates has some benefits: it charges with a high energy supply, provides fast saturation for a long time. That is why this product is recommended for use in the morning - so you can recharge with energy and energy for the whole day.
The product in question is quite high-calorie - 367 kilocalories per 100 grams of goodies. The product becomes even more caloric after adding sweeteners. That is why nutritionists recommend either eating wheat grains dosed, or completely abandoning their use. In order for the effect of air wheat on human health not to be negative, experts recommend eating the product no more than twice a week in the morning. If you do not follow this rule, do not be surprised at the set of extra pounds.
For obese people, such a treat is generally contraindicated. In case of diabetes, it is not recommended to use this product with sweet additives.
Making breakfast
The main advantage of ready-made air wheat is its ease of preparation.
It is enough to pour out the number of grains into a plate, pour milk, cream, yogurt or kefir. This breakfast is the best way to cheer up your child before going to school. A hearty and carbohydrate-rich product will keep your baby full for hours to come.
If you are not a fan of standing at the stove in the morning, then such a breakfast will be a salvation for you too. Simplicity in cooking can come to your advantage: if you have a child, he himself can cope with the preparation of a simple dish in the morning.
Air cereal goes well with compote, coffee, jelly.
Cooking Chocolates
Airy wheat makes great desserts. Delicious chocolates can be made from it.
The steps for making chocolates are as follows:
- melt bitter chocolate in an amount of 200 grams;
- mix butter and cream in the amount of 50 grams and 150 grams;
- set on a slow fire and bring to a boil;
- add chocolate there;
- we cool the resulting mass and send it to the refrigerator;
- after thickening the mass, add 1 cup of airy wheat to it and send it to the refrigerator again;
- then we form balls and sprinkle each with a decorative confectionery powder or cocoa.
Here is such a simple recipe for a delicious dessert that your children will definitely appreciate.
Cooking Muffins
The dessert instruction is as follows:
- Grind two yolks and a half cup of granulated sugar.
- Add softened butter (50 grams).
- Bring the mixture to a homogeneous consistency.
- Next, we introduce into the mixture 1 cup of non-fat cream, 1 teaspoon of baking powder, flour in the amount of 200 grams (the products used should be at room temperature).
- Mix everything, add two whipped proteins.
- We divide the dough into two equal parts: add 4 tablespoons of cocoa powder to one.
- Mix and pour and pour 100 grams of puffed wheat.
- We coat paper forms with vegetable oil.
- Fill them with white dough for one fourth, spread the dark on top.
- Bake in the oven at 200 degrees for about 15-20 minutes.
Making Nutritious Smoothie
Beat one banana and half an apple until mashed. Then add yogurt and beat the mass again. We introduce wheat grains, mix the solution until a homogeneous consistency.
And voila! You can safely enjoy a drink.
Is puffed wheat suitable for fishing?
Pond owners usually use cereals to bait fish. But such a product also sits well on the hook and attracts fish, which is very much appreciated by anglers. Therefore, we can safely say that air wheat is a simple way to bait. However, traditionally, fishermen used not an aerial product, but boiled or steamed wheat.
Now, when it is possible to buy a ready-made sweet product, the need for cooking disappears.