Oatmeal in the old days was very respected for its nutritional value and beneficial effects on the gastrointestinal tract. Today, the tradition of breakfast with oatmeal has been lost, so maybe we’ll try to revive it?
What are the benefits of oatmeal?
Not every child today knows what oatmeal looks like, because most often mothers buy and cook oatmeal. Earlier, oats prepared soups, cereals, jelly and homemade kvass. It is said that oat dishes are still very popular in Ireland. Haggis - a national Irish dish, is a sheep’s stomach stuffed with oat filling.
Oatmeal, the recipe of which has been preserved by old cookbooks, is not at all like modern. Oat grains are cooked for a rather long time, but possess extremely useful properties. Porridge is nutritious, easily digestible and therefore useful to a depleted body. Contains proteins, fiber, amino acids, B vitamins, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, zinc, calcium, iron. Oatmeal is useful for an irritated stomach - enveloping its walls, it helps to relieve inflammation in gastritis. Due to its rich spectrum of vitamins, minerals and amino acids, oatmeal helps rejuvenate the skin, strengthen hair and has a beneficial effect on the nervous system. It also stimulates intestinal motility. Thus, we conclude that oatmeal is a recipe for a daily diet.
English breakfast
They say that the English introduced the tradition of breakfast with milk oatmeal. They invented oatmeal porridge, which does not require cooking. For all its usefulness, oatmeal, the recipe of which was invented by the British, is very ... peculiar and not everyone will like it. Frankly, she simply has no taste. Therefore, we will offer a completely different recipe that even Sir Henry would appreciate from the famous movie "The Hound of the Baskervilles."
Oatmeal, sir!
For two servings we will take oatmeal flakes - 1 cup, vanilla sugar - half a bag, salt - a tiny pinch, a green apple - 1 pc., Sugar - 2 tablespoons, milk - 1 cup, butter - 50 g. Oatmeal in milk, the recipe of which is often found on the Internet, involves the preliminary boiling of milk. However, Professor V.V. Pokhlebkin in his book "Secrets of a good kitchen" advises to boil cereals in water and add milk or cream to an almost ready porridge. To make oatmeal porridge, the recipe for which will appeal to both adults and children, in our favorite saucepan we boil 1.5 cups of water, add a little salt, drop a green apple into cubes and boil for about three minutes. Add the oatmeal to the apple, stirring, boil for no more than five minutes and make sure that the porridge does not burn, thickened. Before turning off the stove, add milk, granulated sugar and vanilla to the porridge. Mix, turn off the fire, add butter to the saucepan and cover with a lid. Now let our oatmeal stand in the heat while we make tea and butter the buns. If you decorate the finished dish with strawberries, cherries, cherries or sprinkle porridge with steamed raisins, you get a real delicacy. When everything is ready, we serve yummy on the table and graciously accept exclamations of delight and compliments of the household.
On the issue of losing weight
As you can see, cooking oatmeal does not take much time, so it is the perfect breakfast for those who like to eat. For those who are concerned about the issue of losing weight, the above recipe is strictly contraindicated. If you are on a diet, eat oatmeal without salt, sugar, milk, and, of course, without butter. Steam them with boiling water, add flaxseed, chopped almonds, a microscopic portion of honey (no more than a teaspoon), a handful of dried fruits and lose weight on health.