Since childhood, we all heard about the benefits of cereals. Are milk cereals good for your health? A large amount of carbohydrates gives energy to the body. Milk is a valuable product, especially for young children, as it contains proteins, amino acids, enzymes, hormones, vitamins and lactose.
The benefits of rice porridge
All milk cereals taste different. Classical, with apples, with pumpkin - all these are different types of rice porridge. It is one of the most useful, therefore it is used in diets. Rice contains trace elements, vitamins, potassium, calcium, zinc, iron and selenium. Groats are easily digested and contain few calories, which is why it is widely used in diet food.
Rice porridge
Mashed milk porridge is usually prepared for young children. Rice is poured with cold water and cook until tender. Then take a thick sieve and wipe it. At the end of cooking, add hot milk and boil for 5 minutes. Sugar, salt and oil are added to taste.
The ratio of water to cereals
In order to reduce cooking time , milk porridge is first prepared in salted water. Then the water is drained and boiled already in milk. So cook porridge from rice, millet, barley groats. When cooking some cereals, it is necessary to observe the exact proportions of water and cereals. There are other cereals, the preparation of which must adhere to the exact ratio. For example, for buckwheat porridge they take more water than cereals (2: 1). Porridge should not be stirred for 15 minutes. Then pour a glass of milk and cook for 15 minutes in the oven.
Oatmeal with fruit
For baby food, oatmeal porridge is suitable. Usually babies boil it in hot water. In order to retain all the solid particles, use a thick sieve. Then add milk and boil for 7 minutes.
Buckwheat porridge in a slow cooker
Mistresses know that milk porridge in a slow cooker turns out to be tasty and healthy. For 1 glass of buckwheat, take a glass of water and 2 glasses of milk. Washed buckwheat is poured into a slow cooker. Then add a few tablespoons of sugar, salt and butter to taste. Pour water and milk. After 40 minutes, the porridge is ready. It is not removed for another 5 minutes from heating, and only then mixed.
Semolina
It seems to many that it’s not difficult to cook semolina. Yes, it is prepared easily, but subject to two important points: a certain cooking time and the exact proportions of water and cereals. Take 1.5 cups of semolina per liter of milk. The cereal is poured through a sieve into boiling milk. Cook with stirring for 2 minutes. Then the fire is turned off, and the porridge itself is covered with a lid and left for 15 minutes. During this time, the cereal will swell and infuse.
Conclusion
Porridge is boiled in various consistencies - liquid, crumbly, and so on. It all depends on how much liquid porridge is boiled. This must be taken into account before cooking, pouring the cereal with water. All cereals (except rice and buckwheat) must be mixed all the time during cooking. What is the use of milk porridge? Their caloric value and nutritional value are much higher than on water. They are especially useful for children. Of course, it should be borne in mind that for some diets, it is preferable to cook porridge in water.