Most young people and people in adulthood began to adhere to a healthy lifestyle. In this case, proper nutrition. Many people think that healthy eating is boring and tasteless. It is a myth. Dishes prepared according to the recipes of proper nutrition are very diverse and will even please the fiancée. Another misconception that eating right is expensive. If you open any healthy lifestyle menu, disassemble it into its components, it becomes clear that simple and affordable products are used for cooking. The main secret is the right combination.
Often adherents of a healthy diet exclude from their diet some familiar food ingredients, such as premium-grade wheat flour. This is due to the high calorie content and poverty of beneficial substances. Wheat also contains gluten protein, which causes allergies. The main rule of proper nutrition - if something is ruled out, then you need to find a replacement. Therefore, many people use oatmeal for cooking.
The benefits of oatmeal
The composition of oatmeal contains a large amount of fiber, the positive characteristics of which can be discussed endlessly. After all, fiber favorably affects the work of the gastrointestinal tract, removes toxins from the body. Oatmeal fiber also contains beta-glucan, which fights high blood sugar. Also, this flour is rich in amino acids, vitamins, trace elements. In the component composition, the level of starch is reduced, which can not but rejoice people who are on a diet for harmony.
Where to find oatmeal
Oatmeal can be cooked at home. To do this, it is enough to purchase oatmeal in the store. You can take instant flakes or finely crushed. No difference. The main thing is not to use cereals with the addition of dried fruits and berries. Sometimes the aroma of these ingredients can ruin the pastries. The purchased oatmeal is poured into a blender and at high speed crushed cereals to a state of dust, each time checking for the presence of large pieces. A grinder is sometimes used as a grinder. The only disadvantage of this method is that the portion that is poured inward will be several times smaller than that of the blender.
Of course, no one canceled the shops that sell finished flour. Just note that sometimes in oatmeal there is a small admixture of wheat. This is due to the fact that the production of these products takes place on the same equipment.
Oatmeal
Oatmeal is added to any baking. Thanks to this, rich products become more magnificent and tastier.
A popular dish of oatmeal is pancakes, or pancakes. Cooking them is easy. From the recipe for simple pancakes, the only difference is the presence of oat flour. Consider several cooking methods.
Oatmeal fritters on kefir
To knead the dough, take 1 cup of oatmeal, 1 cup of kefir, 1 chicken egg, 2 tablespoons of sugar, add vanilla sugar and cinnamon to taste. For frying, use olive or sunflower oil.
Preparing the dish is simple:
Mix sugar and egg in a separate bowl until the volume increases. Then add kefir to the resulting mixture, mix. The last ingredients are put in the dough flour and vanilla sugar. Mix everything thoroughly. It’s better to use a pancake pan. Heat it on the stove, add vegetable oil, but this step can also be excluded. Proceed to frying.
Flourless Banana Oat Diet Pancakes
If you don’t have oatmeal at hand, then ordinary cereal is suitable for making delicious pancakes. Ingredients: instant oat flakes (1 cup), milk (120 ml), banana (1 piece), chicken egg (2 pieces), salt (0.5 teaspoon), soda (1 teaspoon without a slide), lemon juice (for extinguishing soda).
Cooking method:
To make the oatmeal pancakes more magnificent, mix the ingredients in a blender. Beat the eggs and salt in it in stages first. Then add the banana and then pour oatmeal, soda, lemon juice. Stir the mixture well and leave for 10-15 minutes to soften the flakes. When the dough is ready, heat the pan and fry the pancakes for a minute on each side.
With intolerance to milk protein, you can replace it with fermented milk products and cook oat pancakes on kefir without flour. The sequence of actions remains the same as in the recipe described above.
You can diversify this dish by adding various toppings: honey, yogurt, dark chocolate. Oatmeal fritters will become your family’s favorite treat.