Buckwheat is the most universal: it makes sweet and salty cereals, soups, side dishes, and with the addition of mushrooms or meat it becomes a full-fledged hot dish. In this case, unlike other side dishes, it preserves a huge amount of vitamins, minerals and amino acids, thanks to which it gives not only saturation, but also a significant benefit to the body.
Composition of buckwheat porridge
Buckwheat has a caloric content of 313 kcal, of which 12.6 g of protein, 3.3 g of fat and 62.1 g of carbohydrates. Moreover, the protein contains most of the essential amino acids , due to which its biological value is also high, as in meat products. Buckwheat contains a small amount of useful vegetable fats, which have a positive effect on metabolism. Separately worth noting complex carbohydrates - in contrast to simple (sugars), they give a long saturation and allow you not to remember the snacks for another 3-4 hours.
It should be noted that during the cooking of cereals it absorbs a lot of liquid and increases in volume, which gives the caloric content of the finished product 103 kcal. Do not be afraid of the energy value of cereals - they give healthy calories .
Properties and benefits of buckwheat porridge
With regular, systematic use, the benefits of buckwheat porridge cover many systems and organs of the human body:
- blood composition improves;
- the body is enriched with vitamins of group B, PP and C;
- strengthened vessels;
- improves the activity of the entire cardiovascular system;
- improves the work of the gastrointestinal tract;
- there is a soft cleansing of the liver;
- toxins and toxins are released;
- the level of resistance to diseases is rising.
This is not an exhaustive list of the benefits of this vitamin, however, it is already sufficient for it,
Dietary buckwheat porridge
If you want to cook a healthy porridge by all the rules, you will need a thermos of about a liter, three cups of boiling water and a glass of buckwheat. Pour into the thermos buckwheat with boiling water and leave for the night. This time is enough to get a very useful buckwheat porridge for breakfast by the morning.
It can be eaten with milk, kefir, as a side dish or as an independent dish with the addition of vegetables, mushrooms or meat. The habit of eating breakfast in this way will help you to normalize the health of the stomach and intestines, and to achieve maximum health benefits.