Millet porridge for breakfast - a useful dish, but not as popular as, say, oatmeal or buckwheat. However, its useful properties, this grain is not inferior to the others listed, and in some respects even surpasses them! From this article you will learn what is the use of millet porridge, and in which cases it is especially recommended for use.
Ingredients of millet porridge
In the composition of this cereal per 100 g there are 11.5 g of useful vegetable protein, which is perfectly absorbed by the body, 3.3 g of fats, 69.3 g of carbohydrates. At the same time, there is a lot of starch in the cereal - 64.8 g, so it is best suited for breakfast and nutrition in the morning, when the metabolism works to the maximum.
The composition of the cereal contains a large number of minerals useful to the human body - potassium, magnesium, calcium, sodium, phosphorus, iodine, cobalt, iron, manganese, fluorine, zinc, copper and molybdenum. Moreover, the composition is abundant with vitamins - B-carotene, B1, B2, B9 (folic acid), PP and E.
All this wealth fits into the caloric value of 348 kcal for a dry product, and if you prepare a viscous gherkin on the water - then 90 kcal per 100 g of the prepared dish.
Usefulness of millet porridge
The benefits of millet porridge have been known for a long time. It is recommended as an excellent breakfast option for everyone, as well as a curative and prophylactic facility:
- with heart diseases as a source of potassium;
- to improve the function of hematopoiesis;
- to improve liver function;
- for the general strengthening of the body and the surge of power;
- to control the weight;
- for the removal of toxins and toxins;
- to eliminate the effects of antibiotics;
- to relieve the common cold (in this case, the porridge is not taken inside, but put in a sachet and applied to the maxillary sinuses);
- with diabetes mellitus;
- with atherosclerosis.
Many people are wondering whether they get fat from millet porridge. This croup has a lipotropic effect - it prevents the deposition of fat and helps to split more actively already accumulated. Therefore, it should pay attention not only to lovers of a healthy lifestyle, but also to those who want to lose weight.
For example, the next day after a vast feast, it is quite possible to arrange a day off for a millet cereal cooked on water, without salt and sugar. In the morning, you need to boil a glass of cereals in 3 or more glasses of water, and eat the resulting dish all day in small portions every three hours. The last meal is 3 hours before bedtime.