Millet porridge on milk: calorie and nutritional value

In modern life, full of cares and characterized by a catastrophic lack of free time, not everyone is able to pay attention to a healthy lifestyle, in particular, a balanced diet.Often, many people cost snacks, fast food, pastries. However, becoming a supporter of a healthy lifestyle is not that difficult - just start your day with a good breakfast.

Kashi is a primordially Russian dish, since ancient times our ancestors included all sorts of cereals in their daily diet. Today, we cook porridge in most cases for our children, however, such a dish will be very useful and valuable for people of absolutely any age. In this article we will focus on millet porridge, cooked in milk, and its nutritional value.

Cooked in any way (using milk, water or butter) Millet porridge has a number of useful qualities and components.

• Vitamins. Millet is enriched with plant fiber, vitamins A, E, group B (B1, B2), folic acid, and also contains P (phosphorus), Mg (magnesium), and Fe (iron).
• Amino acids. Acids contained in cereal with milk and added oil are necessary for athletes and children, as they help build muscle tissue and are involved in the formation and regeneration of skin cells.
• Vegetable fats. The fats contained in millet porridge help the more successful absorption of vitamin D, which a person needs for normal cell regeneration and reproduction.
• Cleansing Millet porridge promotes the harmonious elimination of harmful substances (slags), poisons (toxins), heavy metals from the body, and also helps rapid recovery after taking antibiotics.

• Help with diseases. Cooked millet is recommended for use for people suffering from diabetes, intestinal obstruction, gastritis, pancreatitis, as well as patients with atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases.
• Dietary properties. Numerous studies have shown that millet (and it is from it that millet is produced) is distinguished by low calorie content. Cooked pshenka is useful for people who are experiencing weight problems, are obese. It does not allow the emergence of body fat, while eliminating existing ones.

It is noteworthy that having such a rich list of useful properties, millet porridge belongs to low-calorie and easily digestible dishes. People seeking to control their weight, supporters of a healthy diet, as well as athletes are probably familiar with the abbreviation KBJU. In modern nutrition, special attention is paid to a harmonious and balanced diet. K - the daily rate of calories, which is calculated individually for each person: it all depends on gender, age, lifestyle.

But in order to lose or, on the contrary, gain weight, it is not enough to simply count calories. Studies have confirmed that losing weight on the principle of “spending more calories than we eat” subsequently leads to the fact that instead of the departed fat, loose sagging unhealthy skin color, slowed metabolism and multiple health problems come. Therefore, the balance of BJU - proteins, fats, carbohydrates - components involved in building muscle mass, cell regeneration, the immune system, energy production, and so on, comes to the first place in the preparation of an individual diet.

As for the calorie content and nutritional value of milk millet porridge, the average values ​​per 100 grams are:

• caloric content - 93 kcal (with butter - 115 kcal, with sugar - 125 kcal, with fruit - up to 130 kcal);
• proteins - 4.3 g (with sugar), 3.4 g (with butter), 3.0 g (with fruit);
• fats - 2.5 g (with sugar), 5.2 g (with butter), 4.6 g (with fruit);
• carbohydrates - 21 g (with sugar), 14 g (with butter), 18 g (with fruit).

For people with a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, the glycemic index of foods is of no small importance when drafting a diet.This is an indicator of the effect of carbohydrates on changes in blood sugar levels. Patients with diabetes are forced to follow a low-carb diet. Millet porridge helps reduce glucose levels, its glycemic index (GI) varies from 45 to 60 points, which is the norm. It should be noted that the thicker the porridge, the higher its GI.

In addition to the above useful characteristics of cereal from millet groats, it is also worth noting its low cost. Millet porridge dishes are a useful and quite budgetary option, every hostess will like it. Moreover, it is rather easy to prepare milky millet porridge at home and the process will take very little time. The following ingredients are needed for cooking:

• millet - 250 grams;
• milk - 0.5 liters;
• butter - to taste;
• salt - 0.5 tsp;
• sugar - 2 tablespoons;
• fruits, berries, nuts - to taste.

Millet grits before cooking should be well washed under running water with a sieve. Pour milk into a small saucepan (it can be diluted slightly with water), salt and sweeten. Set the pot on medium heat and wait for the boil, then gently add the millet and cook until ready to simmer, while stirring constantly. If porridge is cooked over high heat, milk will boil out faster than millet will boil. If this happens, you can add a small amount of milk.

How to cook millet porridge with milk, see the next video.