Wheat porridge: the benefits and harm, calorie and subtleties of use

Wheat cereals are very nutritious. This article will tell you more about the benefits, harms, calories and intricacies of using this wonderful dish.

Wheat cereals, as their name makes it clear, are made from wheat. This plant people began to grow many thousands of years ago. Our ancestors determined that dishes made from wheat are able to saturate the body well. They also noted that satiety after eating such dishes persists for a long time, and also increases efficiency.

First grown wild varieties of wheat. Gradually, wheat was cultivated. Gradually began to grow more productive varieties of this plant. Such wheat was used for the preparation of wheat porridge.

Presenting Russian cuisine without wheat porridge is impossible. This dish was loved and appreciated, so they cooked quite often. Interestingly, wheat porridge was a frequent "guest" on the tables of both nobles and ordinary peasants. Only the method of cooking this dish was different. So, in the preparation of wheat porridge for the nobility used cream, nuts and various dried fruits. The peasants, if such a mess without the "frills", just add a little butter.

Porridge made from wheat is a real storehouse of active ingredients. These substances help cells work more actively. So, the nutritional dish contains:

• plant fiber;
• proteins;
• vitamin complex - ascorbic acid, PP, tocopherol, carotene;
• mineral compounds - iron, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, zinc, magnesium;
• natural sugars;
• starch.

Porridge cooked from wheat is quite nutritious. Thus, 100 grams of this healthy dish contains 3.9 grams of proteins, 0.3 grams of fat, 21 grams of carbohydrates, and 107 kcal. If you cook this dish with the addition of milk, then its caloric content increases. The greater the fat content of the dairy product, the more calories will be contained in the finished dish. Thus, 100 grams of wheat porridge in milk with a small amount of butter and sugar contain 4.2 g of proteins, 6 g of fat, 25 g of carbohydrates and 140 kcal.

Wheat dishes are of great benefit to the human body. The substances contained in it have a beneficial effect on the functioning of many internal organs. Moreover, this dish is useful for both children and their parents.

Eating wheat cereal helps to normalize lipid balance. So, people who regularly consume this dish stabilize the concentration of cholesterol in the bloodstream. If the substance in the bloodstream is elevated, then it can contribute to the development of dangerous diseases of the heart and blood vessels. Many cereals, including those made from wheat, help to help improve the lipid balance in the human body.

This nutrient dish also contains substances that contribute to the improvement of the organs of the central nervous system. So, people who systematically eat cereal, improves brain activity. This is manifested in improved memory and ability to concentrate.

Vitamins contained in wheat porridge have a beneficial effect on blood vessels.These substances help to reduce the risk of thrombotic formations that can narrow the lumen of the arteries, leading to the development of dangerous pathologies. Also in this dish are substances that help improve the functioning of the immune system.

Wheat cereal has a fortifying effect on the body. It is no coincidence that this dish is included in the diet of people who are depleted after their illness. And also this dish is recommended for people who suffer from muscular dystrophy.

Wheat cereal contains carbohydrates. However, they are absorbed into the bloodstream rather slowly. Such a slow release contributes to the fact that the "jumps" of sugar after eating this dish does not occur. That is why such a dish can be consumed in limited quantities even for people who carefully control their weight.

Cereal made from wheat flour contains vegetable fiber. They help improve the functioning of the digestive system. Fiber, which is contained in this dish, helps to improve the motility of the large intestine. Eating foods rich in such ingredients contributes to the normalization of stool.

Wheat cereal is rich in substances that contribute to the removal of various metabolites from the body. The active ingredients contained in this dish also contribute to the normalization of metabolic processes. Such an effect on the body helps to improve its functioning.

Wheat cereals are very useful. However, in some cases they can do harm. So, one should not eat such dishes for people suffering from celiac disease. This pathology is accompanied by gluten intolerance. This adhesive is found in wheat. Gluten, entering the body of a person suffering from celiac disease, causes the appearance of adverse symptoms. So, this substance leads to the appearance of pain in the abdomen, as well as stool disorders.

Wheat cereal is not suitable for people suffering from gastritis with reduced secretion. People who suffer from flatulence, enter into your diet meals made from wheat cereal, should be only with good intolerance to wheat. Wheat porridge contains substances that can enhance the discomfort of flatulence.

People who have only undergone surgery on internal organs, especially the gastrointestinal tract, should not eat wheat cereal immediately after surgery. It is better to postpone the use of this dish until the final recovery. In this case, before turning it on in the menu, it is better to consult with your doctor.

In wheat groats with improper or prolonged storage, various insects can be acquired. This should be remembered by lovers to feast on wheat porridge. Before cooking, grits must be picked. If during such a procedure bugs or other insects were found, then it is better not to use such cereal for consumption. The use of food prepared from such raw materials may be fraught with the development of food poisoning.

Wheat cereal contains many beneficial components that affect the functioning of internal organs.In order not to harm your body, eat this nutritious dish should be properly. In some pathologies, one should also follow the method of preparation of this dish, as well as the ingredients that are used for this.

Wheat porridge contains vegetable fibers. They, getting into the body, contribute to the normalization of the large intestine. This action helps reduce the risk of constipation. People who have intestinal diseases that develop with diarrhea should be remembered. In order to enhance the laxative effect, chopped vegetables and greens can be added to the wheat porridge.

Wheat porridge to people suffering from gastritis, should be used carefully. There is such a dish during the exacerbation of this disease is not worth it. Wheat groats, unlike some other cereals, worse digested. That is why the meals of wheat flour during the acute period of this disease is not worth it.

Caution in the use of wheat porridge should be followed and people suffering from pancreatitis. This pathology in chronic form occurs with periodic exacerbations. During such an acute period of illness, one should limit the use of many foods.

Expectant mothers can eat wheat porridge. However, doctors emphasize that it is possible to eat this dish only in the absence of contraindications from health. So, if the future mother even before the conception of the baby revealed some kind of pathology that limits the use of wheat, then in such a case, after pregnancy, she should not use such products.

If a pregnant woman has no chronic pathologies, then she can use porridge from wheat. However, such a dish should be only an addition to the main menu. So, eat this nutritious porridge should not be more than 2-3 times a week. At the same time it is necessary to monitor the amount of consumed food A moderate amount of this dish will help reduce the risk of adverse symptoms, the appearance of which can provoke the use of wheat porridge.

Do not rush to the introduction of this dish in the diet of babies in the first year of life. So, It is better to introduce such a nutritious food in the baby’s menu after he has reached the age of 8–9 months. If the baby has individual characteristics in the functioning of the digestive organs, then in this case you can offer him such a dish a little later. Wheat porridge is introduced to some babies only in 1-1.5 years.

Wheat porridge - not the best dish that can be used during a diet. One portion of porridge contains quite a lot of calories. If you add to this nutritious dish more milk and butter, then the calorie content in it can almost double.

Cereals made from wheat can be used by diabetics. However, people suffering from this pathology should monitor the quantity and frequency of use of this dish. So, to improve the body's work, it is enough to consume this nutritious dish twice a week. At the same time, the portion of the wheat dish should be small.

Eating wheat cereal will help reduce the risk of developing many of the complications of type 2 diabetes. However, people who have this pathology has an uncontrolled flow, from the frequent use of wheat porridge is better to refuse.

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