Rice milk: the benefits and harm, cooking recipes and recommendations for use

Everyone knows that milk is a valuable food product.Its use gives the human body the necessary dose of proteins, animal fats and carbohydrates. All this ensures the good health of adults and children. However, despite the benefits of the product, due to lactose intolerance and the observance of a vegetarian diet, many need its vegetable substitutes. One of them is rice milk.

Rice milk is a rare product. It is not always possible to meet in Russian stores. This is not true for the United States, where supermarkets are crammed with various types of dairy product substitutes. This is closely related to a large percentage of the population adhering to veganism. In our country, people prefer to cook rice drink at home. It tastes much sweeter than cow's milk, has a pleasant delicate aroma. But the main thing - this plant product brings enormous benefits to the human body.

Pure rice milk is considered a diet drink. Although in stores sometimes there is a product with various sweet additives, which adds calories to it. One glass of ordinary rice drink contains 110 kcal. The highest quality and delicious dairy product is from unpolished brown rice. It lacks fructose, but sucrose comes to replace it.

The energy value of 100 g is approximately 90 kcal. Of these, 0.7 g of proteins, 22 g of carbohydrates and 2.3 g of unsaturated fats. The sugar content of the drink depends on the added components. In pure milk, their 12.6 g. The composition of 20% consists of important dietary fiber.

Since rice drink is a product of plant origin, it does not contain lactose or cholesterol. High fiber content makes the drink very useful for people of any age. In addition, mineral components can be distinguished from valuable substances. These are iron, iodine, potassium, zinc, magnesium, niacin, copper, fiber, and vitamins (B1, B3, B9, PP, A, D and B12, especially necessary for those who refuse animal protein).

Such a mineral and vitamin composition is vital for the normal functioning of the central nervous system, the excellent condition of the skin, hair and nails. An important factor is to maintain the desired level of hemoglobin, for which vitamin B12 is responsible.

As already mentioned, the benefits of rice milk are incredibly high due to the presence in its composition of many valuable substances that can fill the mineral and vitamin deficiency.

With regular use of the product:

• all metabolic processes are normalized;
• strengthens the nervous system;
• relieves stress, relieves pain during menstruation, passes insomnia, chronic fatigue;
• the structure of the hair and nail plates, the condition of the skin of the face is improved;
• magnesium in the composition helps relieve strong muscle tension that becomes a salvation for athletes;
• due to potassium strengthens the heart muscle;
• stools normal, intestinal peristalsis significantly reduced (the product can cure diarrhea);
• ensured the health of the thyroid gland;
• the fiber in the composition controls blood sugar, reduces harmful cholesterol;
• hemoglobin rises, blood condition improves;
• bactericidal and anti-inflammatory effect is observed;
• increases overall immunity.

At the same time the product is hypoallergenic. It is also useful for pregnant women, as it affects the proper development of the fetus and prevents the appearance of pathology of the neural tube.

Low calorie vegetable product allows you to include it in the diet. A nutritional drink can saturate the body and dull the feeling of hunger. For slimming such a delicacy is really useful, provided that there is no sweet additive in the milk, otherwise it will cease to be low-calorie.

Frequent use of this drink will launch all the protective mechanisms of the body. It becomes easier for him to deal with various viral and infectious diseases.This product is especially useful in wet and cold seasons. Despite the fact that the concentration of sodium, copper, potassium and iodine in milk is not so great, it can fully improve the function of blood formation.

The lack of rice milk can be traced, first of all, in a very low content of protein and vitamin C. For an adult, it is perfectly safe, but doctors do not recommend feeding a vegetable in the first 4 years of life. This is due to the inability to fill the protein deficiency in the baby. Component deficiency will cause great harm to the growing body, therefore Replace cow's milk in the diet of children is not worth it.

In the reviews, people say that in large stores you can sometimes find packaged milk, enriched with vitamins and minerals.

The vegetable drink has a high glycemic index of about 90. In addition, it contains a large amount of carbohydrates. Excessive drinking can lead to high blood sugar levels. For this reason, this product should be abandoned for people with diabetes.

The main rule, even for completely healthy adults, is to comply with the measure of consumption. Large doses of rice milk can cause nausea, and in the worst case, poisoning. It is also important that the product be prepared from high-quality rice cereals in compliance with all technological rules.

Products consumed by a nursing woman should be healthy and safe. After all, everything is reflected in the taste and composition of breast milk, which is the main nutrition of the baby.

In principle, milk from rice can be a substitute for cow's milk, although it is worth considering that in nutritional value the first will yield to the second. The reason for switching to products of plant origin may be individual intolerance to milk protein. The absence of lactose and cholesterol will positively affect the internal state of the expectant mother. But there are also disadvantages. The low content of proteins and vitamin B practically does not enrich the mother's milk, which can later disrupt the growth and development of the infant.

Making a healthy and tasty rice drink is very simple. By the way, this method will allow you to save, as the cost of imported rice milk is quite high. In addition, you will not doubt the quality and freshness of the ingredients.

The classic recipe includes the following ingredients:

• 1 cup brown rice;
• 1 liter of clean water;
• natural sweeteners optional.

You will need a blender, a rice bowl, a spoon and a sieve. First soaked rice, which is left overnight. If you want to make it sweet, then sweeten it. Then beat the product with a blender (it should get a homogeneous consistency). The resulting mass is passed through a sieve. The drink is ready.

There is a method that does not include soaking. In this case, you only need a glass of unpolished rice cereal and 4 glasses of water. Grains are rinsed, poured with water and boiled until they are soft. The resulting mass is whipped to a perfect consistency, passed through a sieve or gauze fabric. Milk is bottled.

An interesting recipe for rice-almond milk. For him you will need:

• half a glass of basmati rice;
• a handful of almond nuts;
• 5 glasses of water;
• a teaspoon of sugar;
• a grain of salt.

After the water boils, add almonds. After 5 minutes, you need to get the nuts, rinse them under cold water and clean. In a blender, the rice is ground to a state of flour, finely chopped almonds. Mix all prepared elements, add a grain of salt.Pour water (5 cups) into the prepared mixture and mix. Cover the resulting composition with a lid, leave for 8 hours.

When a homogeneous mass is formed, it is filtered and sent to cool for 30 minutes. Before serving, drink can be decorated with berries for beauty and taste. Remember that self-prepared milk should be stored in the refrigerator for no more than 5 days.

Vegetable milk is surprisingly tasty. Observing all the rules of cooking at home, you diversify the daily diet with a unique and valuable drink. It is only necessary to comply with the norm that the product is beneficial to the body. Two glasses of drink is enough for daily consumption.

You will learn more about how to make rice milk from the following video.