Oatmeal is a very valuable food for maintaining a healthy digestive system and an excellent source of antioxidants that fight free radicals and remove toxins from the body. Oatmeal is useful for absolutely any age category - adults, children and the elderly.
How to make oatmeal in water
Oatmeal cooked in water is significantly lower in calories compared to oatmeal cooked in milk. That is why this method of cooking oatmeal is suitable for people with diabetes and who want to lose weight.
If you prefer porridge with a softer consistency, then before cooking, you should soak the cereal in cold water (for 10-15 minutes).
After that, one glass of oatmeal should be poured with one glass of water, put on medium heat and cook until the water boils.
Oatmeal can be eaten both sweet and salted, depending on your personal taste preferences. In addition to sugar, porridge can be sweetened with condensed milk, jam, honey or jam.
The dish should be served hot or warm, as cold porridge quickly loses its attractive taste.
How to diversify the taste of oatmeal cooked in water
Since porridge cooked in water will taste much easier than porridge cooked in milk, it can be varied with the help of other products.
So, exotic fruits (pineapple, kiwi, banana, mango and others) are perfectly combined with water-based oatmeal. All these components can be mixed with each other or each fruit can be used separately. More budgetary options for flavoring are fruits such as apple, pear, and peach. Since the apple and pear are quite hard fruits, it is better to pre-steam them so that they become softer, while the peach can be put fresh in the porridge.
You can also diversify the taste of oatmeal with chopped nuts (cashews, peanuts, almonds, pine nuts or walnuts). True, it should be borne in mind that even a small handful of nuts significantly increases the calorie content of the dish.
Oatmeal cooked in water will become more tasty and appetizing if you add dried apricots, raisins, prunes, candied fruits or dried dates to it. When using dried fruits, the amount of sugar added to the porridge should be halved, otherwise the dish will turn out to be too sweet.
Another unusual way to diversify the taste of oatmeal is to add chopped salted crackers or sweet croutons to the dish. It is better to crumble them 2-3 minutes before serving the porridge on the table, so that they have time to soften. By adding flour products, the calorie content of such porridge slightly increases.
Oatmeal in water will become much tastier and healthier if you add fresh or frozen berries (blueberries, strawberries, strawberries, cherries, currants, etc.) to it.
As you can see, there are many ways to make delicious oatmeal in water. The choice of one type of supplement or another depends on your taste preferences and diet.
