Don't like oatmeal? Can't bring yourself or your child to swallow it? A familiar situation that repeats itself every morning! But what if everything useful is so tasteless? The way out of this situation is obvious: change the cooking recipe so that the dish evokes an appetite.
A lot has been written and said about oatmeal. It contains vitamins (H, PP, E, B1, B2), as well as magnesium, calcium, iron and other substances, so there is no doubt about the need to use it in the morning. Only for some reason it turned out that oatmeal does not taste good and does not cause appetite, especially in children. What to do in such a situation? Here are some tips.
Change the brewing process
- Boil the oatmeal in a little water, and at the very end add milk, bring to a boil and immediately remove from heat.
- Add a small piece of quality butter to the hot porridge.
- Use honey as a sweetener, which should only be added at the end of cooking.
As a result of these simple steps, you will get a dish with the maximum content of vitamins and minerals, not destroyed by heat treatment.
What to add to oatmeal?
One of the very useful additives to oatmeal in all respects is peanut urbech. Urbech are nuts or seeds ground into a paste using stone millstones. The main difference from commercially available nut butters (Nutella and others) is that urbech does not contain any additives - sugar, preservatives, thickeners and other harmful substances, it is a 100% natural product.
Peanut urbech improves the taste of porridge well, making it look like a filling from a good candy, which will appeal to both children and adults. In addition, peanuts strengthens the immune system well, has a positive effect on many organs, the cardiovascular and nervous system of a person. Peanuts are also important for baby food, as they contain calcium and phosphorus, but you should not abuse them: half a teaspoon of pasta in one plate is enough.
Natural vanilla can be a good supplement: it contains minerals, tones well and improves mood. Combined with peanuts, it further enhances the "candy" taste.
You should also add various fresh or frozen berries, for example, cherries, cranberries, currants, raspberries, strawberries. Each of these berries has its own value in terms of its impact on health, but in any case, it is a storehouse of vitamins. Berries, especially those with a high acid content, can be pre-drilled in a blender with sugar.
In addition to berries, you can also add pieces of fruit to the porridge - pear, kiwi, bananas and others. They must be peeled and cut into small cubes.
You should not ignore dried fruits - raisins, dried apricots and others, but they need to be prepared: wash to wash off the protective layer of oil, you can steam it a little in boiling water, and also cut (dried apricots, prunes).
If you choose a good combination of these products, then oatmeal in the morning will be eaten with great pleasure! The important thing is that all these additives are made directly on the plate, which means that you can put the necessary ingredients for each separately, based on his personal preferences, who likes what. Experiment!
Note
As with any product, milk and peanuts have certain contraindications. If you can't eat peanuts, try replacing it with walnut, sesame, or any other urbech.
