Oatmeal is a magical ingredient from oat grains for he alth and beauty

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

Everyone knows about the benefits of oatmeal for breakfast and the wonderful taste of fresh oatmeal cookies. But there is another oatmeal product that we have begun to forget about lately. Oatmeal is oatmeal flour, which differs from ordinary oatmeal in manufacturing technology. Finding it in stores today is not so easy. It is most commonly found in the diabetic and diet food sections.

Let's say, inspired by the experience of your ancestors, you went shopping and after a long search found the treasured flour. And now you are wondering: why do you actually need this oatmeal?

Benefits and harms, areas of application, manufacturing method and recipes - we will find out all this right now.

Production process

Tolokon flour retains more useful properties than just oatmeal, as it leaves a grain shell that would go to waste when processed in a mill. By the way, oatmeal used to be made not only from oats, but also from barley and peas. Today, this kind of it is no longerfind.

In our time, hardly anyone dares to make their own oatmeal. This is a laborious and long process. In addition, it is difficult to do without a real Russian oven here.

First you need to soak the oats for about a day. Seeds that can germinate are good. Our ancestors, in order not to suffer for a long time, simply lowered a bag of grain into some kind of reservoir. Now the rivers are not so clean.

Further, the swollen grains were moved to a sieve to drain excess water, after which they were laid out on a baking sheet and placed overnight in a cooling Russian oven.

The dried grains were crushed in a mortar and sifted through a sieve. Large particles that did not pass through it were again crushed and sieved. And so on until all the grain is crushed to a powder state.

The result was a cream-colored flour, from which many delicious dishes could be prepared quickly. It was enough just to fill the oatmeal with water, and then add s alt and berries.

The benefits and harms of oatmeal

Oatmeal is not only tasty, but also he althy. You can talk and talk about the benefits of oatmeal. Here are just a few useful features:

1. Bioflavonoids prevent cancer, have a good effect on the endocrine and immune systems, remove toxins.
2. Lignin lowers "bad" cholesterol.
3. Alanine strengthens the immune system, regulates sugar levels and stimulates the brain.
4. Cysteine burns fat, protects against radiation, binds heavy metals.
5. High potassium andmagnesium ensures the normalization of the heart.

In other words, amino acids, vitamins, antioxidants, lecithin, calcium, phosphorus, iron, sodium and a host of other useful substances contained in oatmeal, very harmoniously complement each other's action, having a positive effect on the entire body.

The product is very useful for pregnant women and dieters. It helps (in combination with complex treatment, of course) to get rid of diseases of the kidneys and liver, gastrointestinal tract, anemia, tuberculosis, inflammatory diseases, skin diseases, etc. Useful for depression and overwork.

Harm from oatmeal flour is a very doubtful phenomenon. You can encounter it, except by sitting on a strict diet and eating one oatmeal. The body will weaken, dizziness will begin, but the only reason for this will be the absence of animal proteins in the oatmeal.

Also, a large amount of oatmeal in the diet reduces the absorption of calcium. But few people want to eat this product in large portions.

Oatmeal in cooking

Porridges, soups, desserts, pastries, baby food - not a complete list of what can be cooked with oatmeal. This is a great way to diversify your home menu by giving boring dishes an unusual taste.

Here, for example, are some interesting recipes for sweet dishes.

Oatmeal cookies

• 

  Oatmeal, flour, sugar - one glass each.

• 1 egg.
• 100 gr. margarine.
• 0, 5 teaspoons baking soda anda pinch of s alt.

Mix everything, place the dough in the refrigerator for half an hour. Divide the dough into small balls, roll them out, put them on a baking sheet and bake in the oven.

Nut Dessert

• Half a cup of oatmeal.
• 5 walnuts.
• 1, 5 tbsp. spoons of any other nuts (whatever you like).
• 0.5 tsp honey.
• 0.5 tsp lemon juice.

Chop the nuts (can be in a blender), pour a glass of boiling water, beat everything and let cool. Then add oatmeal, honey, lemon juice, a little s alt to the nuts and mix well.

Berry dessert

Beat with a mixer 150 gr. oatmeal, 300 gr. berries and 6 tbsp. l. sugar.

Oatmeal in cosmetology

Total flour is still used in the production of skin and hair care products. There are many folk remedies that will be useful for treating problem skin, as well as regular care that provides nutrition, smoothing the skin and improving complexion.

For example, you can prepare such masks.

For dry skin

Mix oatmeal in a 1:1 ratio with some natural nutritional component. For example, sour cream, cottage cheese, egg yolk, olive oil, mayonnaise (natural or homemade!), cream, natural fruit puree. Apply the mixture in a thick layer and rinse with warm water after 20 minutes.

For oily skin

In terms of the method of application and preparation, the process is similar, but you need to choose from the following ingredients: low-fat sour cream,egg white, black bread crumb, kefir, cosmetic clay (of course, with the addition of another liquid ingredient).

Oatmeal can also be successfully used as a component of homemade body and face scrubs, as well as hair masks.

Thus, oatmeal is another tasty and he althy product that has been serving humanity for many centuries and should not be forgotten.