Porridge: Tasty And Healthy Not Only For English People

Porridge, they say, only tastes British, other nations have no use for porridge. What do you think?

Porridge is an oatmeal that is mainly eaten in the UK and is served worldwide wherever the British have set foot on earth.

But porridge is very healthy and so you should deal with breakfast.

Porridge: healthy oatmeal

Porridge is nothing more than porridge. In exceptional cases, porridge can also be made from other types of grain, but it is usually made from fine oat flakes.

Porridge can be prepared sweet or salty, we recommend the sweet version for breakfast.

Oats, or porridge, are not boring and can be prepared so delicious! And you should try that too, because oats are really the ideal cereal for your breakfast! We’ll explain why.

Porridge is healthy because oats are healthy!

Oatmeal is high in magnesium and potassium. Those who choose oatmeal instead of bread protect themselves effectively against the negative effects of stress due to the increased magnesium content!

Magnesium is also important for the metabolism, the development of protein (muscles!) And bone strength.

Oats are rich in iron! Iron is important for your body, among other things it needs it to make red blood cells.

Women in particular often do not get enough iron in their diet. Oats contain 4.7 mg of iron per 100 g, which is not bad! Iron is best absorbed from oats when you combine it with vitamin C, for example when you eat fruit with it.

Calcium from oats for the bones: Calcium in your diet is important for strong bones and to protect against osteoporosis.

This mineral also helps blood clot and participates in muscle contraction and nerve impulses. It is found in abundance in oats.

Oats contain a lot of vitamin B1, which is also called thiamine. Vitamin B1 is also known as the “nerve vitamin”, it accelerates the transmission of stimuli between the nerve cells and preserves the nerve and heart muscle tissue.

Vitamin B1 is also the “energy supply vitamin”, without which no carbohydrates and fats can be metabolized!

Basic recipe for porridge

This recipe is the basic recipe, which you can change or refine according to your own mood or the contents of your pantry. We have lots of ideas for you afterwards! For a large portion you will need:

• 1 cup of fine oatmeal
• a cup of milk
• 1 cup of water

Mix water with milk and bring the liquid to a boil. Then stir in the oatmeal and cook the porridge once, stirring constantly.

Let the porridge soak out a little before you serve and enjoy!

The classic breakfast porridge includes fruit, which should be adapted to the season. It is delicious if you puree fruit and place it under the finished porridge, for example banana puree. Try it!

Nuts are ideal as a topping, but also cocoa nibs or crispy oat flakes roasted in the pan without fat.

Recipe variants

You can modify the porridge as you like, as long as you don’t change the ratio of 1 part oatmeal to 2 parts liquid. Instead of milk and water, you can also use the following liquids:

• Coconut milk
• Almond milk
• Oat milk
• Cream and water
• Banana juice and cream
• Chocolate milk
• Any plant-based milk

Note that as the fat content of the liquid used increases, the calorie content increases and the health value decreases.

Ideas for spices

Depending on what you serve the porridge with, you can also refine it with spices. Vanilla, for example, goes very well with soft fruit and pears.

If you use vanilla sugar, you not only get vanilla flavor, but also additional sweetness.

If you serve apples, plums or citrus fruits with the porridge, cinnamon goes very well. During the Christmas season, gingerbread spices or individual Christmas spices such as star anise, cloves or aniseed are ideal.

Salty porridge

In distant countries, porridge is also prepared salty and served as a filling base for mostly vegetarian dishes. This takes some getting used to for our European taste buds, but it is no less healthy than the sweet porridge.

Instead of milk, use vegetable stock and stir in some sour cream, creme fraiche or sour cream before serving. This gives the porridge a sour taste and adapts very well to hearty variants.

Serve it with braised vegetables or a strong sauce, including meat.