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Porridge for losing weight – how porridge helps you to become slimmer

August 19, 2020
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Porridge for losing weight – how porridge helps you to become slimmer

The popular porridge, which originally comes from Great Britain, is becoming increasingly popular at breakfast tables around the world. Porridge lovers particularly appreciate the variety of its ingredients, which make it a real power breakfast.

What you should keep in mind when eating porridge: Healthy does not always have to be boring. That is why we would like to give you a guideline in the following article on how to effectively incorporate porridge into your diet and how it helps you to lose weight.

Why is porridge so healthy?

The majority of people love to feast on tasty dishes, but especially with ready-made products the feeling of hunger quickly sets in again. The bill for this becomes apparent at the latest when you weigh yourself weekly.

But if you reach for the porridge instead, you will be spared from serious cravings. The tasty porridge is satiating for a long time and supports the immune system with valuable nutrients.

The proteins, vitamins, fibre and minerals contained in the nutritious porridge are not only essential for athletes. They ensure a functioning digestion and a constant blood sugar level.

Due to these ingredients, breakfast porridge is clearly the healthy breakfast alternative to rolls and co.

  • Magnesium for strong nerves and muscle building
  • Iron for energy metabolism and oxygen transport
  • Silicon and biotin for beautiful skin and hair
  • Beta-glucan for constant blood sugar levels.

Oat beta glucan has a cholesterol-lowering and preventive effect in cardiovascular diseases.

Porridge for losing weight – how it works

Because of the complex carbohydrates contained in porridge, the body needs a longer time to digest them completely. The stomach is busy and initially does not require a renewed intake of food.

Thus, the long lasting feeling of satiety of porridge is the most important component that can support you in losing weight. The popular snacking will be a thing of the past, as you will not feel hungry until lunchtime.

If you also want to include healthy fats in your porridge, then chia seeds or flaxseed are perfect.

Depending on the extent of your ingredient list, your finished porridge contains about 250-500 kcal. So you will soon be able to comfortably get into your favourite trousers again.

Oat beta glucan shows a positive effect on the feeling of satiety. According to a study by PubMed.gov National Center for Biotechnology Information – Fiber and satiety: The effects of oats on the feeling of satiety.

Avoid these mistakes in the porridge diet

Although porridge is good for you and your health, you need to make sure you have a reasonable amount in your bowl. You should not deviate from the recommended 50 grams of oatmeal per serving if you want to get slim.

In particular, the various additives to sweeten your porridge meal can turn your slimming product into a calorie bomb. As an alternative to sugar and honey, you can also use berries, fresh fruits such as bananas and apples, but also vanilla, cocoa powder and cinnamon in your oat diet to enhance your oat breakfast.

In addition, you should be careful when buying ready-made porridge mixtures, because even in some mixtures the harmful industrial sugar is hidden in large quantities. At Verival, for example, we have a selection of sugar-free porridges that you can eat without any problems.

You can also make your own porridge very easily by yourself. You can influence the consistency of your oatmeal and determine the toppings yourself.

Worth knowing about porridge

The porridge in its original form actually comes from Scotland. This inexpensive and satisfying meal was particularly popular with working class families and rightly developed into a British national dish.

In the meantime, porridge, known in America as oatmeal and in Germany as gruel, has attracted the attention of health-conscious people. Whether as breakfast, lunch or snack – the healthy porridge is at the top of the popularity scale when it comes to breakfast. It is considered an important source of energy for athletes and can help to get digestive problems under control due to its healthy fibre.

In the meantime, other foods besides oatmeal have also become established for the preparation of porridge. Millet, buckwheat, rice or soya flakes and quinoa, for example, are equally suitable.

Porridge & its variety: Always new flavours for breakfast

As flexible as you are in using the main ingredient for your porridge, you can create different flavours every day.

With just a few ingredients, your porridge can be prepared quickly and even in the microwave. You can also prepare the oatmeal in the evening and enjoy it in the morning as delicious overnight oats.

You can turn the somewhat bland taste of a classic oatmeal into a culinary delight with just a few additions. Fresh fruits provide you with important vitamins and minerals, while cocoa, honey and spices provide a suitable flavour.

Peanut or almond paste and vanilla also harmonise perfectly with the nutty porridge. Here you can be creative, try out and give your ideas free rein.

Do you use the right liquid for your porridge?

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Water or milk is recommended as the liquid component for your porridge. If you use water, your porridge will have fewer calories. However, milk makes the porridge more creamy and gives it a more intense taste.

Also vegans do not have to go without the delicious breakfast. Plant drinks such as rice coconut drink or almond drink are just as suitable and give the porridge a nutty note.

If you want to save more calories on your way to becoming slim, you can simply add water to your porridge. This makes the oatmeal less sweet.

What’s most important? – The right toppings

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The last step in preparing your porridge is choosing the right toppings. Since the eye is known to be involved, these should be used sparingly, but should definitely be part of your porridge.

Popular are chia seeds, nuts and kernels, which provide you with additional nutrients in addition to the visual effect. But also delicious Granola Crunchys can be combined wonderfully with the oatmeal.

These diverse preparation possibilities show that porridge does not have to be boring while it helps you to become slim.

In order to stick to your porridge diet, it is important that you choose ingredients that you really like and that do not contain too many calories. This is the only way you will be able to lose weight and maintain your slim figure in the long run.

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Porridge with berry sauce

Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time3 mins
Total Time8 mins
Calories: 377kcal

Equipment

  • Blender

Ingredients

  • 50 g oat flakes
  • 250 ml milk or a plan-based alternative
  • A pinch of salt
  • 1 tsp agave syrup
  • 150 g berries (fresh or freeze-dried)

Instructions

  • First, put the oat flakes in a pot with a pinch of salt and the milk or plant-based drink and let it boil up briefly. Stir briefly again and again.
  • Then remove the pot from the oven and add the teaspoon of agave syrup.
  • Then let the porridge steep for about 2-3 minutes.
  • In the meantime, wash the berries well and then put them in a bowl and mix them with a hand blender or a normal blender.
  • Then put the oatmeal in a bowl and add half of the pureed berries and stir well. Then pour the remaining berries over the porridge.

Nutrition

Calories: 377kcal

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