"Once upon a time there was a grandfather and a woman, they ate porridge with milk ..." From generation to generation, the Slavs carry the doctrine according to which porridge cooked in milk is a guarantee of satiety and health. But is it really so? The material will help to dot the i's in the issue of compatibility of milk and cereals and to understand the reasons that make porridge with milk undesirable.
1. Lactose intolerance
It is known that approximately 5-8% of adults cannot eat milk due to the lack of an enzyme that breaks down the microorganisms of dairy products that enter the gastrointestinal tract. At the same time, as a rule, such a problem does not arise with fermented milk products and cheeses. But milk in its pure form or consumed as part of porridge or muesli can cause acute (or, on the contrary, sluggish and hardly distinguishable) allergic reaction, bloating, indigestion and other uncomfortable states.
2. Incompatibility of fats with carbohydrates
Carbohydrates and fats are digested in different parts of the gastrointestinal tract, so nutritionists tend to the conclusion that it is the separate consumption of proteins, fats and carbohydrates that helps to normalize digestion. The ideal option is the predominant amount of carbohydrate foods for breakfast, protein and fatty foods at lunchtime, and light protein foods for dinner. Porridge cooked in milk is exactly the same “forbidden” combination of carbohydrates (cereals) and animal fats (milk), which can cause digestive problems. Quite often, this is bloating and colic, while a person is perplexed: “I started the day with a healthy breakfast!”
Important! Vegetable fats (olive oil, vegetable oil, etc.) in moderation do not fall under this strict taboo.
3. Risk of rapid weight gain
Porridge with milk are overweight. / Photo: beauty.missw.net
Many people firmly believe that if you start every morning with porridge, you can lose weight or maintain optimal weight. From a nutritional point of view, this is a dangerous misconception. Any cereal, although it is a so-called "slow carbohydrate", is a fairly high-calorie product (on average, more than 300 kcal per 100 grams). Is it worth it to "increase" the calorie content of milk? An ideal tandem for creating a dietary, but satisfying porridge - cereal + water + your favorite spices.
4. Provoking the need to consume more and more sweets
The studies of European scientists set themselves the task of answering the following question: why some people always want sweets, and some are completely indifferent to it. The results turned out, at first glance, to be completely amenable to simple folk wisdom: the more you eat, the more you want. The trick is that this saying does not apply to any food, but to fast carbohydrates, which include sweet. Milk is an additional source of carbohydrates, which are already sufficient in cooked cereals. As a result, one should not be surprised if immediately after porridge with milk you want a sweet bun or sweets.
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5. Decreased beneficial properties of fiber
Boiling milk in the most severe way deprives the cereal of its original beneficial properties. If you cook porridge in water (or even better, just boil the cereal with boiling water), then you can get absolutely free detox for the intestines due to the high fiber content in popular cereals.
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