The health benefits of drinking cereal in winter.
Efficacy: 1: Five-grain porridge is cold-resistant and warm. When the cold winter comes, people can drink whole grains porridge to help them resist the cold. Most coarse cereals, such as millet and mung bean, are rich in vitamin B 1, which plays an important role in carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolism and can increase the body's cold resistance.
Efficacy 2: Grain porridge controls weight. Drinking porridge in winter can produce a feeling of fullness, and it is easy to get fat in winter. Drinking a bowl of cereal every day can avoid this problem to some extent. Because miscellaneous grains porridge has a strong satiety, it can be eaten without being hungry for a long time, which helps to avoid excessive calorie intake and prevent obesity.
Efficacy 3: Whole grain porridge prevents constipation. Five-grain porridge has the effect of moistening intestines and relaxing bowels. In winter, when the weather is dry, people eat more meat and have less activities, which is prone to constipation. Cereal porridge not only contains a certain amount of water, but also contains a lot of dietary fiber and resistant starch, which is helpful for clearing the bowels and relaxing bowels, and is very helpful for people with constipation. In addition, dietary fiber and resistant starch can promote the proliferation of beneficial bacteria in the large intestine and improve the intestinal microecological environment.
Efficacy 4: Five-grain porridge protects blood vessels. In cold winter, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases are also prone to high incidence. Drinking several bowls of miscellaneous grains porridge every day helps to protect blood vessels. Coarse grains with red, purple and black skins are good sources of anthocyanins, and barley and oats are also rich in β -glucan These substances help to prevent coronary heart disease, control blood cholesterol and protect blood vessels.
Efficacy 5: Grains porridge stabilizes blood sugar. Cereal porridge helps people to control blood sugar, and the blood sugar level is high in winter, which has a positive effect on postprandial blood sugar regulation. Because miscellaneous grains porridge contains more dietary fiber and minerals, it helps to control blood sugar. In addition, eating miscellaneous grains and beans requires chewing, the digestion speed is slow, and the blood sugar after meals is relatively low.
Efficacy 6: cereal porridge prevents drowsiness after meals. Cereal porridge helps to improve the benefits of drowsiness after meals. "Winter doesn't sleep in March". In this case, in addition to regular work and rest, it is recommended to drink a bowl of porridge every day. Because the vitamin B 1 rich in miscellaneous grains porridge helps the nervous system to work efficiently and maintain abundant physical strength.
Steamed brown rice with five grains
Raw materials: brown rice, black beans, red beans, soybeans, mung beans, green beans and sugar.
Exercise:
1. Wash brown rice, black beans, red beans, soybeans, mung beans and green beans, soak them in cold water for 2-3 hours respectively, take them out and drain them.
2. Add about 2000 ml of cold water to the pot. Add all brown rice, black beans, red beans, soybeans, mung beans and green beans. First, boil them with high fire, and then cook them with low fire for 45 minutes while stirring.
3. Turn off the heat after the porridge is soft and rotten, add sugar to taste, and continue to cook for 5 minutes, then serve.
Drinking whole grains porridge in winter is very beneficial to human health. Grain porridge is rich in dietary fiber, which can produce satiety and help to lose weight to some extent. Drinking cereal can moisten the intestines and relieve constipation, which is very suitable for people with constipation in winter. Cereal porridge can also help middle-aged and elderly people to protect the cardiovascular system, and has the effect of cold resistance, which is very suitable for eating in winter.