They nullify all the benefits: a nutritionist named 3 gross mistakes in cooking oatmeal
Oatmeal contains a lot of fiber and other useful substances.
But you need to cook it correctly so as not to negate all the benefits of the porridge.
Dietitian and medical doctor Trista Best spoke in more detail about this, as reported by EatThis .
The specialist drew attention to the fact that some mistakes in the preparation of oatmeal can reduce its health value.
Among such mistakes, she named adding large amounts of sugar.
Adding refined sugar can cause the porridge to become harmful instead of beneficial.
The same applies to adding heavy cream or various syrups.
Instead, the expert advises giving preference to natural sweeteners.
For example, you can add a little honey to the porridge, as well as frozen or fresh fruit.
Also, sometimes housewives cook porridge in fatty milk. But this, as the expert pointed out, is also a mistake.
The same applies to the use of sweetened plant milk.
These ingredients, Best explained, increase the fat and calorie content of the dish, making the resulting porridge hardly a healthy food.
To make porridge healthy, she recommends using whole foods and natural sweeteners.
You can add berries, nuts or flaxseed to the porridge.
This will add more nutrients to the dish.
Earlier we told you why you can’t pour boiling water over instant coffee.
