Breakfast cereals

In the modern age of high technology, ready-made breakfast cereals have gained unprecedented popularity. After all, something that can be easier, in order to cook a dry breakfast, you need to add milk or yogurt to cornflakes. A dry breakfast with fresh fruit is considered a healthier alternative to sausage and butter sandwiches. In addition to cornflakes, dry breakfasts include granola, as well as some varieties of snacks.

People first learned about dry food back in 1863, when the American inventor Mr. Jackson presented pressed bran, which looked like a chocolate bar, to the public. such a product did not have pleasant taste characteristics. However, such a product had a clear benefit for the human body. At the beginning of the 20th century, the fashion for a healthy lifestyle appeared not only in America, but also in Europe.

It is believed that the first breakfast cereals in their modern form appeared when the Kellogg brothers forgot about a baking sheet left on fire with corn grains pre-soaked in water. This is how corn flakes appeared, which are still in stable popularity and demand, as well as the famous trademark of the breakfast cereal manufacturer Kelloggs Corn Flakes.

The benefits of breakfast cereals

Over time, various modifications and forms of corn flakes appeared, including changes in the composition of the product. The debate about the positives and negatives of breakfast cereals does not subside until now. Food manufacturers claim that the benefits of breakfast cereals lie in the chemical composition of the product, which is enriched with vitamins of group A, E, B, as well as magnesium and phosphorus.

In addition, the benefit of dry breakfast can be increased by the use of fresh fruits and sour-dairy products. Often several types of breakfast cereals are mixed with each other, milk or yogurt is added and a highly nutritious product is obtained.

Harm of breakfast cereals

The harm of breakfast cereals, however, as well as the benefits of the product lies in the chemical composition. It is worth noting that the producers of breakfast cereals present their product as a dietary one. However, the average caloric content of breakfast cereals is 389 Kcal, which are produced per 100 grams of product.

Breakfast cereals can be harmful if the product is consumed frequently in large quantities. Only at first glance, a healthy and dietary product can cause significant harm not only to the figure, but also to digestion. In addition, the vast majority of breakfast cereals contain a large amount of sugar.

For this reason, breakfast cereals are not recommended for people with diabetes. Doctors and nutritionists believe that oat porridge can act as a healthier and healthier alternative to dry breakfasts.