Semolina porridge

White, viscous, sometimes with lumps, with a sweet taste - almost all Soviet children know semolina porridge, whose morning began with just such a breakfast. Previously, the benefits of semolina porridge were an indisputable fact, in connection with which it was recommended to be introduced into children from the age of six months.

Today, when the food industry has stepped far forward, it became clear that the useful properties of semolina are not so unambiguous, and some experts say that it can bring not only benefits, but also negatively affect the human body.

Semolina is not only a complete food product, but also the main ingredient that can be used in the preparation of a number of delicious dishes. Take, for example, a variety of casseroles, pancakes, fritters or gnocchi (peculiar dumplings).

Benefits of semolina porridge

In fact, the benefit of semolina is that the cereal from which it is boiled is considered the only one digestible in the lower intestine where it is absorbed and absorbed. Moving through the intestines, it helps to cleanse it of mucus and removes excess fats, thanks to which it is advised to consume people with gastrointestinal diseases.

Healthy eating advocates, along with people prone to gaining extra weight, often talk about the dangers of semolina porridge as a high-calorie product. In fact, semolina does not belong to products that are distinguished by high energy value.

Thus, the calorie content of semolina porridge cooked on water without the use of additives is only 98 kcal, which falls on a hundred grams of the product. A significant increase in this indicator occurs when adding other products, as well as changing the basis on which it is prepared.

Cooked in milk, after which butter-flavored butter or jam, jam, sugar, condensed milk, semolina porridge becomes not only much tastier, but also much more caloric. By using such meals daily, you can easily gain excess weight.

Meanwhile, semolina porridge on water, without sugar, salt or other additives, is considered an excellent dietary product, eating which twice a week can be extremely beneficial to your body.

Harms of semolina

High gluten content and the presence of carbohydrates are the main factors that cause the benefits of this product for adults and the harm of semolina porridge for babies. Gluten (gluten) formed by the protein gliodin can cause allergic reactions and provoke the development of a disease such as celiac disease. In addition, this substance thins the intestinal mucosa in a small organism, thereby disrupting the absorption of beneficial nutrients.