It is well known that oatmeal is healthy and has a beneficial effect on the human body. Oats can be consumed in different forms, you can cook porridges and jelly from it, add it to soups, and also make oat water from it. Let's consider the composition and nutritional value of the product, benefits and harms, and recipes for preparing water. How to use this remedy for medicinal purposes, what contraindications exist.
What is oat water
This is an infusion drink made by infusing oats in cold water.The advantage of the infusion is that the cereal is not poured with boiling water and is not exposed to high temperatures, as a result of which nutrients and vitamins are preserved.
Composition and its nutritional value
100 g of oat grains contain 10 g of protein, 55.1 g of carbohydrates, 6.2 g of fat and 12 g of fiber. Vitamins and microelements are also present: substances from group B (B1, B2, B4, B5, B6, B9), E, H, PP, silicon, magnesium, potassium, calcium, sodium, phosphorus, iron, iodine, chlorine, cobalt, molybdenum, selenium, fluorine, manganese, copper, chromium, zinc. When infused, all substances and minerals become infusion.
Oatmeal water is a low-calorie drink and has little nutritional value. Its benefit is to supply the body with vegetable protein and fat, easily digestible carbohydrates, minerals and vitamins.
The benefits and harms of oat water for the human body
The drink ensures correct energy and carbohydrate metabolism, provides the body with energy, and has a beneficial effect on the cardiovascular, digestive and nervous systems.
Oatmeal water affects fat, carbohydrate, protein and cholesterol metabolism, the synthesis of hormones, hemoglobin, supports the functioning of the adrenal cortex, the good condition of the skin and mucous membranes.
Cooking recipes
You can prepare oat infusion in several ways. The preparation option depends on the purpose of use.The finished drink is drunk fresh and warm; if you need to preserve it for a short time, you can use the refrigerator. Shelf life in the refrigerator is no more than 2 days. You can add lemon juice and honey to oatmeal water to make the taste more noticeable.
Decoction for the stomach
Oats contain mucous substances that, when they enter the stomach, envelop its walls, which helps prevent an attack of gastritis. During the reception you should eat only dietary dishes.
It’s easy to prepare a decoction at home:
- 1 tbsp. l. crushed grain, pour 0.5 liters of hot water and leave for 1 hour.
- After cooling, strain and take half an hour before meals three times a day.
For weight loss
To prepare this medicine from flakes, you can use the classic recipe. Prepare oat water as follows:
- Pour 2 tbsp. into a saucepan and pour 2 liters of boiling water.
- Boil and cook over low heat for 20 minutes.
- Leave the decoction for a day in a warm place.
- Drink 1 glass 2-3 times a day.
For weight loss, add cinnamon to the broth. Pour a glass of cereal with 1 glass of water. Leave overnight, in the morning add another 1 glass of water to the mixture and mix in a blender. Add 0.5 tsp. cinnamon, mix and place in the refrigerator for 2 hours to allow the mass to settle. Then filter and drink on an empty stomach.
To cleanse the liver
Oatmeal water is used as a cleanser before starting a diet. The decoction removes toxins and renews the blood, which helps the body endure the diet more easily and increases its effect.
How to cook:
- Ground grains into powder in the amount of 1 tbsp. l. pour 1 liter of boiling water and leave until morning.
- After infusion, strain and drink 1 tbsp. three times a day.
How to use?
Drink warm or cold.Warm oatmeal water stored in the refrigerator to a comfortable temperature before drinking.
For medicinal purposes
The drink has an enveloping, anti-inflammatory property, therefore, first of all, it will be useful for gastrointestinal diseases, such as gastritis, inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, and ulcers. To achieve the effect, you need to drink it at least 3 times a day, always before meals. Drink no later than half an hour before meals so that the medicine has time to take effect. To treat the disease, you need to carry out a course of treatment for at least 1 month. Drink 0.5-1 liter per day.
Oatmeal water can also be used simply for drinking. There will be no harm from this, but the benefit will be expressed in improved well-being, in the gradual disappearance of symptoms of various diseases.
When losing weight
Due to its fat-burning and metabolism-improving properties, oat water is used as a means to get rid of extra pounds. The drink contains very few calories, but can fight hunger due to the slow carbohydrates it contains. Drinking reduces the natural feeling of hunger, reduces the desire to eat; for this you need to drink the decoction half an hour before meals.
Are there any contraindications
Despite the fact that oats are a harmless product, before drinking the drink you need to familiarize yourself with the rules for using the product and contraindications.
If you drink oat water correctly, follow the consumption rate and regimen, then there will be no harm. If consumed in excess, mucous substances accumulate in the body, which can have the opposite effect.
Oatmeal water also has contraindications - this is intolerance to substances in the grain, which leads to allergies, and there may be exacerbations of chronic diseases. You should not drink the drink if you have cholecystitis, cholelithiasis, osteoporosis (due to the ability of oats to leach calcium from bone tissue), or lack of a gallbladder.
There are no contraindications to drinking oat water during pregnancy or while breastfeeding, but women are advised to consult a doctor about this before use.
Oatmeal water is an easy-to-prepare and drink that can be beneficial in the treatment of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and digestive system, remove excess fat, cleanse the skin and improve immunity. It is absorbed quickly and completely, does not cause a feeling of heaviness, and does not provoke exacerbation of long-standing diseases. People of all ages can drink oat water for medicinal purposes and simply as a drink.
