Porridge is a popular breakfast option for many people. The porridge, topped with seasonal fruit or a little honey, not only tastes good but also keeps you full for a long time. We’ll tell you how you can achieve long-term weight loss success with your breakfast porridge.
Oats: One of the superfoods
The majority of porridge is made from oats, which are a true superfood. Oats contain long-chain carbohydrates, which, together with the high fiber content, ensure that blood sugar levels rise slowly, thus preventing cravings.
Oats are also extremely filling because they swell in the stomach. Another advantage of this superfood is that it stimulates your digestion. The minerals and vitamins in oats also ensure strong hair and healthy nails.
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Building muscle thanks to oats
Oats also prevent your body from breaking down muscle too quickly. Especially with strict diets, you can lose muscle mass quickly.
Low-calorie autumn porridge: how to do it
As with any diet, calories are crucial for the porridge diet. Even though porridge is healthy in principle, you should pay attention to the calories in the individual ingredients if you want to lose weight with porridge.
Depending on how you prepare your porridge, it can contain different amounts of calories and micronutrients. Porridge made from oatmeal and water has the fewest calories, but also contains less protein and fiber than versions with fruit toppings and nut butter.
You can see an overview of the calories and nutritional values of porridge here:
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Porridge diet: ingredients for 1 portion
- 50 g oat flakes
- 1 pinch of salt
- 130 ml water
- Toppings of your choice (e.g. seasonal fruit or nuts)
How to prepare porridge
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Heat the water, for example in a kettle.
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Put the oatmeal in a bowl with a pinch of salt and pour the boiling water over it.
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Stir the porridge well until it has a creamy consistency. Now add your favorite toppings to the porridge – enjoy.
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The weight loss aid: Porridge diet
The porridge diet is not about replacing every meal with porridge. The porridge is meant to help you start the day low in calories but rich in nutrients and to keep you full for a long time.
Porridge for breakfast, combined with a low-calorie, nutrient-rich and balanced diet below your calorie needs, will help you lose weight.
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