Nutrition: 5 healthy oatmeal alternatives for breakfast

Nutrition
Oatmeal: 5 healthy alternatives

Crunchy, crunchy, delicious: Oatmeal and its healthy alternatives provide energy and fill you up. The grain can be found on many breakfast tables, especially in the morning, and is spooned together with cow’s milk, yogurt, quark or plant-based alternatives. Combined with fruit, nuts and seeds, you can have a complete meal in no time at all, which can easily be transported to your desk in a screw-top jar. In addition to preparing with oatmeal, these five healthy alternatives provide variety.

Oatmeal: 5 healthy alternatives

Amaranth

Puffed Amaranth tastes nutty and crunchy and is easy to make yourself. To do this, heat a pan with a closed lid and no fat until very hot, then remove it from the heat and place the amaranth seeds on the hot base. Stir constantly and the seeds will quickly start to “pop”.

Amaranth is naturally gluten-free and contains vegetable protein, magnesium, calcium and iron. The oil contained in the seeds provides unsaturated fatty acids and the grains also contain fiber – they keep you full for a long time and really get your digestion going.

Buckwheat

Buckwheat is also one of the good alternatives to oatmeal. It is a great source of protein in the morning and provides a balanced mix of minerals such as magnesium, potassium and iron – this makes buckwheat a valuable food, especially for veggies and vegans.

Anyone who eats buckwheat also supports their bone health thanks to the protein lysine. This is because it contains about three times as much lysine as most other types of grain. Always wash unhulled buckwheat thoroughly and only then prepare it so that as much of the red dye fagopyrin as possible is washed out of the shell.

Spelt flakes

Spelt contains a good portion of plant protein and minerals such as potassium, magnesium and zinc. Similar to the popular oat flakes, spelt flakes are also available in fine and coarse varieties. Without any further preparation, they can be stirred into plant drinks, cow’s milk or yoghurt or spooned as a warming spelt porridge.

millet

Instead of oatmeal, grain fans can turn to this healthy alternative: millet. It is easy to digest and also ideal for people with sensitive stomachs. Millet also contains plenty of vegetable protein, magnesium and iron – again a good choice for veggies and vegans.

To make the plant-based iron more usable for the body, you should eat or drink something rich in vitamin C with your millet meal. Berries, citrus fruits, raw peppers or a glass of orange juice are very suitable for this.

Kamut

Kamut is an ancient grain and extremely rich in protein. This oatmeal alternative also provides B vitamins, vitamin E, magnesium and zinc. The trace element selenium is included to support healthy skin and nails. Another benefit: Kamut contains a lot of fiber, which promotes intestinal health and helps to keep the intestinal flora in balance.

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