Did you know that oat flakes are a great way to lose weight? After all, they contain a lot of dietary fiber, keep you feeling full for a long time and thus help you lose weight.
The flakes contain about 350 kcal per 100 grams, which provide you with long-lasting energy through the complex carbohydrates they contain, without making you hungry.
They can also be prepared in many different variations, for example as muesli, porridge, oat porridge or even oat soup.
Have you heard of the oatmeal diet? In the following article, you will learn about the benefits of oatmeal, how you can eat healthily with it, and how oatmeal can help you lose weight.
We have also prepared an oatmeal recipe for you to try out!
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How can oats help you lose weight?
Oats are a well-known superfood that has been around since grandmother's time and not just for breakfast.
Nowadays, the flakes and many varieties of oats are also often eaten by people who do a lot of sports, because the nutritional value of the grain offers more than just carbohydrates.
This is also reflected in the wide range of ways the flakes can be prepared. For example, there are recipes for bread with oat flour, recipes for baked oat flakes, recipes for biscuits with oats, recipes for oat patties and many more recipes besides porridge.
But oats are not just good for athletes. They can also help you lose weight.
One reason why oats help you lose weight is that the fiber they contain gives you a quick and lasting feeling of fullness. Oats also contain minerals, protein, vitamins and iron, so you won't suffer from any deficiencies while dieting.
In addition, the wide range of oatmeal preparation options offers the right dish for every taste and, unlike expensive diet products, can be found in every supermarket at a low price. An affordable and effective way to lose weight. Also read our five reasons why you should opt for a warm breakfast when losing weight.
Oatmeal diet
Have you heard of the oat diet? It is an effective and healthy way to lose weight. As the name suggests, the oat diet consists mainly of oats and other oat products.
The oat diet helps you to satisfy your hunger. This article explains exactly how this form of diet works and provides delicious oat recipes to go with it.
Healthy breakfast from VERIVAL
What makes oats so healthy?
The healthy thing about oats is the energizing power of important nutrients, minerals and fiber. However, their actual nutritional value for health was only discovered about 3000 years ago.
The resilience in agricultural cultivation and the nutrient richness also make oats very popular with farmers.
Just a small portion of oats or oat flakes (30-40 grams), oats or porridge daily is enough to supply the body with nutrients and vital substances.
Oats are important for skin, hair and nails
Just 40 grams of oats (or oat flakes) contain almost 8 micrograms of biotin, which is a quarter of the recommended daily amount. The biotin in oats is important for nails, skin and hair and is of great importance.
The biotin in oats protects against hair loss, makes nails stronger and hair shinier. Another messenger substance that oats supply our body with is zinc, an essential trace element that is important for bones and teeth.
Oats are good for the nerves!
What's more, a portion of oats has a positive effect on our nerves. The nervous system benefits not only from the biotin in the oats, but also from the B vitamins supplied by the grain.
Vitamin B1 is not known as the nerve vitamin for nothing, because a deficiency of it can manifest itself in humans in dizziness, headaches, and even neurological disorders.
The body also absorbs vitamin B6 from oats, which also has a positive effect on the entire organism. Vitamin B6, like vitamin B1, supports the nervous system and helps the body to produce blood.
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Iron supplier and cholesterol reducer
In addition, 40 grams of oats provide plenty of iron. Consequently, oats are a healthy meat alternative and a good source of iron for vegetarians.
The soluble fiber that the grain contains helps to bring high cholesterol back to normal. This also lowers blood lipid levels and reduces the risk of heart attack.
For people with diabetes in particular, oats, together with their magnesium content, offer a chance to lower blood sugar levels. The fiber found in oats and which keeps you full for a long time is called beta glucan. They are particularly helpful for losing weight. This makes oats a true all-rounder!
As promised, you will find below the prepared recipe for oat meal, a basic recipe for the Scottish porridge. The good thing about it: the preparation time is only about 10 minutes. So these are the best conditions for a breakfast that is quickly prepared, but still healthy and tastes very good on top of that.
You probably already have everything you need for porridge at home: oats, milk, oat milk or even just water.
If you like the sound of this and are looking for more breakfast porridge recipes, you can check out our blog. There you will find a wide range of different varieties of porridge.
Oats aid digestion
The beta glucan in oats not only helps the body to lower high cholesterol levels, but also has a positive effect on the gastrointestinal tract. It is not for nothing that oats are given to children in food or offered as a light diet to people who are ill. They promote bowel health and help to build up a healthy intestinal flora.
Incidentally, oats are soothing for the entire digestive system and have a calming effect. Oats can help with stomach aches by binding excess stomach acid and thus ensuring balance in the gastrointestinal tract.
How can I prepare and enjoy oats?
As has been emphasized several times, oats have a positive effect on various bodily functions, including the cardiovascular system. They can also be used for weight loss purposes (e.g. oat diet). Oats are therefore not only healthy, but also versatile!
They are ideal, for example, for a healthy breakfast that gives you energy for the day. Two breakfast options that are not only tasty but also filling and healthy are: overnight oats and the classic English porridge.
We at Verival offer a wide range of porridge varieties that are fruity, high in protein and/or chocolaty. What's more, Verival oat flakes are free from all additives, colorings and artificial flavors, and the raw materials come from sustainable agriculture in 100% organic quality.
But the oat flakes can be used to prepare more than just delicious organic mueslis, Bircher muesli, overnight oats or bowls for breakfast. There are also a number of recipes for snacks or even a whole meal. The flakes are available in different varieties and are ideal for cooking and baking.
The granola oat crunchies, which are made from whole grain oats and are handmade without palm oil, are ideal for those little hunger pangs in between meals.
In addition, the oat flakes are also suitable as an addition to shakes, which are particularly popular with athletes. The shakes can be prepared with water, but also with oat milk or regular milk. The advantage of oat milk is that it is vegan and therefore suitable for almost all diets.
So, no matter which type of oats you choose, you can live a healthy life with oats. In other words, it is a healthy grain that you can eat at least once a day.
We also offer organic oats in a value pack. 3 x 500 grams (150 grams or 1500 grams) of oats for less than six euros.
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