Cheese pancakes
Ingredients:
- milk - 200 ml;
- eggs - 2 pcs;
- flour - 100 g;
- cheese - 100 g;
- dill;
- salt to taste;
- baking powder - 1 teaspoon.
Cooking method
Place the pan on the fire in advance to warm it up. At the same time, mix milk, eggs, flour, baking powder, grated cheese and finely chopped dill in a bowl. Add salt to taste. Spread a little batter over the entire surface of the pan and bake the pancakes on both sides until golden brown.
Omelette in pita bread
Ingredients:
- eggs - 2 pcs;
- cheese - 20 g;
- tomato - 1 piece;
- greenery;
- pita;
- salt and pepper to taste.
Cooking method
Beat eggs in a bowl, add chopped tomatoes, herbs, salt, pepper and mix. Place pita bread on a dry, heated frying pan and pour the resulting mixture onto it. Wrap and fry until crispy on both sides.
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Oatmeal with mushrooms, avocado and fried egg
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Take this oatmeal recipe as a base and experiment with new spices and additions. We recommend the option with avocado and egg first of all: the softness of the avocado and the creamy texture of the yolk go perfectly with oatmeal.
Ingredients
- 1 onion;
- 250 g champignons or other mushrooms;
- 1 clove of garlic;
- 1 tablespoon olive oil;
- 130 g chopped oatmeal;
- 1½ liters of water;
- salt, pepper - to taste;
- fried eggs, avocado, arugula, parmesan - for serving.
Preparation
- In a deep frying pan, fry sliced champignons, finely chopped garlic and onion in olive oil. Cook over medium heat for about 6 to 7 minutes until the onions are light brown and the mushrooms are soft.
- Add oatmeal and water. Bring to a boil, and then reduce the heat to low.
- Simmer for 25–30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the oatmeal is soft. Salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve with scrambled eggs, avocado, arugula, grated Parmesan or other ingredients as desired.
Oat pancake
Ingredients:
- oat flakes - 50 g;
- egg - 1 piece;
- milk 1.5% - 50-70 ml;
- water - if you want to make the mixture more liquid.
Cooking method
Combine all ingredients in a bowl and whisk thoroughly with a fork or whisk. Gently spread the mixture over the pan and bake the pancake until golden brown on both sides. You can add filling to it to taste. For example, cottage cheese with fresh cucumber and red fish.
The essence of the oat diet
Nutritionists agree that the oat diet is one of the safest monocomponent diets that do not harm human health. Numerous reviews of people who have lost weight with oatmeal confirm this fact.
Oatmeal is a source of complex carbohydrates. The body digests them for a long time, which allows you to not feel hungry for a long time, remaining full of energy and strength.
Oatmeal perfectly cleanses the body, removes toxins from it, and at the same time improves the functioning of all organs of the digestive system.
To enhance the effect of the oat diet, you need to exercise. Fitness is an excellent option, but if it is not possible to visit gyms, then you can limit yourself to daily walks in the fresh air.
Cottage cheese casserole with caramelized apples
Ingredients:
- cottage cheese 5% - 700 g;
- eggs - 3 pcs;
- corn starch - 50 g;
- sweetener to taste;
- vanillin;
- apples;
- honey - 3 tablespoons.
Cooking method
Mix cottage cheese, eggs, starch, sweetener, vanillin in a bowl and beat with a blender. Distribute the resulting homogeneous mass over the silicone mold. Bake in an oven preheated to 170 degrees for about 40 minutes.
At this time, heat the frying pan and throw finely chopped apples onto it. Simmer them for three minutes, add honey and simmer for a few more minutes.
Once the casserole is cooked, spoon the caramelized apple mixture onto it.
Variations of the oat diet
Curd and oatmeal diet
Cottage cheese with 0% fat content can be included in the menu without fear that it will harm your figure. Oatmeal in combination with this fermented milk product will help you get rid of hunger for a long time. In this case, the process of losing weight will proceed very quickly. You need to lose weight on a cottage cheese-oat diet for 7-10 days. During this time, on average, it is possible to get rid of 3.5-6 kg of excess weight.
The menu for the day may look like this:
- Breakfast: oatmeal with water.
- Lunch: oatmeal, 150 g of cottage cheese, two prunes.
- Dinner: oatmeal.
Once every 3 days, 0.3-0.4 kg of fresh vegetables should be served for lunch. These could be tomatoes, cucumbers or other seasonal vegetables. You can also drink green tea for lunch, but without adding honey or sugar. The volume of liquid per day is 2 liters.
This menu cannot be called balanced, so experts strongly recommend drinking a glass of kefir, fermented baked milk, tan or yogurt per day after day 5 of the diet.
Egg-oat diet
The egg-oat diet does not differ in taste variety. However, in a week of such a diet you can get rid of 6-7 kg of excess weight.
Menu for every day on an egg-oat diet:
- Breakfast: oatmeal, boiled egg.
- Lunch: oatmeal, two boiled eggs.
- Dinner: oatmeal.
A snack between lunch and dinner can be a couple of eggs or half a serving of oatmeal. During the day, you should definitely drink water, but not earlier than 30 minutes after your next meal.
Oatmeal-buckwheat diet
Both buckwheat and oatmeal are sources of complex carbohydrates that take a long time to be digested by the body. Therefore, those losing weight will be guaranteed to be free from the feeling of hunger throughout the diet.
Cereals cannot be boiled; they should be steamed by pouring boiling water over them. It is necessary to keep the porridge in water for at least 3 hours, after which it is allowed to eat it.
The menu for 6 days is as follows:
- Day 1: three servings of buckwheat porridge, a glass of kefir and 1-2 vegetables.
- Day 2: three servings of oatmeal, 1-2 fruits, a glass of kefir.
- Day 3: two servings of rice, 200 g of low-fat cottage cheese, 1-2 vegetables.
- Day 4: same as the first day.
- Day 5: similar to the second day.
- Day 6: similar to the third day.
Cereals, vegetables, cottage cheese and fruits are consumed throughout the day at different time intervals, and not in one approach to the table.
Preference should be given to cucumbers, tomatoes, zucchini, beets, carrots, apples and citrus fruits.
Oatmeal-apple diet
The oatmeal-apple diet menu is notable for the fact that it saturates the body with a sufficient amount of fiber, as well as healthy pectin. This allows you to cleanse the intestines and normalize cholesterol levels in the blood.
Be sure to avoid eating sugar and salt, as well as oil.
Menu for every day:
- Breakfast: oatmeal and a whole apple.
- Snack: two apples.
- Lunch: oatmeal and apple.
- Snack: vegetable salad with vegetable oil dressing, 2 prunes.
- Dinner: oatmeal and apple.
- At night: a glass of kefir enriched with bifidobacteria.
The diet should not last more than 10 days, during which time you can lose 8-10 kg. After 30 days, you can repeat this course.
Kefir-oat diet
The kefir-oatmeal diet can be implemented in two versions: those losing weight drink only kefir and eat only oatmeal, or supplement their menu with dried fruits and fruits. The last option is lightweight. On a strict kefir-oatmeal diet, you are allowed to drink a liter of fermented milk drink and eat 800 g of porridge per day. The number of approaches to the table is equal to five.
In addition to oatmeal and kefir, be sure to drink enough water. Still mineral water and herbal teas are also allowed. However, you should drink no earlier than half an hour after eating.
The kefir-oat diet lasts for 1-5 days. In the first two days of the diet, you will be able to get rid of 1-1.5 extra pounds and thoroughly cleanse the body. If you increase the duration of the diet to 3-5 days, you can lose 2-5 kg in weight. However, the longer the diet lasts, the more stress the body will experience.
If a gentle version of the oatmeal-kefir diet has been chosen, then it is allowed to eat fruits such as: pear, apple, cherry, sweet cherry, kiwi, apricot, all citrus fruits, currants, strawberries. Prohibited: white grapes, mangoes, bananas, melon. Dried fruits on the menu include prunes, dried apricots, figs, and dates.
Oatmeal-fruit diet
The oat-fruit diet is an excellent option for those people who love sweets. At the same time, plant foods account for 50% of the diet. The diet lasts for 10 days. During this time you can get rid of 5-10 kg.
Oatmeal is eaten in small portions, no more than 4 times a day. You can add fruit to the porridge, or you can eat it in its pure form. A serving for one meal should be equal to 250 g. The cereal is cooked in water; no salt, sugar or honey are added to it during cooking.
The following fruits are prohibited: bananas, melon, persimmon, grapes, mango, avocado.
In addition to regular clean water, the volume of which is 2 liters per day, you are allowed to drink herbal teas (melissa, oregano, chamomile, thyme).
Cheesecakes with mango sauce
Ingredients:
- cottage cheese - 2 packages of 200 g, 5 and 9%;
- egg - 1 piece;
- rice flour - 2 tablespoons;
- regular flour - you will need it for the kitchen surface;
- sweetener to taste;
- mango puree - 100 g;
- corn starch - half a teaspoon.
Cooking method
Place ingredients on a plate and stir until smooth. On a floured surface, form a “sausage” from the mixture and cut into 7-8 equal parts. Shape the pieces into cheesecakes using a lettuce ring. Fry them on both sides in a frying pan with oil until golden brown. Make the fire strong enough.
Then place baking paper on a baking sheet and place the cheesecakes on it. Place in the oven preheated to 180 degrees for about 5-7 minutes.
Meanwhile, heat the mango puree on the stove and add sweetener. If the sauce is thin, dissolve cornstarch in water and add to the sauce to thicken. Cook until required consistency.
Oatmeal stewed in a frying pan
One of the most unusual recipes in this collection. Suitable for those who don’t like oatmeal because of its consistency, and will also help diversify their diet.
What do you need:
- oat flakes - 200 g;
- onion - 1 pc.;
- butter - 50 g;
- mixture of herbs, salt to taste.
How to cook:
Grate the carrots on a coarse grater, chop the onion. Fry onions and carrots in butter (can be replaced with vegetable oil). Add oatmeal and fry for a couple of minutes. Salt and sprinkle with herbs. Pour a little water (2 tablespoons) into the pan, cover with a lid and leave for 15-20 minutes.
Lazy oatmeal in a jar
Ingredients:
- oatmeal - 5 tablespoons;
- milk or yogurt - 100 -150 ml;
- banana - 1 piece;
- a handful of frozen strawberries;
- honey - 1-2 teaspoons.
Cooking method
Take a jar with a lid and pour oatmeal, sliced banana, berries and honey into it. If you wish, you can use any other fruit and add nuts. Pour milk over everything. Close the lid and shake well. Place the oatmeal in the refrigerator, leave it there overnight and enjoy breakfast in the morning.
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What should PP porridge be like?
The most important thing is that it is freshly prepared, and not instant. It is better to choose options from whole grains, preferably oatmeal, millet, amaranth, green buckwheat, brown rice, quinoa.
If you like milk porridge, you should pay special attention to milk: cow's milk should be from a trusted supplier, and plant-based milk can be made yourself, for example, from almonds, coconut or oatmeal.
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Sugar should not be added to porridge; even its healthier options: coconut, cane, honey, agave syrup and other alternatives are best left for later.
Cheese waffles
Ingredients:
- flour (you can use rice flour) - 120-130 g;
- yogurt, kefir or biolact - 150 ml;
- eggs - 2 pcs;
- light cheese - 100 g;
- baking powder - 5 g;
- salt and spices to taste;
- sweetener - 0.5 g.⠀
Cooking method
Mix all ingredients in a bowl. Heat a waffle iron or frying pan and grease the surface with oil. Pour in the dough and bake for 7-10 minutes.
If you open the waffle iron and see that the waffles are not fully cooked or have come apart, don't worry. Just continue baking them for another 2-3 minutes.
Oatmeal casserole
Ingredients:
- pears - 350 g;
- long-cooked oat flakes - 400 g;
- milk (vegetable or regular) - 500 ml;
- coconut oil - 2 tablespoons;
- ground flax seeds - 2 tablespoons;
- maple syrup - 2 tablespoons;
- cinnamon - 1 teaspoon;
- guest nuts;
- berries and seeds.⠀
Cooking method
Place all the ingredients in layers in a baking dish and place in the oven preheated to 180 degrees for 25-40 minutes. The casserole can be topped with maple syrup and yogurt, and garnished with berries and seeds.
Oatmeal
Oatmeal on water
Oatmeal with water Oatmeal is an excellent healthy breakfast option. This dish is popular among supporters of a healthy lifestyle, but to reduce its calorie content it is necessary to cook the flakes without adding milk. Oatmeal cooked in water contains a minimum amount of calories and is ideal for dietary nutrition. To prevent the consistency of the finished dish from being too viscous, it is important to maintain the correct proportions. The ideal ratio of oatmeal and water is 1:2. To prepare the simplest porridge you will need the following ingredients:
- 2 glasses of water;
- 1 cup oat flakes;
- salt (to taste);
- 1 tbsp. spoon of sugar.
Pour water into a saucepan with a thick bottom, add salt, sugar and oatmeal, then bring the mixture to a boil and cook with constant stirring for 3 to 10 minutes. The thinner and smaller the flakes, the less time they cook.
At the end of cooking, cover the pan with a lid and let the dish brew, and serve after 5-10 minutes. Add butter as desired to each serving. Some housewives add milk to porridge cooked in water. This increases the calorie content of the dish, but the energy value with this method of preparation still remains lower than when boiling flakes in milk.
Oatmeal with milk and berries
Oatmeal with milk and berries
It is recommended to cook milk porridge from Hercules oat flakes. Hercules flakes contain a huge amount of vitamins and valuable mineral compounds. You can use them to prepare a wide variety of dishes that will please even the most demanding gourmets. To diversify the taste of milk porridge, you should add some berries to it. To prepare a tasty and healthy dish you need the following ingredients:
- 500 ml milk;
- 9 tbsp. spoons of Hercules cereal;
- 1 tbsp. Sahara;
- salt (to taste);
- 130 grams of fresh berries.
With blueberries or raspberries, the porridge will turn out especially tasty. Pour milk into a saucepan with a thick bottom, add salt and sugar, put on fire and bring to a boil, then pour oatmeal into it.
Cook the porridge for 5 minutes with constant stirring. A minute before it’s ready, add clean berries without foreign impurities, and at the end of cooking, remove the pan from the heat and puree the finished dish with a special potato masher. When serving, add a small piece of butter to each serving and garnish with fresh berries.
Oatmeal with buckwheat and jam
In order to prepare a dietary and maximally healthy dish, you can combine several types of cereals. Oatmeal and buckwheat are ideally combined in taste. Buckwheat contains a lot of iron and B vitamins. To prepare porridge, the following products are required:
- 200 ml milk;
- 100 grams of oat flakes;
- 400 ml water;
- 100 grams of buckwheat;
- salt (to taste);
- jam or preserves as a filler.
Pour water and milk into a saucepan, add buckwheat and salt. After boiling, cook the buckwheat over low heat for 10 minutes, then add oatmeal to it and continue cooking the porridge for about 5 minutes. Excess liquid should evaporate during this time.
Cover the finished dish with a lid and let it stand warm for 5-10 minutes, then serve it to the table. Add 1-2 tablespoons of fruit or berry jam to each plate to improve the taste of the dish. You can garnish the servings with mint leaves, pine nuts or chopped almonds.
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Banana ice cream
Ingredients:
- bananas - 2 pcs;
- milk - 3-5 tablespoons.⠀
Cooking method
Cut the bananas into slices and place in the freezer for at least 4 hours. Then blend the frozen fruit in a blender, add milk and blend again. Bon appetit!
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Allowed and prohibited products of the oat diet
Authorized products:
- Fruits and berries, except melon, mango, grapes and bananas.
- All vegetables.
- Legumes.
- Dried fruits.
- Low-fat fermented milk drinks and milk.
- Greenery.
Prohibited products:
- Sugar.
- Confectionery.
- Fatty foods.
- Flour products.
- Alcohol.
- Fruits: bananas, persimmons, grapes.
- Potato consumption should be limited.
