Many of us remember it from childhood. Someone loves her, someone shudders at the mention of her. For someone, she is a sweet nostalgia for a tender age, for someone the most terrible nightmare. Yes, it will be about her, about semolina porridge.
What is semolina?
Before discussing the usefulness of semolina porridge , you must first understand what it is. So, semolina porridge is prepared from semolina, which is, crushed wheat grains. Wheat particles in it are larger than in flour, but much smaller than in wheat. Their size ranges from 0.25-0.75 mm in diameter. Distinguish semolina groats of different markings:
- M - made from soft wheat varieties, grains small, white opaque, best suited for making milk porridges, mannies, casseroles, pancakes;
- T - made from durum wheat, has larger particles of cream or light yellow color, especially good for puddings, soups, minced meat;
- TM - a mixture of the two previous varieties, in which hard wheat is represented by 20% of cereals, is universal, suitable for cooking any dishes.
Useful properties of semolina porridge
The usefulness of semolina is determined by the fact that with very high nutritional value, it is absorbed almost 100%. Therefore, mango is actively used in medical nutrition, especially after severe operations and heart attacks, in general, when you need to quickly restore the strength of the body, while not overloading it with excessively heavy food. And although there is not much useful in it, semolina porridge is valuable in that it is an excellent source of energy. After all, in manna porridge a lot of carbohydrates , vegetable protein, but almost no fiber. In addition, it contains vitamins B and vitamin E, a little iron, as well as trace elements such as silicon (necessary for the synthesis of collagen - the main element of connective tissue)
Popular semolina is also found in baby food. However, it should be remembered that in semolina there are relatively few vitamins, as well as macro and micro elements, this is a refined product, and accordingly, semolina is no more useful than, say, pasta or white bread. In addition, there is a lot of gluten in the manga that can cause allergy in children, so it is not recommended to include it in the baby's nutrition for up to a year. However, for older children, milk semolina porridge can be an excellent option for dinner, tk. easy to digest and for a long time creates a feeling of satiety, which means that the karapuz will sleep soundly all night.