Wheat bran for weight loss

Nowadays, health rations increasingly include bran - usually oatmeal or wheat. In diets for weight loss, they are also very popular.

Bran is called a hard shell of grain, which is a by-product of flour-milling. However, it is in the bran that 90% of the biologically active constituents of whole grains are concentrated. Wheat dietary bran is also on sale. This is the shell of the grain, which has undergone multistage purification.

All bran (rye, rice, oat, wheat) have a low calorie content: 100 grams contain 216 calories. Here we find:

• water 9.9 g;
• proteins - 15.6 g;
• fats - 4.3 g;
• carbohydrates - 64,5 g;
• food fibers - 42,8 g;
• disaccharides - 0.41 g.

In the bran contains five of the seven vitamins of group B, vitamins E and K. In addition, they contain trace elements such as zinc, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, calcium.

All bran have the same nutritional value, however wheat bran is much cheaper than oatmeal.

How to take bran?

Wheat or any other (both granular and non-granular) bran is poured with boiling water and leave them for 20-30 minutes to swell, then drain the water. The resulting gruel is either added to any other dishes, or consumed as an independent meal - 1-3 tablespoons, 2-3 times a day.

Due to their high content of fibers, which our body is not able to digest, bran for a long time stay in the stomach, maintaining a sense of satiety in a person.

But even just for prevention it will be very good to eat 1-2 teaspoons of bran every day. The fact is that wheat and oat bran are not only suitable for weight loss. They also exhibit the following properties:

• expand the blood vessels, thereby lowering blood pressure;
• prevent the formation of sclerotic plaques and prevent the deposition of vascular walls of cholesterol;
• restore the normal functioning of the liver, pancreas and gallbladder;
• reduce the level of sugar in the blood.

That is, wheat and any other bran gives us health and benefits.

When can bran cause damage?

For the intake of all bran, including wheat, there are contraindications, namely - any inflammatory conditions of the liver, gall bladder, pancreas and stomach.

How to cook wheat bran?

An excellent recipe for dietary soup from wheat bran for weight loss. We need (for 2 servings):

• wheat bran, sifted - 425 g;
• water 1.6 liters;
• milk - 380 ml;
• eggs - 1 piece;
• butter - 1 teaspoon;
• finely chopped fresh parsley and dill;
• salt and sugar - to taste.

Cooking method:

• sifted bran in a pan with boiling water and cook over low heat for 1 hour;
• the resulting broth filter, again bring it to a boil and remove the pan from the fire;
• beat half of the egg with milk and with constant stirring pour this mixture into a hot broth;
• add salt and sugar to the broth and heat it up, not letting it boil;
• Before serving the soup on the table in each plate put a little butter and pour the finely chopped fennel and parsley.

In addition, you can simply mix oats and wheat bran in equal quantities and use them when baking instead of flour.

In conclusion, we add that many curative properties also have broths of wheat bran.

Broth from wheat bran for regeneration

This broth can be taken as children, or old or seriously ill people.

We need:

• wheat bran - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
• water - 2 cups;
• honey - 1 tbsp. a spoon.

Cooking method:

• pour out the bran into boiling water and boil over low heat for 30-40 minutes;
• add honey and boil for a few more minutes;
• the broth is taken 3-4 times a day for 50 grams.