Oat flour - good and bad

This product can be used for making various flour products, but before using it, let's consider what is the benefit and harm of oatmeal, what are the opinions of nutritionists about it.

Composition of oatmeal

This product is obtained by grinding the mature grains of oats, in the manufacture of this flour, no additional elements are added to it. Like oats, flour contains various amino acids, vitamins B, E and PP, as well as tyrosine, choline, phosphoric mineral salts. A large amount of fiber makes oatmeal an indispensible product for weight loss, because fiber contributes to the removal of toxins and toxins, and also gives a person a sense of satiety for a long time, preventing overeating.

From this flour you can cook not only oatmeal cookies, but also pancakes, jelly, and even various pies and cupcakes. The presence of this product in the baking process will make it more useful and less caloric.

Which diets allow you to use the product?

Oat flour for those who sit on the Ducane diet can be used for making various dishes, this product is allowed, experts recommend making it jelly and baking. But not every oatmeal is suitable, you can only use the product that is made from a shell of grain, that is, in fact, finely ground bran. Such flour will be very similar in composition to the "original" product, but it contains less carbohydrates, which means that the process of losing weight will go much faster.

Amino acids of this product are considered to be the closest in terms of biochemical composition to the muscle protein, so it is very valuable when observing this nutrition plan. The founder of this diet proposes to cook from this product exactly jelly, which envelops the walls of the stomach, permanently reduces the feeling of hunger and normalizes the metabolism.

But, not only Dukan's diet allows the use of oat flour. It is also used in the recipes of "System 60" , it is used by those who follow the principles of the so-called "proper nutrition" and those who just love to pamper themselves with baking, but at the same time try not to eat products made from "white flour".

You can buy this flour from bran at specialized trade outlets, but to find it in an ordinary supermarket will be somewhat problematic.