Practically each pregnant woman tries to follow rules of useful food. Various grain, including semolina remains the integral component of such diet. Let's consider in more detail whether it is useful during expectation of the child.
Semolina porridge for pregnant women
10 years ago its advantage was indisputable, however with development of food technologies the structure of porridge became another, as well as standards of its production. Here therefore the principles, norms and rules of its use changed.
Advantage
Semolina is a wheat flour of extremely fine crushing. As for the pregnant woman it is very important to eat properly, her diet has to include all necessary vitamins. Let's consider, than this grain is useful.
Whether you know? Diameter of small grains of semolina is 0.25-0.75 mm. It promotes its fast preparation.
So, semolina contains the potassium which is favorably influencing a cardiovascular system and also there is no harmful cholesterol. Besides, it does not cause weight in a stomach, and its gluten is capable to form a film which protects it from effect of hydrochloric acid on stomach walls.
The vitamin E which is contained in grain is extremely necessary for pregnant women not only to support a condition of skin, hair and nails, but also for normalization of work of nervous system.
If the organism of the woman contains its sufficient quantity, then it will help to avoid an abortion and will create the placentary barrier protecting a fruit from external factors of risk.
Contraindications and harm
Despite all the useful properties, semolina promotes increase in weight, especially if it is made on milk. So, 100 g of dry grain contain 340 kcal. Welded on water — 80 kcal, on milk — 100 kcal.
Important! In order to avoid obesity it is recommended to eat this porridge not more often than 3 times a week and no more than one portion a day. It will promote saturation of an organism necessary vitamins, but at the same time will not provoke a set of excess weight.
Semolina contains phytin which promotes resorption of calcium and its washing away from an organism, and during pregnancy it is extremely undesirable. One more harmful property is gluten content. Being allergen, it can provoke disorder of digestion.
Preparation secrets
Each hostess at least once in life cooked semolina porridge.
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We will share with you several secrets of its preparation.
- Select the correct ware for preparation. For this purpose perfectly the container with non-stick coating and thick walls will approach.
- You watch closely that porridge did not burn. To avoid it, it is possible to pour before cooking in a pan in a little water, having distributed it evenly on a capacity bottom surface.
- Observe proportions of liquid and grain for receiving porridge of the necessary consistence (on 1 glass of liquid add 1 tablespoon of grain).
- Adhere to technology of introduction of semolina to the boiling milk. Remember that it is necessary to do it by a thin stream.
- Throughout all cooking porridge needs to be mixed regularly to prevent emergence of lumps.
- You cook grain for 5–7 minutes then let's infuse under a cover.
- To receive more magnificent porridge, it is necessary to shake up it a nimbus during cooking and to add butter.
- To diversify tastes of a dish, it is recommended to add to it such ingredients as honey, dried fruits, condensed milk, candied fruits, fruit, jam, nuts.
Important! Upon purchase of semolina porridge pay attention to packing where it is possible to meet 3 types of designations: M (for semolina from soft grades of wheat), T (for semolina from firm grades) and MT (for the semolina containing 20% of grain from firm grades).
Each pregnant woman has to know that at consumption of any dish it is necessary to know when to stop. Such principle concerns also some semolina porridge.
How to cook semolina porridge: video