Caloric content of grain

Grain is a valuable foodstuff which is a source of complex carbohydrates, vitamins and microelements. Caloric content of grain in a dry form makes from 300 to 350 kilocalories on 100 grams. Such high energy value made grain irreplaceable during all centuries of history of mankind. Today more and more people aim to reduce menu caloric content to lose weight. But whether it is necessary to refuse grain? How to keep this valuable product in a diet and not to recover? Whether it is possible to lose weight by means of a cereal diet? In this article we will discuss all these questions.

Calories in grain

Grain represents whole or shredded grains of various cultures. Cereals and bean grain plants are most widely used in agriculture. A source of calories in grain are complex carbohydrates. These substances are considered as a basis of healthy food. Due to their energy more than on a half energy value of a daily diet has to form. If the person refuses complex carbohydrates, then in his metabolism there are adverse changes. Any low-carbohydrate deprivation diets lead to decrease in body weight, but after their termination weight quickly is returned. Caloric content of grain is not so high that the growing thin person needed to refuse them completely. Besides, calories in grain are acquired with a low speed. Friable whole grain in a boiled look will be digested most slowly. It is necessary to use products from grain in moderate quantities.

Caloric content of grain in a dry form

On packaging of a product the caloric content of grain in a dry form is specified. In calorie charts of foodstuff usually energy value of grain in a dry form is written too. Let's consider the caloric content of grain of some specific grades. Most often in Russia eat buckwheat cereal. For its preparation buckwheat unground buckwheat is used or (308 kilocalories in 100 grams), or buckwheat passed (300 kilocalories in 100 grams). Grits caloric content – 342 kilocalories. Energy value of the Oat-flakes oat flakes is even higher – 352 kilocalories in 100 grams. Rees in a dry form contains 303 kilocalories on 100 grams. Pearl barley – 320 kilocalories. Higher semolina caloric content – 333 kilocalories in 100 grams. Split peas have a little smaller caloric content – 299 kilocalories. It is convenient to use the caloric content of grain in a dry form when you prepare a dish. If you eat food already ready (for example, in cafe or if it is cooked by relatives), it is better for you to use information on grain caloric content in a boiled look.

Caloric content of grain in a boiled look

In a boiled look caloric content of grain not really big. While grain cooks, it absorbs a large amount of water (3 times more than a body weight). Water does not contain calories therefore energy value of ready grain is lower, than dry. In 100 grams of the welded grain about 100 kilocalories. Semolina porridge on water contains in 100 grams 80 kilocalories. Porridge – 88 kilocalories. Buckwheat caloric content in a boiled look – about 95 kilocalories in 100 grams. Caloric content of cereal products, including porridges, depends on a way of their preparation. If you cook porridge on milk, add oil, honey or sugar, then energy value of such product will be much higher, than at the simple grain welded on water. To minimize the caloric content of grain and dishes from them, do not add any fats during culinary processing. It is possible to add fresh fruit or low-calorie sweeteners to already ready porridge. Of course, such recipe can seem to you at first not too attractive. However, porridge with fruit is not only dietary product, it both really tasty and useful breakfast or a dinner.

Caloric content of cereal flakes

Those who watches over the health and weight know well a modern dish for breakfasts – muesli. If you keep a figure, then consider that muesli can be very caloric. At their structure often there are cereals, bran, dried fruits, nuts, spices, honey. Caloric content of cereals not completely defines energy value of this food, but plays in it not the last role. In 100 grams of instant cereal flakes more than 320 kilocalories. Caloric content of cereal flakes depends on their chemical composition. The more fat in flakes, the higher them energy value. Oat flakes (about 7,5% of weight) contain the greatest number of fat. Nuts, honey, many dried fruits contain many calories (more than 400 kilocalories in 100 grams). If you add fat milk, cream to muesli, then thereby you increase dish caloric content even more. Caloric content of cereal flakes with spices and the fat-free yogurt will be minimum in comparison with other types of muesli.

Cereal diet

Caloric content of grain without additives rather low. They contain the mass of useful substances and well satisfy hunger. On the basis of grain the special cereal diet for decrease in body weight is created. It is a restrictive power supply system which can be recommended for disposal of excess weight to the people who do not have the expressed problems with health. This diet is transferred well. But, as well as any power supply system with sharply limited set of products in the menu, this diet is unbalanced. You should not adhere to it more than 7 days. Big plus of a cereal diet can be considered its profitability. The essence of this power supply system consists in what is it is possible only porridges and to drink water in a large number. Grain should be cooked without salt, sugar, milk and oil. Such porridge will be pleasant not to all to taste, but in it there are not enough calories and there is almost no fat. Millet, buckwheat, wild rice, oats, red lentil will be suitable for a cereal diet. You should not use white rice, semolina and any instant flakes. All days of a diet for breakfast, a lunch, a dinner eat 150 or 200 grams of any porridge. Still during the day it is possible to use 300 grams of vegetables (except potatoes) and 250 grams of the fermented milk fat-free product. Have green or herbal tea without restrictions. It is also possible to use clear drinking water.

For example, for breakfast eat buckwheat cereal, for lunch – porridge and fresh tomatoes salad with a spoon of yogurt and spices, for dinner – porridge from lentil and a glass of yogurt. Within 7 days of a cereal diet you will lose from 2 to 4 kilograms of excess weight. To increase efficiency of a diet and to improve health, add half an hour of physical exercises to a daily daily routine.

Grain did not lose the value in food of the modern person. Carbohydrates, vitamins, microelements in their structure are useful to a metabolism and health in general. Caloric content of grain is rather high to support forces during the day. At the correct use of grain not only do not harm a figure, and on the contrary, help to lose weight. The cereal diet – the most economic and easy way to lose weight without harm for health for a small period.