MUESLI: THE HEALTHY BREAKFAST FOOD
DEFINITION: A tasty healthy breakfast food based on raw rolled oats and other ingredients including uncooked grains, fresh or dried fruits, seeds and nuts (e.g., almond, walnut, hazelnut etc.) eaten with milk (e.g. cow milk, soya milk, almond milk & other forms of plant milk, yogurt or fruit juice.).
When it was first developed, muesli was typically a dry cereal made from whole oats, nuts, fruit and wheat flakes. Now many versions of muesli are available which include gluten-free muesli, fresh muesli, toasted or untoasted muesli and its close cousin granola.
In muesli and granola, the grains are most commonly rolled and just make sure that they have been nulled and then soak them to soften so that they can be easily chewed and digested. As for texture, muesli is much looser than granola which is clumpy.
PACKAGED MUESLI
It is a loose mixture of mainly rolled oats or cornflakes together with various dried fruit pieces, nuts and seeds. It commonly contains other rolled cereal grains such as wheat or rye flakes. This dry packaged muesli can store for many months & served quickly after mixing with yogurt, milk, hot chocolate etc.
FRESH MUESLI
It can be freshly prepared using either dry rolled oats or whole grain oats that have been soaked in water or fruit juice .Other ingredients are chopped fresh fruits (e.g. banana, apple etc.), dried fruit, milk product like (yogurt, cream, cottage cheese etc.), lemon juice, spices (especially cinnamon), honey etc.
NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS
1-Muesli has less sugar and calories than most breakfast cereals.
2-It is high in fiber and whole grains which regulate the digestive system and can aid in weight control.
3-It is a potent source of anti-oxidants.
4-Addition of nuts provides a great source of protein and omega-3 fatty acids (especially walnuts).
5-Milk/Dairy alternatives that usually accompany muesli is a source of dairy and protein.
SUBMITTED BY:
SAUMYA SIROTHIYA
M.Sc. 1st semester