Health Benefits Of Muesli

Muesli is a famous healthy break fast cereals that is made with uncooked rolled oats, nuts and fruits the cereals was developed in the 1900’s and it was made by a physician Maximilian Bircher-Benner who was swedish and he used it on his patients at his very own hospital muesli is available and both packaged and fresh.

Muesli the healthest break fast cereal because it contains all the need of a good diet such as fruits, fibre, protein and calcium therefore it gives you the full benefit of a break fast eating muesli in your break fast equals in eating 2 fruits and all the needed protein and fibre for the rest of the day.

Dry Muesli:
The first type of muesli is a loose mixture of mainly rolled oats and often also wheat flakes, together with various pieces of dried fruit, nuts, and seeds. Today, dry muesli is widely available in the form of pre-packaged mixes. Many people also enjoy mixing their own. There are many varieties, some of which also contain honey powder, spices, or chocolate. Dry muesli can be stored conveniently for many months. It is served quickly after mixing it with milk, yoghurt, or fruit juice and (if available) pieces of fresh fruit.

Fresh Muesli

The second type of muesli is a freshly prepared mixture that includes rolled oats that have been soaked in water or fruit juice, as well as finely grated or blended apple. Popular other ingredients include additional grated or chopped fresh fruit (e.g., bananas, berries, grapes, mango), dried fruit, milk products (e.g., yoghurt, cream, condensed milk, fromage frais, quark, cottage cheese), lemon juice, ground nuts, seeds, spices (especially cinnamon), honey, and muesli mix. People who use an electrical blender to prepare apples for fresh muesli find that adding a piece of banana eases the process. Fresh muesli is not suitable to be mixed with fresh milk, which easily coagulates when in the presence of the acids in apple or lemon juice.

Package muesli can be very easy to prepare and you can keep for months there are many types of muesli cereals some of them contain honey some contain spices or chocolates and it is prepared easily with a mixture of milk and the packaged muesli as you desire you can also mix it ith fruits, coffee, hot chocolate as you wish.

Muesli started to become popular in 1960 as it has been a good source of healthy food for vegeterian diets muesli is also quite tasty and easy to eat not much preparing all you need is milk, fruits, coffee and add on muesli as you wish and that’s it you will have a good and a healthy breakfast rich of fruits, protein calcium and fibre.

Muesli can also be made fresh but i prefer getting packaged muesli as they are very easy to use but you can prepare your own fresh muesli it home muesli mostly contains these ingredients: chopped off fresh fruit such as apples, bananas, grapes,berries,mango, dried fruit and milk products such as yogurt, condensed milk, quark and cottage cheese, ground nuts, lemon juice, seeds, spices (especially cinnamon).

You can make your own muesli by combining these ingredients at home to have a fresh muesli in your own style.

Muesli has many health benefits that can not be counted

Here are some of the health benefits of eating muesli:

Muesli is a diet rich in fruits and vegetables therefore it helps reducing risks of cacner and other age related disease one serving of muesli can equal to two serving of fruits.

Muesli is made of whole weat and grain therefore there it is high in fibre.

Milk products, often served with muesli, are a rich source of calcium and protein."

fruits and vegetables that are in the muesli is another source of fibre as well.

The benefits of muesli can’t be counted ,muesli gives the full benefit of breakfast and other then that it is very easy to prepare and serve.

Want a quick Muesli Recipe? Here's one Swiss Almond Muesli
(Makes 8 servings)

    * 2 cups old-fashioned oats
    * 3/4 cup diced dried apples
    * 1/2 cup toasted wheat germ
    * 1/2 cup raisins
    * 1/2 cup slivered blanched almonds
    * 1/4 cup hulled but not toasted sunflower seeds (raw sunflower seeds)
    * 2 Tablespoons packed light brown sugar

Mix all ingredients in a large bowl or airtight container. Store in cool dry place or in refrigerator. Best eaten within a couple of weeks. Serve with milk.