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.