Oat is a common whole grain food in our life, but it is different from the rice we often eat on weekdays. Generally speaking, the nutritional value of oat is much higher than that of rice. The content of protein in oat is about twice as high as that of rice, its unsaturated fatty acid content is about 7 times as high as that of rice, and its dietary fiber content is nearly 9 times more than that of rice. Not only that, but other nutritional elements in oat are also rich. However, the glycemic index of oats is much lower than that of rice. Therefore, there are still many diabetics in life, and oats are often used as staple food instead of rice. However, it is worth noting that although oats are good, for diabetics, if you choose the wrong variety of oats, even if you eat more, it will be useless, but it will also cause abnormal blood sugar and bring harm to your health. So, which oats are suitable for diabetics? Generally speaking, these two kinds of oats are more suitable for diabetics in life.
1. oatmeal
Oatmeal rice should be the best oat product, which not only retains most of the nutritional components of oat itself, but also has a relatively complete structure of nutritional components, which has the least impact on blood sugar in human body. Generally speaking, its glycemic index is around 55, which is very suitable for diabetics to use as staple food. However, this kind of oatmeal is generally difficult to process, and it must be soaked in water before it is cooked easily. 2. Raw oatmeal Raw oatmeal is a kind of oatmeal made by simply squeezing oatmeal. There are no other industrial processing ingredients except pressing, so it also relatively retains most of the nutrients of oats.
Not only that, this kind of raw oatmeal has little effect on blood sugar, and its sugar rise value is about 65. However, compared with oatmeal, the advantage of raw oatmeal is that it is relatively easy to cook and does not need to be soaked in water before making. Therefore, for diabetics, if they want to eat cereal in their daily life or want to use cereal instead of staple food, it is best to choose the above two kinds of cereals, such as instant oats or instant oats, which are common in life, and are not recommended for diabetics. These oats can not only achieve the effect of health preservation, but also easily lead to the rise of blood sugar, and even pose a serious threat to health.