Muesli? Do it yourself!

A handful of oatmeal, some fruit, milk - and you can enjoy a nutritious diet dish of your own preparation

A handful of oatmeal, some fruit, milk - and you can enjoy a nutritious dietary dish of your own preparation.

This product was invented by the Swiss doctor Maximilian Oskar Bircher-Benner (1867–1939). That’s why the full official name of the product is Bircher muesli. In 1900, the pioneer of healthy eating proclaimed to the Zurich Medical Society that cereals, fruits and vegetables were significantly more valuable food products than meat. And caused ridicule from colleagues. After all, at that time meat was considered the most valuable of all products, the privilege of the bourgeoisie. And cereals, vegetables and fruits were considered just the food of the poor.
One of the most important products in Dr. Bircher's new nutritional philosophy was muesli. The doctor's original recipe included natural foods such as apples, nuts, lemon juice, and rolled oats. And also a small exception from the group of absolutely natural products - sweetened condensed milk.
Today this dish is recognized all over the world and by everyone, numerous variants have appeared. Muesli is sold in stores. But why not make them at home - to your taste?

How to make muesli

Doctor Bircher's recipe

Compound:
4 tbsp. spoons of oatmeal, 8 tbsp. spoons of water, 4 tbsp. spoons of condensed milk or cream, honey or sugar, juice of 2 lemons, 8 apples. It is recommended to prepare shortly before use. Mix oatmeal with water, condensed milk, lemon juice, add cored, but not peeled, grated apples, honey or sugar.

Muesli with pear and grapes

For 4 persons:

150 g oatmeal
250 g low-fat cottage cheese
360 g low-fat yoghurt
200 g milk
3 pears
200 g grapes
liquid honey

Contains: 390 kcal, fats – 5 g, proteins – 17 g, carbohydrates – 68 g.


Muesli with berries

For 2 persons:

400 g raspberries or strawberries (can be frozen, take them out 30 minutes before cooking)
8 tbsp. spoons of oatmeal
8 tbsp. spoons of skim milk
150 g low-fat yoghurt

Contains: 264 kcal, proteins – 12 g, fats – 4 g, carbohydrates – 40 g.