Oat Milk: What Are Its Health Benefits?

Oat milk isn't just easier to digest than cow's milk but it also provides you with more vitamin B. This is an essential vitamin that helps protect and regulate your central nervous system.

Oat “milk” is a light, refreshing option you can consume alone or in combination with fruits or other food. It’s a vegetable drink, obviously, therefore one of the most chosen by vegans or people who are lactose-intolerant. So, do you know what the benefits of drinking it are?

Below we’ll tell you more about this drink that’s gained great popularity in recent decades as a complement to a healthy diet. We’ll also tell you about the benefits of drinking oat milk regularly. Read on and find out more!

What is oat milk and how do you drink it?

Oat milk is the liquid obtained from the flakes of this grain, soaked in water for a certain time, and then processed. To make it, it’s only necessary to follow the following procedure.

You can drink it cold or hot, with tea, coffee, and chocolate. In addition, you can use it to make all sorts of meals that require cream and sauces, and also as shakes, smoothies, and desserts.

You can buy it at your local grocery store (some brands even offer presentations with vanilla or chocolate flavoring) or make it yourself at home.

Ingredients

• 6 tbsp. of oatmeal
• 4 c. of water

Preparation

• Firstly, add the oatmeal to a blender glass
• Then, add the water and blend it into a whitish liquid
• Strain it using mesh or cloth or a coffee filter
• Use the liquid as you would milk and you can use the leftovers in pastries and other baked goods

Recommendations

• For a denser consistency, add 1 or 2 more tablespoons of oatmeal. If you prefer it thinner, then add more water to the oatmeal left in the filter.
• Sweeten with honey or brown sugar or stevia plant.
• While oat milk is very healthy and nutritious, you shouldn’t drink it if you’re gluten intolerant. There are some commercial brands that claim to be suitable for people with this immune reaction.

Benefits of drinking oat milk

These are the main health benefits of drinking oat milk:

• Hydrates the body
• It’s satiating
• Easy to digest
• It helps supplement the diet
• You can eat it with many different types of food
• It also helps regulate intestinal transit

Constipation

If you have intestinal issues, oat milk is a great way to regulate your gut microbiota due to its fiber content. Enjoy it at the beginning of the day for breakfast (in your coffee, for example).

It regulates sugar levels

People with diabetes tend to notice improvements in their blood sugar intake when they start drinking oat milk. This is because oats have the ability to control blood sugar levels.

It lowers bad cholesterol

By offering a hefty dose of omega 3 and 6 unsaturated (good) fats such as omega 3 and 6 and beta-glucan, oat milk reduces bad cholesterol (LDL) and triglycerides. At the same time, it also helps boost your good cholesterol.

Drinking oat milk a few times a week can even improve your cardiovascular health. It eliminates fat buildup in the walls of your arteries.

It helps with indigestion

Many people who drink cow’s milk have intestinal or stomach problems. That’s because dairy contains substances that are not easy to digest.

In the case of oat milk, the good news is that your stomach has all the necessary tools to digest it. So, it’s ideal for people who often feel bloated after their meals or have other gastrointestinal disorders.

Oat milk helps protect your nervous system

People who struggle with stress, anxiety, depression or any other unbalance in the nervous system can really benefit from the benefits of drinking oat milk. This drink satisfies your appetite and therefore contributes to calmness.

There’s nothing better after a long day full of obligations and problems than having a warm cup of oat milk with honey before bed. So, you can say goodbye to insomnia or any other sleep disorder.

Because it’s a great source of vitamin B, it’s said that drinking oat milk also helps protect the nervous system and improve brain function.

It helps your muscles and your bones

This plant-based drink has many muscle strengthening proteins.

• It can even prevent cramps while you’re exercising
• If you spend all day sitting at a desk, it can help reduce the chance of muscle spasms

It also contains potassium, zinc, and magnesium, three of the most important nutrients for bone formation and strengthening. This is why it’s recommended for children and older folk.

Oat milk helps you lose weight

Oat milk can even be a great appetite regulator. So, thanks to its satiating properties, it helps you to avoid binge eating between meals and keeps you away from unhealthy foods. Oats also prevent liquid retention. In fact, it’s is much better for losing weight than skim milk because it doesn’t contain fat.

Are you ready for a glass?

So, will you try oat milk now that you’ve discovered it’s health benefits? However, if you prefer, you can integrate it into some recipe, to avoid resorting to cow’s milk, as you wish!