We all know from childhood how useful Hercules oatmeal is. Even when we were about 5-7, grandmother or mother fed us porridge, saying “Eat porridge, you will become a hero (or beauty). But why exactly from this porridge you can gain strength and become healthy?

Undoubtedly, every educated person knows who the ancient Greek hero Hercules was. The son of the mighty Zeus, who accomplished 12 feats that went down in history. Moreover, the phrase "the feat of Hercules" has become a household word for complex, almost impossible cases. But how is healthy porridge connected with the name of the hero of legends and legends?

Oddly enough, the name of oatmeal was given in the USSR. Then steamed cereal was sold in a package that depicted a strong child with a spoonful of porridge. Such a porridge had a characteristic name - Hercules. It was assumed that the use of oatmeal porridge would give a person heroic strength. So, all residents of the union who decided to make their breakfast tasty and healthy bought Hercules oatmeal.< /a>