The Ultimate Comfort Food - Oatmeal
You know that eating Oatmeal can help your heart....but did you know that eating Oatmeal can actually help REMOVE Cholesterol from your body?
Comforting to know isn't it :-)
Oatmeal helps lower your total and bad cholesterol which can in turn also help keep your arteries clean and healthy :) Plus it is low in sodium which helps to manage your blood pressure. Eating Oatmeal is a simple change that can make a big difference in the health of your heart.
Oatmeal can also help in managing diabetes! An important part in helping control glucose levels is a healthy diet. A healthy diet should start with plenty of whole grains, fruits and vegetables. These foods are a good source of fiber and are often low in fat and cholesterol. Whole grains such as oatmeal are particularly good choices.
Now while I realize that not Everyone enjoys a steaming hot bowl of oatmeal- in fact some of us actually cringe at the thought. There are other ways to get this incredible whole grain into your diet.
These are just a few suggestions to increase the amount of whole grain fiber in your diet using Oatmeal.
Fruit and Oatmeal Bars-- handy little bars that are deelish and low fat as well! Fruit and Oatmeal Bar recipe
Pumpkin Oatmeal Streusel Muffins-- wonderful little tidbits of goodness! Muffin Recipe
Meatball Stew -- tasty way to sneak a little oatmeal in LOL Meatball Stew Recipe
You can find more information and recipes like this at Healthyfishies.com
Oatmeal helps lower your total and bad cholesterol which can in turn also help keep your arteries clean and healthy :) Plus it is low in sodium which helps to manage your blood pressure. Eating Oatmeal is a simple change that can make a big difference in the health of your heart.
Oatmeal can also help in managing diabetes! An important part in helping control glucose levels is a healthy diet. A healthy diet should start with plenty of whole grains, fruits and vegetables. These foods are a good source of fiber and are often low in fat and cholesterol. Whole grains such as oatmeal are particularly good choices.
Now while I realize that not Everyone enjoys a steaming hot bowl of oatmeal- in fact some of us actually cringe at the thought. There are other ways to get this incredible whole grain into your diet.
These are just a few suggestions to increase the amount of whole grain fiber in your diet using Oatmeal.
Fruit and Oatmeal Bars-- handy little bars that are deelish and low fat as well! Fruit and Oatmeal Bar recipe
Pumpkin Oatmeal Streusel Muffins-- wonderful little tidbits of goodness! Muffin Recipe
Meatball Stew -- tasty way to sneak a little oatmeal in LOL Meatball Stew Recipe
You can find more information and recipes like this at Healthyfishies.com
10 people like it
Advertise on APSense
This advertising space is available.
Post Your Ad Here
Post Your Ad Here
Comments (13)
Lavaune Guenther6
Avon Distributor/Rep
i love oatmeal all different kinds i like to add fruit a dash of sugar and milk making me hungry i take and put strawberries on mmmmm oatmeal is good for everything i could eat it all day long i always feel better knowing i did something good for me
Nick Grimshawe7
Personal Development Coach
Oatmeal is the best!!!! I have it everyday to help control my diabetes.I.m not sure how I would live without it. Thanks for posting the recipes.
Nick
Theresa6
I love oatmeal boiled with raisins, vanilla and cinnamon.
Top it with maple syrup and I am in heaven!!
Jeff Greene8
Online Marketing Specialist/Consultant
I have a sort of a Love/Hate thing going on with oatmeal... I love what it actually does for me and my body, but I hate the fact that it has tried, on a couple of occasions, to violently attack me.... Oh well, that's the Life of a Kitchen Magician! LOL! :)
Susanne Floe8
To Travel is to Live
And what about PORRIDGE?? That ancient Scottish dish of boiled (yes boiled) oatmeal - served with butter and salt or honey or syrup! Just the thing to force feed your kids on a cold winter's day. I think they call it gruel in Scandinavia!!
It is called groed in Scandinavia - it is a common breakfast here, but we leave out the butter,
we cook it with dried fruits now a days and nuts and almonds - and sometimes we a bit of jam, straweberry, blueberry etc.
Yummi, yummi.
Theresa6
Here ya go Juenelle~~
and if these are not IT, I have 2 more awesome variations :-)
This recipe makes about 18 large chewy oatmeal raisin cookies.
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg - I also like to add a pinch of cinnamon sometimes.
1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup light brown sugar, packed
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups rolled oats ( Quick or Old Fashioned. Please don'
Theresa6
Ahhhh yes Porridge!
I would not be true to myself or my heritage if I did not include porridge in my life *hee hee*
how did i forget to add this? thank you so much Jenny!! ---- "Did you know that one of the reasons that oatmeal is so beneficial to us is because it is a SOLUBLE fibre. So it is very good news for people with irritable bowel syndrome and other such ills."
Oh gosh, I forgot Juenelles recipe!! gonna go dig for it now :)
you are an absolute doll for reminding me about all this
Theresa6
yum Lisa!! That sounds wonderful too!! I must try it tomorrow :-)
Lisa G.9
Health Wellness & Wealth Consultant
I love home style steel cut oatmeal too. It's worth the extra time to prepare it. For extra fiber, and Omega 3, and like to add a couple of teaspoons of Ground Flax Meal to my oatmeal. It actually adds more nutty flavor too.
Don't forget to drink plenty of water too, to keep your system running smoothly.
I have a genectically high cholestrol, so oatmeal is always on my daily menu.
Hi, James. I personally know what you mean about those extra aches, that did not exist a few years ba
Jenny Stewart11
And what about PORRIDGE?? That ancient Scottish dish of boiled (yes boiled) oatmeal - served with butter and salt or honey or syrup! Just the thing to force feed your kids on a cold winter's day. I think they call it gruel in Scandinavia!!
And I'll try and find my mum's flapjack recipe. Those meatballs look good. I'll let you know tomorrow how they turned out.
In fact there a hundreds (zillions Jeunelle?) of ways to eat oatmeal without having to resort to a HEALTH FOOD diet. I have a con
James Williams Jr8
Good advise for good health. As I get older and my children are in high school and soon college, I am more aware of my health and my age (and the aches and pains that go with it) Eating a bowl of oatmeal each day is a simple way to start improving my health.
Theresa6
I love Oatmeal too-- steel cut is the best!!
I might have an oatmeal raisin recipe for you Jeunelle *wink* I will add it today :-)