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A Bowl of Oatmeal a Day Keeps the Doctor Away!
By admin | December 16, 2007
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and should not be skipped. Researchers from the National Weight Control Registry, a database of more than 3,000 people who have lost at least 60 pounds and kept it off for an average of 6 years, found that eating breakfast every day was a weight control strategy for 78% of the people in the registry.
One food I highly recommend having is Oatmeal, because of the added health benefits associated with this food.
Oatmeal, or Porridge for those who live outside of the Us or Canada, can play a major role in our diet but many people don’t know the true health benefits from eating Oatmeal.
Oats contain soluble fiber that binds with and helps remove some of the cholesterol which can clog your arteries and lead to heart disease. Another benefit of eating oats is that it is also low in sodium which helps to maintain healthy blood pressure.
Another proven fact is that adults who eat oatmeal instead of bacon and eggs have a lower body mass index.
If you are watching your weight or are on weight watchers it has been proven that eating filling foods in the morning can suppress your appetite later in the day and this makes oatmeal an ideal breakfast for weight-watchers.
My husband created a fun recipe for oatmeal that I wanted to share. It’s a twist to the traditional oatmeal porridge mix and it’s delish!
Ingredients
2 Tbsp olive Oil
1 1/2 cups uncooked quick cooking Oatmeal mix
1 1/2 Cup of water
3/4 Cup complete dry pancake mix
Instructions
In a bowl whisk pancake mix with water
Add Olive Oil and whisk again
Add Oatmeal mix and mix together
Microwave in a Microwave safe dish for 5 1/2 minutes
Slice cake into 4 pieces
Serve with sugar free jelly or peanut butter Or any of your low fat or fat free spreads
26 Weight Watchers points TOTAL!
6 Weight Watchers points per serving
Confused by this Recipe? Here is a Video for you!
Topics: Weight Watchers |
December 19th, 2007 at 2:00 pm
Very nice good health and nutrition are very important to the quality of life. I like the contribution keep up the video’s.
Patrick
December 19th, 2007 at 2:07 pm
Thanks Patrick
December 20th, 2007 at 2:14 am
Hello! Found your blog on yahoo - thanks for the article but i still don\’t get it, Robert
December 20th, 2007 at 2:16 pm
I eat oatmeal every single day for breakfast, together with some bacon, eggs and juice
Nice post, keep it up!
Alex
December 20th, 2007 at 5:22 pm
What an easy and great alternative to eating oatmeal. It’s so easy to make, too. The children are going to love this. Have you tried adding raisins or nuts to the mix? Does it come out the same consistency? The video is an excellent addition.
December 21st, 2007 at 12:22 am
You can add raisins and nuts, you can add just about anything to this because it’s a base batter. I sometimes add coconut.
December 21st, 2007 at 4:29 am
This may be a weird request, but have you ever tried baking the oatmeal cake in a regular oven?
It looks terrific, and I’ll have to try it sometime.
December 21st, 2007 at 6:19 am
I have never tried it in the oven, but you just gave me an idea. I will try it and post the video when I do.
Thanks Amy
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January 7th, 2008 at 10:08 am
very interesting.
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February 7th, 2008 at 7:41 pm
how may points for 1/2 cup oatmeal (quick cooking) I have been counting as 1 point and was just recently told it is 2.5 points.
February 8th, 2008 at 4:12 am
It’s 2 points, I have it all the time with milk : )
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