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Oatmeal is a hot cereal of porridge made from ground oats. Ground oats are groats that have the outer hull removed. Oatmeal is a very popular food, especially for breakfast. Oatmeal is in an estimated 80 percent of kitchen pantries in America. Although only 25 percent of the population eat oatmeal as a daily breakfast, it is a useful... more »
Cereal can be a great investment, that is if you choose the right cereal. Oatmeal, for instance—is a cereal superstar—nutrient-dense, filling and full of fiber. It is also a great canvas for other flavors like cinnamon, maple syrup or vanilla extract—and perfect for colorful fruits like strawberries, blueberies or cherries, either... more »
Oatmeal is a great way to start the day. Grandma cooked it on the stove, simmering a saucepan with oatmeal and water and then throwing in a handful of raisins. Thanks to the microwave, a bowl of delicious and nutritious oatmeal can be ready from scratch in less than two minutes. Making home oatmeal in place of prepared cereal packets... more »
Oatmeal is one of the best breakfasts you can have. It is a healthy breakfast that has been known to lower cholesterol. Unfortunately, sometimes, oatmeal can be bland or tasteless. Here are some ways to make your oatmeal taste better making it a more enjoyable and healthy breakfast. more »
Oatmeal is full of healthful fiber, lowers your bad cholesterol, and satiates you, helping you feel fuller until your next meal. Using the following steps, you can have a delicious, warm pot of oatmeal waiting for you, even on a busy morning. more »
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Oatmeal is ground oat groats (i.e. oat-meal, cf. cornmeal, peasemeal, etc.), or a porridge made from this product (also called oatmeal cereal or stirabout, in Ireland). Oatmeal can also be steel-cut oats, crushed oats, or rolled oats.
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The groats are coarsely ground to make oatmeal, or cut into small pieces to make steel-cut oats, or first steamed and then flattened to make rolled oats. Quick-cooking rolled oats (quick oats) are cut into small pieces before being steamed and rolled. Instant oatmeal is pre-cooked and dried, usually with sweetener and flavoring added.Trowbridge Filippone, F. (2007) About.com Oatmeal is used to make porridge, as an ingredient in oatmeal cookies and oat cakes, or as an accent, as in the topping on many oat bran breads and the coating on Caboc cheese. Oatmeal is also sometimes porridge with the bran or fibrous husk as well as the oat kernel or groat.Prewetts (manufacturer of oatmeal) It is also used as a thickener in some foods such as canned chili con carne, in some alcoholic drinks, cosmetics, soaps, and external medical treatments, and is sometimes added to animal feed.
Breakfast cereal health benefits
There has been increasing interest in oatmeal in recent years due to its beneficial health effects. Daily consumption of a bowl of oatmeal can lower blood cholesterol, due to its soluble fiber content.Mayo Clinic Staff. Cholesterol: The top five foods to lower your numbers. MayoClinic.com, http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cholesterol/CL00002. After reports found that oats can help lower cholesterol, an "oat bran craze" swept the U.S. in the late 1980s, peaking in 1989. The food fad was short-lived and faded by the early 1990s. The popularity of oatmeal and other oat products again increased after the January 1997 decision by the Food and Drug Administration that food with a lot of oat bran or rolled oats can carry a label claiming it may reduce the risk of heart disease, when combined with a low-fat diet. This read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oatmeal
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