Oatmeal- a healthy breakfast idea and good for weight loss

 What do you usually have for breakfast? Is it a bagel slathered with cream cheese or a sugary breakfast cereal? There's a fantastic breakfast idea for you to try out if you haven't done already.

Which food has the potential to reduce your cholesterol and LDL levels? 

Which food has the capacity to add fiber and a rich content of protein? 

Which food can keep you full longer and set you up for the rest of the day? That's right! 

It's the very humble oatmeal porridge! Before you discount why, how and what this miracle food can do for you, let me personally assure you that this is true. 

 Why should you eat oatmeal? 

Oats is a gluten-free whole grain and is rich in fiber, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. It is really a miracle food that reduces your cholesterol levels when taken one cup a day and the result in your LDL (bad cholesterol) levels is seen in within 30 days. This is due to an ingredient called beta- glucan present in oats.

Oats has so many benefits such as being chock-full of fiber, having a rich content of protein (second only to soyabean protein in vegetable protein ranking!!) and is a whole-grained food. 

How to make porridge- What's the best way to make oatmeal?

1) Take ½ cup quick-cooking oats or rolled oats in a pan. 

2) Add 2 cups of water. Then add ½ to 1 cup low fat milk. 

3) Stir very well and heat the oats porridge mixture on a low to medium flame. 

4) Do stir often at times and allow the porridge to simmer. When it turns creamy and thick, remove from stovetop and allow to cool.

5) Add a pinch of cinnamon for flavor.  You can top it up with some toasted almond flakes, banana slices, finely diced green apples or fresh strawberries for added taste and nutrition. If you want a sweeter taste, cut up some dried figs into small pieces and sprinkle on top to enjoy. Figs are a rich source of potassium, calcium and magnesium.

 Don't go for the instant packet variety which is usually laden with sugar but try to buy rolled oats and cook it on the stovetop. 

How does oatmeal help in weight loss?

Besides, for all you weight-watching warriors, this might just be the food to fill up your tank for a long, long time as it has a low glycemic index. Which in plainspeak, means that after eating oats, it takes a longer time for the glucose to wind up in the blood levels. So you feel fuller longer and will help control your hunger pangs! Eating breakfast is essential for weight loss- so don't skip it. 

If you would like to alternate your daily oatmeal with some delicious breakfast ideas, check out this post on why breakfast is good for you.

100g of dry oats contains 390 calories with 62g of carbohydrates, 11g of protein and 8g of fat. One serving can be considered as 50g of dry oats since one cup of water is added to one cup of oats in cooking.

Oats is a rich source of inositol, also known as Vitamin B8. This is a known anti-depressant which is used to treat depression, anxiety and stress- related disorders. It truly is a miracle food!!

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