Nutritious Breakfast Facts
Want to get a healthy and bright start for the New Year? Consider breakfast as the most important meal of the day with oatmeal as the number one choice. Eating breakfast benefits your brain and body. Oatmeal provides a good nutritional mixture of protein, fiber and complex carbohydrates that allows your brain to function and your body to work throughout the day.
Below are top reasons to choose oatmeal for breakfast.
Oatmeal:
- Helps lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease
- Can help control weight
- May reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes
- May reduce high blood pressure
- Contains a variety of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants
- May reduce the risk for certain cancers
- Is quick and convenient
- Can be made absolutely delicious
Oatmeal can be instant, cooked on the stove or baked in the oven. Additional food items that can be added to oatmeal to make it delicious without adding a ton of calories are:
A teaspoon or tablespoon of Imperial or Dixie Crystals Redi Measure Light Brown Sugar
- A sprinkle of Imperial or Dixie Crystals Cinnamon Sugar Shaker
- A drop of our Imperial Brown Sugar Syrup or Caramel Pecan Syrup recipe
- A teaspoon or tablespoon of honey
- Fresh or frozen fruit
- Dried fruit
- Chopped nuts
- Granola
- Jam or fruit preserves
With the emphasis on loosing weight as a popular new years resolution, breakfast is the way to start. It is more of a long-term solution on weight maintenance rather than a quick fix to loosing weight. Choosing oatmeal for breakfast is the healthy way to boost your energy for that new years resolution and help keep appetite under control for the day. Think outside the oatmeal box and search our website for other great recipes using oatmeal such as Oatmeal Pancakes and Oatmeal Cookies.
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