Eating Oatmeal Recipes Is Good for Your Health

We’ve enjoyed some lovely, sunny and warm days lately that have been a reminder that spring isn’t too far away. But it IS still winter. Waking up to colder temperatures this morning, I was conscious of the fact that we still have another month until the Vernal equinox. So…

…it definitely felt like a morning to consider some tasty oatmeal recipes.

Ingredients:

• Old-fashioned oats – 1/2 cup
• Water (or a half-and-half mixture of nondairy milk and water) – 1 cup
• Salt, Celtic or other good salt – a pinch
• Cinnamon – a large pinch or to taste
• Nutmeg (optional) - a pinch
• Apple – 1/2 small, chopped
• Flaxseed – 1 tablespoon
• Raisins – 1 tablespoon
• Goji berries – 1 tablespoon
• Blueberries – 1/2 cup
• Bee pollen – 1 teaspoon or more
• Nuts (walnuts, pecans, almonds, cashews—your favorite), chopped – 2 tablespoons
• Real maple syrup, if desired, for topping
• Nondairy milk (I used coconut milk), like soy milk or nut milk, for topping if desired

Cooking Instructions:

In a saucepan, combine the oats, water (or water and nondairy milk mixture), salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, apple, flaxseeds, raisins, and goji berries. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally, and let it simmer for 5-7 minutes. Remove from the heat and add the bee pollen and blueberries; cover the pan and let it sit for 2-3 minutes. Scoop it all into a bowl, add the chopped nuts, maple syrup and nondairy milk, if desired.

Oatmeal recipes, such as this delicious and healthy breakfast dish, will keep you going until lunchtime. In addition, it provides abundant nutrition for you and your healthy family.

Oatmeal Health Benefits

Studies have shown that oats may help you lower your cholesterol (and so do nuts, as found in this recipe).

Oatmeal is easy on the digestive tract. Research has shown that whole grains, such as oatmeal, can help with diverticular disease, along with other high-fiber diet foods, such as the fruits (apples, blueberries, and raisins), found in this dish.

Oatmeal Recipes are Good for the Environment

While you and I may want to eat as much organic food as possible, and that includes organic oats, it’s nice to know that, when not grown organically, this grain requires much less fertilizer than lots of other crops. Therefore, there’s less artificial fertilizer to worry about eating, and there’s less danger of contamination from run-off.

So, do yourself, your family, and the environment a big favor and add more oatmeal recipes to your eating life.

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