Ohh the comfort of a healthy breakfast!! Knowing you've started the day off right and you gain such an excitement to keep eating healthy throughout the rest of the day!!I haven't had oatmeal in a while and just started back yesterday. It's such a great breakfast with so many health benefits.
Healthy Benefits of a bowl of oatmeal (plain, original, not the instant one with flavors)
- Lower Cholesterol Levels
- Fiber from Whole Grains and Fruit Protective against Breast Cancer
- Unique Oat Antioxidants Reduce Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
- Prevent Heart Failure with a Whole Grains Breakfast
- Significant Cardiovascular Benefits for Postmenopausal Women
- Enhance Immune Response to Infection
- Stabilize Blood Sugar
- Oats and Other Whole Grains Substantially Lower Type 2 Diabetes Risk
- Antioxidant Benefits (a very good source of selenium- which is helpful in decreasing asthma symptoms and in the prevention of heart disease. In addition, selenium is involved in DNA repair and is associated with a reduced risk for cancer, especially colon cancer. )
I ended up not eating the banana because the oatmeal filled me up so quickly. So I'll have it later for a snack maybe. In my oatmeal 1/2 cup =150 calories
-1 pack brown sugar (50 calories)
-1 pack raw almonds, walnuts, pecans (100 calories, 2g protein, 1 g fiber)
-A little bit of West Soy's Unsweetened Almond Soymilk (9g Protein, 4g Fiber, and only 90 cals per 1cup serving, but i only had about a tablespoon serving of soymilk)
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