Substitute old fashioned steel cut oats for quick microwave oatmeal for an additional 2-4 grams of fiber per serving.[4].
Even five minutes of talking with your kids or spouse while eating a quick bowl of oatmeal can boost your spirits before heading out the door.
The two diets both consisted of powdered high-protein fish-rearing pellets (Nova Lo: 50% protein, Skretting Australia, TAS, Australia) mixed with oatmeal (Quick Oats: 11% protein, Farmland, VIC, Australia): the high quality diet was a blended dry weight mixture of 75% fish rearing pellets to oatmeal, while the low quality diet was a mixture of 25% fish-rearing pellets to oatmeal.
Eat quick meals, like oatmeal, cereal (Cheerios brands recommended), grits, bagels, leftover waffles or pancakes, Pop Tarts (or any other toaster tart brand) or some fruit.
Although cereal and oatmeal are quick and easy options that have long been available for middle-class workers in the city (and for people on a diet), we've been taught that it's not a real meal unless rice is involved.
Uncooked oatmeal in quick breads and muffins such as these adds a texture that can substitute for nuts if nuts are costly or if anyone is allergic to them.
They can be grilled with mustard and a drizzle of oil, or rolled in oatmeal (not the quick-cooking variety) and fried.
Otherwise, plain (unflavored) instant oatmeal packets or quick-cook oats can be an excellent morning source of antioxidants, particularly if you choose your toppings from among the other breakfast antioxidant sources listed here.
If possible, buy oatmeal that is not quick-cook; some health authorities suggest quick-cook oats may contain fewer health benefits than their traditional alternative.
"Frozen grapes or store-bought frozen strawberries make a refreshing summer treat," she says, "and are a great addition to keep in the freezer to top off oatmeal or to make quick smoothies".
