Look for the Carbs and look for the dietary fiber. If it doesn't have 5 grams of fiber, don't buy it.
2006-08-08 15:19:24
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answered by Anonymous
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Oatmeal is good for bringing your cholesterol down or help to keep from having it--also helps to put some cinnamon in it, that won't hurt if you are on a diet either, quote from the medical profession. Try some Apple, Cinnamon instant oatmeal and add a little more cinnamon-- taste good too!!
2006-08-08 15:36:39
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answered by "Hooks" 3
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Oatmeal is great stuff. It's full of slow-burning carbohydrates, which means that they stick around and keep you feeling full longer. This also means plenty of fiber, with its numerous health benefits. There's also a bit of protein and unsaturated fat, so a splash of milk makes for a well-balanced meal.
The case against carbohydrates is largely based against simple carbs, specifically sugar. Sugars create a spike in the hormone insulin, which tells your body to maintain its fat supplies at all costs. Americans get loads of sugar in our diets, which means lots of calories and very little nutrition. Many of the cereals which have recently switched to whole grains use whole-grain corn, which sadly has little to no redeeming nutritional value. Cereals and breakfast bars are also havens for high-fructose corn syrup, quite possibly the most nefarious of the man-made sugars.
I wouldn't advise against Special K, but I find that it doesn't have a lot of substance to it. If you can get through to your next snack on a bowl of Special K, without any massive cravings, stick with it. I do advise against instant oatmeal, not only because of the maple-flavored sugar cubes that often accompany them, but also because the oats have been mashed super-flat and partially cooked, converting their starches to sugar and minimizing the "stick-with-it-ness" that oats normally provide.
Of course, not all oats are the same. Old-fashioned oats (like Quaker) are the standard, probably because they cook quickly. Steel-cut oats (a.k.a. Irish oats or Scotch oats) take a while to cook, but they have more texture than old-fashioned, and they're even less processed, so they still have nearly all the health benefits. Whole oats, a.k.a. Groats, have hardly been processed at all, so they take forever to cook. They taste kind of like brown rice, which I'm not sure I'd want in the morning. Steel-cut and whole oats can often be found in your local grocer's natural foods section.
Bon appetit!
2006-08-08 15:26:25
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answered by Rondo 3
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According to the cartoon Arthur, it's also good for taking care of the itch of chicken pox. Now, is that true or just for the cartoon? DW was happy to get chicken pox and a special oatmeal bath from her grandmother too.
2006-08-08 15:20:38
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answered by Vladdy 2
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Oatmeal is not a processed cereal like Special K. It's all natural. It is very good for cleansing the heart and veins and keeps you regular.
2006-08-08 15:20:24
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answered by BP 4
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Yes as oatmeal has not been watered down and processed and dryed up again to form "all bran" or "special K"
2006-08-08 15:18:00
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answered by Anonymous
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Oatmeal is very good for you. Stay away from cereals with
high fructose syrup.
2006-08-08 15:22:40
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answered by Anonymous
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Oatmeal is very good, as long as you're not consuming the sugar-tainted, flavored kind (peaches and cream, maple syrup, etc.)
2006-08-08 15:19:56
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answered by puz 3
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McCAAN'S Irish oatmeal "Quick cook". You'll never look at oatmeal from any other brand again ! AWESOME, AND TASTEY, not that shredded cardboard, U HAFTA TRY THIS !
2006-08-08 15:18:46
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answered by Anonymous
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well it has some benifits but if you honestly think special k works and fills you up then stay that way but mix it up every now and then with oatmeal
2006-08-08 15:20:56
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answered by lulu 2
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