Nutrition Tip

Nutrition Tip:
Why is oatmeal so friendly? It's a rich soluble fiber that slows down the absorption of carbohydrate and contains and essential fatty acid that is found in breast milk.

The best kinds of oatmeal are called Scottish oats or Irish oatmeal, made from thick, coarse oats that take about 30 minutes to cook. The next best choice is steel-cut oats which take about 5 minutes to cook.

(Avoid instant oatmeal, since it is more processed to make it cook faster and thus enters your bloodstream quickly, causing and insulin surge.)