| Breakfast is the most important meal of the day | | | | factor for heart disease. |
| and what a better way to get your nutrients than | | | | When choosing the best grains, you should make |
| through a heart healthy bowl of oatmeal. Just half | | | | sure to purchase whole grains not refined grains. |
| a cup of oatmeal offers five grams of heart | | | | Refined or processed grains lose their nutrients |
| healthy fiber and only 130 calories. The fiber in this | | | | and fiber in the midst of production. So be sure |
| particular breakfast food can help us lower our | | | | that whatever you purchase is in fact whole grain. |
| cholesterol and maintain a healthy body weight. | | | | Some other foods besides oatmeal which are rich |
| As you can see from its texture, oatmeal is also | | | | in beneficial nutrients and fiber include whole grain |
| great at curbing our appetite. What this means is | | | | breads and whole grain pastas. Now that you |
| that you will not be reaching for a snack shortly | | | | know all of the benefits found in oatmeal and |
| after breakfast. Oatmeal has this great way of | | | | other products alike, the next question to ask is |
| keeping us feeling full hours longer than traditional | | | | how much should you be consuming daily? Well, in |
| breakfast. Atop of its appetite controlling | | | | order to reap the full benefits of fiber, your intake |
| properties, oatmeal (along with other grains such | | | | of the compound should be between 21-38 grams |
| as: whole wheat, barley, rye, millet, brown rice | | | | daily (depending on your age). A great start to |
| and wild rice) can help reduce the risk of diabetes. | | | | reaching that daily goal is to begin your day with a |
| And as many of us know, diabetes is a major | | | | bowl of heart healthy oatmeal. |