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"We learn more about the health benefits of whole grains, like oats, every day," says Mark B. Andon, Ph.D., FACN, Nutrition Science Research Fellow for Quaker Oatmeal. "The results from these new studies, which are consistent with earlier studies, offer additional proof that eating high-fiber, whole-grain foods, like oatmeal, is related to lower body weight and body mass index."
Delicious Banana Oat Muffins provide a great example of how easy adding whole grains when baking can be. In this recipe, a quick-and-easy packaged quick bread and muffin mix gets a nutritional "boost" with the addition of wholesome whole-grain oats and fiber-rich dried plums. Before baking, the muffins are sprinkled with a crunchy walnut-oat topping.Remember-old fashioned oats, quick oats, instant oatmeal and steel cut oats, are all whole-grain oat products because all three parts of the grain remain after milling. Each of them provides the same nutrients in the same amounts. The only difference is how the grain is cut, steamed and rolled - and this only affects cooking time and the texture of the cooked oatmeal.See the full content of this document
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Oatmeal: Your Every Day Whole-Grain Hero
Like any single food, oatmeal in and of itself is not the magic bullet for weight maintenance. However, science continues to prove that oatmeal does play a key role in helping to keep weight in check.
Two recent studies foun...See the full content of this document
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