oats are good for you.
Oat bran... bran being the outer casing of the oats is known to
lower bad cholesterol.
Oats are known to take longer digesting- resulting
in keeping our stomachs fuller for a little longer
than other grains such as rye or barley.
Oat straw is known to be used by cattle farmers as
bedding because it is usually softer and more dust free.
Oat extract is also known to soothe certain skin
conditions and used in many Aveeno products.
The oat grains are de-husked, heated and cooled to stabilize the"Oat groats"- the seed inside the husk to make the oats we are
more familiar with like Quaker Oats or any type of oats ready
for your oatmeal. You can purchase instant oats which are
processed and broken down more but are very easy to microwave
or you can purchase whole oats that aren't broken down as much.
Either way... have fun with them- add some fruit,
jelly and nuts to your oatmeal.
1 TBS butter
1 cup of whole oats
3 cups of boiling water
1/2 cup whole milk
1 TBS brown sugar (substitute an apple by grating about 1/4 of the apple)
1/4 tsp cinnamon
stir all the ingredients on the stove until oats get soft and cooked
You can also make oatmeal cookies with craisins.
2 1/2 cups of uncooked oats
1 cup flour (if you can, sift it)
2 eggs
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup softened butter (not heated or melted) room temperature
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup brown sugar (substitute Splenda)
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 cup of craisins (dried cranberries)
or you can do 1/2 and 1/2 of craisins and raisins
Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until brown at the top
