The rain! The sleet! The snow! Across Canada, it’s been hard to keep our healthy eating resolutions with the winter weather making us crave nothing but notoriously-naughty comfort food. Fortunately, there’s a super solution to this dietary dilemma: oatmeal! Delicious, cosy and comforting, oats are positively bursting with health benefits—they are high in dietary fibre and antioxidants, help reduce bad cholesterol in the blood and help regulate digestion (read more about the goodness of oats—including why it’s key to look for the organic variety—in our interview with celeb registered dietician (RD) and host of Gusto TV’s The Urban Vegetarian, Desiree Nielsen, here).
If at this point you’re thinking, "Oh, but oatmeal is boring," think again. With January being National Oatmeal Month, we’ve proudly partnered with Nature’s Path to help dispel this myth by providing the following five tips to take your oatmeal from bland to oat-standing (really, though, we think a piping-hot bowlful of any flavor of the brand’s Hot Oatmeal or Qi’a Superfoods Hot Oatmeal, unadorned, is perfectly yummy). Try these oatmeal tweaks at home and let us know what you think in the comments below—and don’t forget to enter to win oatmeal for a month from Nature’s Path! —Noa Nichol
1. Add a spoonful of peanut butter (or your favourite nut butter) for some added protein.
2. Mix in a handful of berries or half a banana for some sweetness without added sugar (and increase that antioxidant count!).
3. Make instant oats with espresso or drip coffee instead of water for an energizing kick.
4. Add a quarter cup of your favourite cereal for a crunchy texture and even more fibre.
5. Not a big oatmeal fan? Blend a quarter cup of oats into your morning smoothie to get all the benefits without that oatmeal texture or taste!
Win! Oatmeal for a Month from Nature’s Path!
We have a winner! Congratulations to Almaz T. of Vancouver, who won a $100 prize pack filled with Nature’s Path and Qi’a oatmeals, cereals and granolas!
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