Perfect oatmeal
By Oluwatoyin Oluwastoyin
Friday,
July 20, 2007
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Perfect oatmeal with fruit
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Sometimes there is nothing more comforting and satisfying
than a great bowl of oatmeal. More so if you are still suffering from the Valentine
day ‘overload.’ With its high fibre content, it fills and has a great
flavour.
The fibre content could also help to clean the body of all
the waste of the Valentine ‘loads of sweeties-chocolates, cakes and candies
plus wine.’
Moreover, it is equally a perfect bowl with the much
needed extra nutrients that could, hopefully, put the body back in shape after
such a feast. The nutrients are: manganese, vitamin k, dietary fibre, biotin,
hosphorus, tryptophan, vitamin B1 (thiamin), omega 3 fatty acids, magnesium and
selenium.
Make sure you use good quality rolled oats for this recipe
instead of quick oats. It is well worth the couple extra minutes of cooking time.
Preparation and cooking time is 15 minutes
Ingredients:
2 1/4 cups of water
Dash salt
1 cup or regular rolled oats
1¼2
teaspoon cinnamon
1¼2 cup raisins
1¼4 cup chopped walnuts
Soy milk or skim milk
Sweetener such as honey
Direction:
Combine the water, salt and oats in a small saucepan and turn the heat to high.
When the water boils, turn the heat to low, add oatmeal and cook, stirring, until
the water is just absorbed, about five minutes. Add cinnamon, raisins, and walnuts,
stir. Cover the pan and turn off the heat. Let it set for five minutes. Serve
with milk and sweetener.
Serves two
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