Get ready for the day with a delicious bowl of oatmeal! Sweetened naturally with apple juice, bananas and raisins, this warming breakfast supplies an entire day’s worth of fruit (without the added sugar as in many cereals) and one-third of your dietary fiber needs. It also packs 7 grams of protein — more than what you’ll find in a hard-boiled egg!
Loaded with protein and fiber, it will fill you up and keep your blood sugar stable, which means that you’ll prevent those miserable, food-induced energy crashes and mood swings!
What’s more, you’ll be doing your heart a favor too: The solu! ble fiber in oatmeal binds to cholesterol inside the intestines. Then, instead of getting absorbed by the body, the cholesterol just passes through and gets excreted. Eating soluble fiber every day can help lower “lousy” LDL cholesterol levels.
