Oatmeal is high in fibre, lowers blood glucose and cholesterol, and lowers the risk of heart disease and diabetes.
Oatmeal also improves gut bacteria and intestinal health. I ate oatmeal for breakfast every day for a week to test if it had any health benefits.
The day following Thanksgiving was excellent for my oatmeal experiment.
After a week of consuming fatty foods—not necessarily good fats—I was ready to move away from cheese boards and toward simpler, warmer, and cleansing foods.
I have that routine down, and since I knew I'd be eating oatmeal every morning, I wanted to make it easy and successful.
My new regimen began with baked oatmeal with eggs, orange juice, berries, and fall spices.