Happy New Years! A new year is a great time to try new things and make a renewed commitment to cooking healthy food for your kids. Many people consider oatmeal to be healthy. Compared to other grains, oatmeal can be a healthy option. Grains are generally high in glycemic index. And while oats tend to be lower in glycemic index than wheat, the glycemic index of any grain will increase with more processing and more cooking.
Many people cook their oatmeal to the consistency of mush. The more you overcook your oatmeal, the more unhealthy it becomes. This New Year, why not try your oatmeal a new way? Sometimes inspiration for new foods in your diet can come from old sources. Muesli is a tasty breakfast dish developed around 1900 by the Swiss physician Maximillian Bircher-Benner for patients in his hospital. It is also known as Bircher oatmeal or Swiss oatmeal. It is comprised of raw oats, whole fruits, yogurt, and milk.
As the following video shows, Muesli is a great way to enjoy oats and is very easy to make:
http://youtu.be/9fKhYA6VtOQ
Best wishes to you and your family in the New Year!
References
Snow P & O'Dea K. Factors affecting the rate of hydrolysis of starch in food. Am J Clin Nutr 1981;34:2721-2727.
Atkinson FS et al. International tables of glycemic index and glycemic load values: 2008. Diabetes Care 2008 Dec 31(12):2281-3.
Heaton KW et al. Particle size of wheat, maize, and oat test meals: effects on plasma glucose and insulin responses and on the rate of starch digestion in vitro. Am J Clin Nutr 1988;47:675-82.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muesli
I like your approach on the topic. Your article is as interesting as your previous writings. Keep up the good work, thanks a lot.
ReplyDeleteThanks! Glad you liked it!
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