I am a great fan of oatmeal for breakfast – summer and winter. I prefer to buy premixed museli and cover it with water then microwave it for 2 minutes. Its an easy and fast way to ensure that I get a good breakfast and helps to lower my cholesterol [something my family has a problem with].
However, what I didn’t know until recently was that including a glass of orange juice with my oatmeal breakfast doubles the nutrition power. It seems there is a special synergy between the two foods, based around the phenols in oatmeal and the vitamin C in the juice working together to make LDL more stable. In its more stable form – LDL is less likely to stick to the walls of ateries.
LDL is the bad side of the cholesterol ratio – the one that increases the risk of arteries clogging and leading to cardiovascular disease and strokes.
My oatmeal is just been converted from a great food to a superfood.
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Unfortunately your oatmeal isn’t as nutritious as it could be. If you get your oats whole and add your own bits it will be unprocessed and then put the muesli in the bowl with the water the night before to allow the oats to soak. This will start the germination process which will push up the nutrient value by 100%. You are best not to microwave this muesli as the microwave interferes with the proteins making it undigestable by the digestive track, and it won’t be necessary as it will be very soft. Adding freshly squeezed orange juice and possibly some green kiwifruit on top will truly make it a SUPERFOOD