When I would call my mother during college upset about...well, anything... she would always, without fail, recommend I go eat a bowl of oatmeal. She had read about how oatmeal's natural, healthful properties improve mood. I gave it a try. And I believe it. As a whole grain, complex carbohydrate with a low glycemic index, it increases energy without leaving you with an energy crash afterward. There are also all the other things oatmeal is touted for: reducing cholesterol and the chance of heart disease, fighting off cancer with a whole lot of phytochemicals, packing in all that valuable soluble and insoluble fiber. What's not to be happy about?
What other great things can we say about oatmeal? How about that it's easy to turn it into delicious GRANOLA? Yay!
