National Oatmeal Month

If weight loss is your goal for 2012, there are many lifestyle changes that need to occur for weight loss to happen. One of the major habits that individuals who have lost weight and most importantly kept it off over a ten year period is eating a nutritious breakfast filled with fiber and protein that can fuel any busy morning. Theres no better time to instill this habit than this month, since January is National Oatmeal Month.

Oatmeal is a very affordable grain that provides many health benefits to our body. Not only is it high in fiber which keeps us fuller longer and will curb unnecessary snacking, it is one of the only foods that has been proven to reduce cholesterol.

When choosing oatmeal, it is best to use the long cooking whole oat or steel cut oats, since it will break down slower within the body and reduce the insulin influx within our body. As always, avoid the prepackaged flavors which will contain high amounts of sugar and other additives that will actually cause harm to the body rather than heal it.

Oatmeal for breakfast pairs well with bananas, berries, and heart healthy walnuts providing not only a high fiber filling meal, but also gives the body antioxidants, vitamins and minerals which will aid in the body in stressful situations, hard muscle building workouts, or just to keep us fulfilled until lunch.

Oatmeal isnt just for breakfast. A fat loss overview can help you build a clear outline of what you demand to focus on to accomplish your fat reducing purpose if you're a starter; or serve as a reminder for these who are at an intermediate or more enhance step of their weightloss program. Applying are seven steps that can serve as instructions for your special weight loss system. The first thing that one must understand is that losing weight and losing fat is not a similar thing. Many weight loss applications have misled people into wondering that it is the same, but most diets and weight loss applications only work by producing a person's body to lose more muscle tissue and water than actual body fat, more help please visit The Fat Loss Factor. It can be used as a snack in energy bars, as a treat in oatmeal cookies, or in this nutritious banana bread recipe using wonderfully sweet Driscoll's blueberries.

Blueberry Banana Oat Bread

1 C lowfat buttermilk
2 large eggs
1 C mashed ripe banana, about 2 medium
2/3 C packed dark brown sugar
1/3 C oil
2 C all purpose flour
1 C old fashioned oats
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
tsp salt
tsp baking soda
1 6 oz packages of Driscolls blueberries

Preheat oven to 375. Coat a 9 X 5 loaf pan with cooking spray and dust lightly with flour.
Whisk buttermilk, eggs, banana, sugar and oil in a large bowl until well blended.
Combine flour, oats, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and baking soda in a separate bowl. Stir into wet ingredients, mixing just until combined.
Gently fold in blueberries. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
Bake 1 hour or until browned and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan 15 minutes.
Remove bread from the pan and cool completely on a wire rack before slicing.

One delectable serving contains:

Calories: 254

Protein: 5 grams

Carbohydrates: 42 grams

Fat: 7 grams

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