- thick cut rolled oats
- soymilk
- protein powder
- wheat germ
- ground flax seeds
- walnuts
- frozen berries
- sometimes cinnamon
This breakfast keeps me full for many hours because of the low glycemic index and amount of protein and satisfies many nutritional requirements:
- whole grain (complex carb)
- protein
- vitamins & antioxidants
- folate
- iron
- omega-3 fatty acids
- fiber
- probiotics
- all essential amino acids
A little note about cinnamon - there are four basic types of cinnamon: Vietnamese, Chinese (cassia), Indonesian, and Ceylon (true) cinnamon. What is commonly available here in the U.S. is cassia cinnamon which is fine to eat with normal (occasional) use. It, unfortunately, may be somewhat toxic in large amounts so if someone is using it daily for health the true cinnamon from Ceylon is advised. I have been unable to find true cinnamon anywhere locally, not even at Earth Fare. The labels on the containers do not let you know which type is inside so I've actually contacted the companies and they are all cassia. Interestingly all the cinnamon in Great Britain is true cinnamon from Ceylon, but here in the U.S. - no. As with anything nowadays it is possible to order true cinnamon online and I plan to do so. One of its properties is to lower one's risk of type II diabetes and we have diabetes on both sides of our family, so it seems like a wise thing to do.
4 comments:
I don't think instant oatmeal was invented yet when you were a kid. And if it were, Mom probably wouldn't have used it.
Kellogg's Concentrate cereal was introduced four years after their Special K cereal hit shelves. Special K was the first truly successful cereal to provide a high percentage of key nutrients. Concentrate was intended to take nutrient-enrichment one step further and capitalize on the success of Special K.
Concentrate was promoted as "the greatest concentration of nutrients ever offered in a single all-purpose food". It was nicknamed "the ready-to-serve nutrition booster".
The cereal was comprised of very, very small flakes which resembled fish food pellets. The cereal came in a small gold foil box with a pour spout on the side.
One serving of the cereal consisted of only a couple Tablespoons and it tended to expand when milk was added. In addition to acting as a breakfast on its own, Kellogg's recommended that Concentrate be sprinkled over other cereals, casseroles, salads, soups and even desserts.
Kellogg's claimed that "one ounce (of Concentrate) gives you the nutritive values indicated, in all of these fine foods:"
Protein - more than an egg and two strips of bacon
Vitamin B1 - as much as three ounces of pork
Vitamin B12 - as much as one ounce of meat or fish
Vitamin B6 - more than five carrots
Niacin - more than three ounces of beefsteak
Folacin - as much as three ounces of broccoli
Iron - as much as two ounces of beef liver
Vitamin C - about as much as a four-ounce glass of tomato juice
Vitamin D - as much as a quart of vitamin D milk
Riboflavin - more than 4 ounces of cheese
The cereal lasted into the 70's before it disappeared from grocery stores.
No wonder Mom went for this.
- Your Big Sis
Wow, you remembered/looked up more than I did, and she fed you an egg every day!
Did you notice that you had a dead fly in your oatmeal. Look carefully at the bottom of the picture slightly to the right. Hope you did not eat it, but of course, it is mostly protein anyway.
Saeed
Y'mean that plump, round, dark blue fly? You bet I ate it.
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