Recipe Rescue: The Perfect Bowl of Oatmeal for a Power Packed Breakfast

The perfect bowl of oatmeal is as simple as making a piece of toast, all it takes is a little patience to power pack your breakfast.

Oatmeal is a powerful way to attack any day and whatever you are up against. Oatmeal is a complex carbohydrate that keeps you full longer and away from idle snacking. Oatmeal is good for your heart and overall health. This power packed breakfast food is low in calories, saturated fat, sugars and sodium. Oatmeal loads you up with fiber, iron and yummy goodness.

HERE'S THE NOT-SO-SECRET SECRET TO THE PERFECT BOWL OF OATMEAL

Remember when it was mentioned that it was simple? The simplicity will have you rolling on the floor of disbelief. You might say, 'oh come on, there has to be more to it than that', nope... this is all it is! Make your oatmeal as per the container instructions with one exception, when you add the oats to the boiling water, DO NOT stir them in. You should rotate the pan, pulling the water from the sides to cover the top, cover and let sit. Serve it with a sprinkle of cinnamon.

To serve the perfect bowl of oatmeal, spoon it into your favorite dish, keeping in mind that a serving is a half of a cup of cooked oats, no biggie if you want more, but if you are counting calories it is 150 calories per half of a cup. You could afford to eat more if you are especially hungry and plan on a little walk this afternoon or tonight. Plus, if you eat a little bit more when you are hungry-hungry it will help you not to give in to the junky snack food around the office in a couple of hours.

Simple carbs take less time to get distributed throughout the body while complex carbohydrates take longer, giving you a fuller filling longer. In a simple way of understanding, simple carbs are the cliff notes to complex carbohydrates Moby Dick.

Happy Eating!