Good Morning Oatmeal

"We eat this breakfast to help control our blood pressure and cholesterol, but it is also very  delicious."

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Good Morning Oatmeal

by Gwen Swanson

“We eat this breakfast to help control our blood pressure, improve the health of our arteries and to lower cholesterol. But it is also very delicious.”

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups apple juice
1/2 (6-ounce) package mixed dried fruit
1/3 cup packed brown sugar (optional)
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 firm ripe pear, cored and chopped
2 1/2 cups water
2 1/2 cups 2% reduced-fat milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups quick oats
2 (6-ounce) containers nonfat vanilla yogurt
1/2 cup granola
Instructions
1. Combine juice, dried fruit, sugar, if using, and cinnamon in a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, 20 minutes.
2. Add pears; cook, covered, 10 minutes. Drain and
discard liquid. Cool.
3. Bring water and milk to a boil; add salt and oats. Reduce heat to medium; cook 1 minute; stir.
4. To serve, top each serving of oatmeal with fruit
mixture, yogurt and granola.
Serves 6.
Nutritional Information
320 calories, 6g fat, 11g protein, 58g carbohydrates, 7g fiber,270mg sodium.

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keywestmac wrote:
Why throw away the water you cooked the fruit in??? You've thrown away all the nutrition and vitamins.
keywestmac wrote:
Why throw away the water you cooked the fruit in??? You've thrown away all the nutrition and vitamins. That helps make the oatmeal even more healthy.
AP Editors wrote:
You could use the liquid that you've cooked the fruit in to cook the oatmeal, but that might make the oatmeal too sweet. It's probably worth trying, though.
keywestmac wrote:
I start my oatmeal by boiling the water, but I've added my cutup apple, pear, or prunes to the water before it boils. the length of time depends on what fruit I've added. the water doesn't get too sweet, you just add less brown sugar or honey to the oatmeal.

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