Oats are the seeds of a grass, Avena sativa, which has been cultivated for thousands of years. They are extremely high in fiber, especially when eaten whole, and they contain a number of other useful vitamins and minerals. One of the traditional uses of oats is in oatmeal, a dish made by cooking oats with water, milk, or another liquid to soften them, and oats are also used in baking and mixed-grain cereals.
When oat flakes are made, whole oats are steamed to soften them and then they are rolled out to flatten them. The flattened oats are then flaked into small pieces of material which will cook very quickly while retaining the nutritional value of whole oats. One of the big disadvantages to whole oats is that they can take a long time to cook; oat flakes cut down on the cooking time, turning the healthy oat into a convenience food.
Oats are an excellent source of complex carbohydrates and water soluble fibre is of benefit in reducing cholesterol levels and stabilising blood sugar levels.
Oats are:
- High fibre
- Wheat free
- A good source of b vitamins, magnesium and essential oils
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