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Hearty Morning Oatmeal

A bowl of cooked oatmeal topped with hemp seeds, walnuts, bran cereal, blueberries and raspberries.

A bowl of cooked oatmeal topped with walnuts, hemp seeds, bran cereal, blueberries and raspberries. The bowl is on a yellow towel with a yellow spoon.

Hearty Morning Oatmeal

This hearty breakfast is packed with cholesterol-lowering ingredients like oats, walnuts, hemp seeds, bran cereal and fresh berries.
5 from 1 vote
Course Breakfast
Servings 1

Ingredients
  

  • 1/3 cup quick cooking oats
  • 1 cup skim milk
  • 1 tsp brown sugar (optional)
  • 2 tbsp All Bran Buds cereal
  • 1/4 cup walnuts
  • 1 Tbsp hemp seeds
  • 1 cup fresh or frozen berries
  • 1 scoop collagen powder (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Add oats and milk into a microwave safe bowl. Microwave for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes or follow package directions.
  • Stir in brown sugar and collagen powder (all optional).
  • Add toppings - walnuts, hemp seeds, Brazil nut, bran cereal and berries.

Notes

1. This recipe provides about 21 grams of protein and 11 grams of fibre. With a scoop of collagen, the protein is increased to 31 grams.  Adults need between 21-38 grams of fibre every day. 
2. All Bran Buds cereal (different from All Bran) contains psyllium - a special type of fibre shown to lower blood cholesterol levels. 
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