Is quaker instant oatmeal healthy for you?!

thing about those instant oatmeals that are flavored is that the flavoring has a bunch of sugar. However, its still much healthier than most other things and the fruit with it is a terrific addition.

if it is any help, i get unflavored oatmeal and sprinkle just a little bit of chocolate whey protein powder (a little goes a long way) in it and make with skim milk. tastes great.

If you don't want to loose weight too much, you can use it instead of the rolled oats. But you know the rolled oats is the best.
Good luck.

They're very healthy. I have oatmeal w/ cinnamon, banana, and Truvia all the time. I do it to lose weight too. Sometimes I put some protein powder in too. Good stuff! :)

Yes its really healthy

The process of making oatmeal "instant" converts a complex carb to a simple carb & is not healthy.

I would recommend this flax seed cereal to be the healthiest option.

Ground flax seed (4 Tbsp) 1/4 cup water, artificial sweetener, mix in a raw egg - let sit 10 min. to absorb liquid, put cream cheese in the middle & nuke 2 min.

I would recommend full fat whole milk instead of skim milk. Full fat yogurt would be a much better option though.

The saturated fat found in dairy (milk, butter, cheese, etc.) has vitamins A, E, K as well as a multitude of trace vitamins & minerals. Saturated fat is required to make calcium in milk bioavailable & it tempers blood sugar spikes from carbs.

Saturated fats found in butter (myristic acid) play key roles in immune health. Loss of sufficient saturated fatty acids in the white blood cells hampers their ability to recognize & destroy foreign invaders, such as viruses, bacteria, & fungi. Myristic acid has potent germ-killing ability. We need dietary replenishment of them to keep the immune system vigilant against the development of cancerous cells & infectious invaders.

They are just finding that dietary fats are required to make vitamins & minerals bioavailable so they can be incorporated into the body structure & not "just" fat soluble vitamins but lots of them (I contend, *all* of them). Even cod liver OIL requires saturated fat to make it bioavailable.

Saturated fat is required for calcium to be incorporated into bone - According to expert in human health, Mary Enig, Ph.D., as much as 50 percent of the fats in the diet should be saturated fats for calcium to be effective in the bone structure.

Saturated fats play many important biologic roles. They are an integral component of cell membranes, which are 50 percent saturated fat. Lung surfactant is composed entirely, when available, of one particular saturated fat. Properly made with this fat, it prevents asthma and other breathing disorders. For nourishment, heart muscle cells prefer saturated fat over carbohydrates. Saturated fats are required for bone to assimilate calcium effectively. They help the liver clear out fat and provide protection from the adverse effects of alcohol and medications like acetaminophen. Medium-chain saturated fats in butter and coconut oil, play an important role in the immune system. They stabilize proteins that enable white blood cells to more effectively recognize and destroy invading viruses, bacteria, and fungi, and also fight tumors. Saturated fatty acids function as signaling messengers for hormone production, including insulin. And saturated fats signal satiety. Not surprisingly, given all these biological functions, saturated fats make up 54 percent of the fat in mother’s breast milk (monounsaturated fats are 39 percent; and polyunsaturated fats, a tiny 3 percent).

http://www.lewrockwell.com/miller/miller…

from the article posted below:

Another study done a few years ago at Ohio State University showed that salad dressing with oil brings out the best in a salad when compared to no-fat, low-fat dressings.

When the seven test subjects consumed salads with no-fat dressing, the absorption of carotenoids was negligible. When a reduced-fat dressing was used, the added fat led to a higher absorption of alpha and beta carotene and lycopene. But there was substantially more absorption of the healthful compounds when full-fat dressing was used.

Study researchers say they were not only surprised by how much more absorption occurred with fat added to the meal, but they were taken aback at how little the body absorbed when no fats were present. "The fact that so little was absorbed when no fat was there was just amazing to me," says Dr. Clinton.

http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/archi…

The body does better with more saturated fat than less. Saturated fats are required to make many vitamins & minerals bioavailable so they can be incorporated into the body structure. Saturated fat is required for the body to function properly & to regenerate & heal.

7 Reasons to Eat More Saturated Fat

1) Improved cardiovascular risk factors

2) Stronger bones

3) Improved liver health

4) Healthy lungs

5) Healthy brain

6) Proper nerve signaling

7) Strong immune system

http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/200…

http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/dair…

The link between saturated fats and heart health was based on faulty science & has been disproven. Dietary fat, whether saturated or not, is not a cause of obesity, heart disease, or any other chronic disease of civilization. Through their direct effects on insulin and blood sugar, refined carbohydrates, starches and sugars are the dietary cause of coronary heart disease and diabetes.

http://www.drbriffa.com/blog/2010/01/15/…

FINALLY they admit - no difference in the risk of heart disease even with highest intake of saturated fat & eggs are a superfood & have no effect on cholesterol

http://blogs.webmd.com/heart-disease/201…