They help tame your appetite.
Eat a bowl of porridge made from oats for breakfast, and you’ll feel fuller and manage your hunger more effectively than if you munch on a bowl of ready-to-eat cereal with the same amount of kilojoules. Or if you would prefer a bowl of crispy cereal, why not try our deliciously wholesome honey nut granola for a healthy alternative.
They protect your heart.
It’s not just the fibre content that makes oats heart-friendly. The compound avenanthramide (AVE) – found only in oats – could protect against cardiovascular disease thanks to its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. If you don’t have time in the morning to make a nutritious breakfast, get your dose of daily goodness by baking a loaf of our banana, oat and yoghurt bread or a batch of these coconut almond power bars in the weekend. All you have to do in the morning is grab a slice or a bar and you’ll be ready to attack the day!
They taste good!
Add half a cup of oats to Natalie Brady’s two-ingredient pancakes for a quick and healthy pancake batter mix. You could also include half a cup of blueberries to add an extra burst of antioxidants. For a more complicated but oh-so tasty weekend brunch, try our oat pancakes with bacon and figs. Delicious and nutritious!
