Let’s get down and dirty here for a serious look at oatmeal, oats, and groats. Is there a real difference between Quaker Oats, organic oats, oat groats, and different types of oatmeal? Well, naturally there is, or else I wouldn’t have to bring this to your attention!

Dr. Oz is constantly harping at his audience to eat oatmeal for a healthy breakfast. Now, oatmeal is far better than Cheerios, but not as good for you as oat groats! Furthermore, you should never drink cow’s milk with oatmeal or cereal or whole grains unless you’ve named the cow and she is out in your pasture ranging free and grazing on healthy plant material, instead of in a dairy farm where conditions are deplorable.

TheDoctorsTV physicians tell you to eat oatmeal or slather it on your hair or your face for a home-made facial. We should get Dr. Oz and the rest of the TV doctors together and teach them about oat groats with a nice little demonstration with the EAV equipment for their educational edification.

You also must remember to be VERY careful about what kinds of fruit you add to your bowl of oatmeal. Assuming that you wish to keep your digestive system in a relatively healthy state; you should NOT be combining acidic fruits or juices with grains – and that includes oats in any form whatsoever.

Do NOT drink orange juice with oatmeal. Do NOT put apples, citrus fruits, or any dried sub-acidic fruit on your oatmeal. Do eat blueberries or bananas or nuts with your oatmeal or other whole grains. Do use a healthy beverage like almond milk, coconut milk, soy milk, rice milk, or goat’s milk with your oatmeal. Do use natural sweeteners with your oatmeal.

The industry is tripping your trigger with false claims on TV and fancy commercials extolling the virtues of oatmeal. Have you seen that ridiculous Quaker Oatmeal commercial that they just began airing on TV claiming that oatmeal is a superfood? Utterly disturbing…

Then McDonald’s is advertising oatmeal with fruit in a splashy commercial. It looks good, but then when you eat it with your morning coffee and get an upset stomach; who you gonna call?

Then you take medication for acid indigestion or reflux or whatever, and you are too stupid to quit buying the deceptive advertising and going back to the drawing board for a healthy breakfast menu.

Let’s be clear where I stand, because I stand upon the actual results when I have these foods on my EAV Testing Tray and check a person to get to the truth for them about how any food or substance affects them. No advertising can fool your body…only your mind – and that will change when you see the true numbers.

Quaker oatmeal is NOT a superfood. Their oatmeal is better than Cheerios, but you won’t be even putting those little O’s into the category as real food any time soon!

There are some excellent organic oatmeals that are plain or combined with cinnamon. If you are going to eat oatmeal, then at the very least make sure it’s organic and use maple syrup or some other natural sweetener to make it more palatable. Steel Cut oatmeal is preferable to rolled oats.

Granola is usually going to be more nutritious than plain oatmeal for your healthy breakfast or snack. Granola has nuts, seeds, and dried fruit combined with healthy oils for that infamous crunchy goodness. You’ll be getting more fiber, more nutrients, and feel fuller when you eat Granola.

The most ideal form of oats for your health is the whole oat groats. Yes, they take longer to cook; but they will fill you up and keep you going into the afternoon. There’s more fiber, more B Complex vitamins, and other nutrients that get processed out of other forms of oats. Organic oat groats have more inherent flavor and texture. You can make groats into either a sweet dish or a savory dish. You can add sauteed or roasted veggies with garlic, ginger root, and herbs with spices to season it to your utter delight.

If you want to snack on some item made with oats; then make sure it has healthy ingredients that are organic. There are too many companies making granola bars or snack bars with oats to make them appear to be healthy when they are just masquerading for the ‘real deal’. They prey on people who are too lazy to read the label of ingredients and be watchful of the quality of ingredients. They hope you don’t notice. I hope that you do!

There is one healthy granola bar company that has a commercial running on TV that is out in the mountains. Those of us who began this movement to get back to Nature in all aspects of our lives love the healthy snacks and you WILL find them at your local Whole Foods Markets or with our online affiliate partners. If you have some time on your hands and you love to spend time in your kitchen, the best that you can do is to make these yourself.

There are cereal companies who are so afraid of losing their market share to companies like Kashi that they are willing to run commercials that stretch the truth to the limit and slur the lines between deception and opinion. It’s a good thing that SOME of you can tell the difference. In particular, when you put a food in your mouth and in your body, you can feel the difference. There’s hope for you yet!

We hope that you do your Due Diligence and eat the best organic oat groats you can find along with the finest organic Granola money can buy, so you can get your whole grain goodness. While oats are not truly considered a superfood, you can at least use your superb intelligence to buy the best oats for your health.

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