01 Mar 09 Healthy Breakfast
This is a rather different product to what we usually have. We normally get regular rolled oats. We do make sure that we don’t buy the instant oats though, as much of the fiber, and nutrients, and cholesterol-reducing properties have been removed from that.
This product is cut, rather than rolled, so takes a little longer to cook, and is a different texture in the mouth.
Easy to make though. Simply pour some boiling water onto the oatmeal, and microwave for 3 minutes.
Stire, and microwave for another two. If you don’t want to use the microwave, you can, of course, make this in a pot as usual. I tend to use a microwave, as I can eat from the dish I cook it in, saving time, effort, water, and dishwashing liquid in washing up. A little more frugalism in action!
Tags: breakfast, cholesterol, dietary fiber, nutrients, rolled oats, steel cut oats
25 May 08 Apples
I’ve always enjoyed a firm crisp apple. In south east England, the County of Kent, which has long been known as ‘The Garden of England’ there is a place called Brogdale. It is near the town of Faversham, and it houses the National Fruit Collection.
Over 2,300 varieties of apples are grown in its 150 acres, and many of these are ancient, and many are also quite rare. Britain’s entry into the European Union, and its obsession with standardization has meant than there has been a huge reduction in the amount of both home-grown apples, and varieties in recent years. Much of the UK has been over-run with Golden Delicious apples from France, although these originally came from the United States. They’ve never been an apple I much cared for, and my apple of choice there was usually a Granny Smith, although most of those seemed to originate in Chile!
In the United States itself, an apple that has its origins in New Zealand, but is now being grown extensively here, is the Gala variety. It is actually, just what I like myself – firm crisp, and not too sweet.
Are apples good for you? Remember the old saying? An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Gala Apple Nutritional Information
| Serving Size: 1 medium apple (154g) | |
| Amount Per Serving | |
| Calories 80 | Calories from Fat 0 |
| % Daily Value* | |
| Total Fat 0 | 0% |
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium 0mg | 0% |
| Total Carbohydrate 22g | 7% |
| Dietary Fiber 5g | |
| Sugars 17g | |
| Protein 0g | |
| Vitamin A 2% | Vitamin C 20% |
| Calcium 2% | |
So now you know, why not go and buy and eat some apples too!
Tags: apple a day, carbohydrate, cholesterol 0mg, county of kent, crisp apple, dietary fiber, faversham, garden of england, golden delicious apples, granny smith, medium apple, national fruit collection, nutritional information, protein 0g, serving size, sodium 0mg, south east england, standardization, varieties of apples, vitamin c
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