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Old 06-24-2009, 04:04 PM   #27
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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel View Post
i like oatmeal. i add it to soup as a thickener, and when i'm feeling under the weather sometimes i make that for dinner. i like the "5 a day" idea as well although i don't know whether i'm disciplined enough to actually keep track...
I don't like oatmeal as in a bowl of mushy, slippery, stuff at breakfast. I use oats in various dishes including just the classic oatmeal cookies. I do like cooked cracked wheat cereal and good old Southern grits, but I don't add milk or sweeteners to either of them. Rather, I eat them more like other people will eat potatoes for breakfast or sometimes with cheese stirred in. I found a recipe for upma made with oatmeal and thought I might try that for breakfast some time.

If you're a vegetarian, then you're definitely getting 5 a day -- the "5" is meant to indicate 5 cups of vegetables or fruit, not 5 different plants. But, variety is good and if you strive for colors, then you'll get the variety:

Salad
.. leafy lettuces (green)
.. tomatoes (red)
.. carrots (orange)
.. mushrooms (brown)
.. onions (purple)
.. cucumber (white)

Then add a small dish of mixed berries (blue, red, purple) and you've got a very colorful meal.
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