Did you know that January is National Oatmeal Month? People buy more oats in January than any other month of the year. Why do you think that happens?
Today we are making delicious Fruity Baked Breakfast Oatmeal.
Did you know?
- Oatmeal is a whole grain and can help you feel full until your next meal.
- Oatmeal keeps your heart healthy and can help reduce cholesterol.
- The word groat is the name for the kernel of any grain such as wheat, rye, barley or oats.
- The words Oat groats sound funny together because they rhyme. Can you think of other words that rhyme with oats and groats that might sound even funnier? (How about a goat in a coat, floating on a boat in a moat, while writing a note, getting ready to vote, and eating a tote full of oat groats! If you draw a picture of this, I’d love to see it!)
- You can buy oat groats at some stores, but they take a long time to cook.
- If you cut an oat groat into pieces, you get Steel Cut Oats.
- If you steam oat groats and roll them until they flake, you get Old Fashioned Oats.
- If you steam oat groats for a longer time and roll them into thinner flakes you get Instant Oats.
So say the words “oat groat” ten times fast. And then, use some Old Fashioned Oats to make my Fruity Baked Breakfast Oatmeal.