Heart Healthy Oatmeal Food

HEART HEALTHY OATMEAL MUFFINS

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Prepare standard sized muffin tins by spraying with a low fat cooking spray or line with muffin cups.
• In one large bowl, combine first five ingredients, mixing all dry ingredients well.
• Stir in raisins.
• In a separate bowl combine the following wet ingredients: egg substitute, applesauce, milk. Stir well.
• Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and stir until moistened. Do not over-mix muffin dough.
• Spoon into prepared muffin tins.
• Bake in a pre-heated 400 degree oven for 18-20 minutes or until muffins are lightly browned on top and a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin is dry when removed.

HEART HEALTHY OATMEAL

Steps:

• Heat a medium skillet--I use cast iron--until it is medium hot to very hot.
• Put all of the oatmeal that you will be cooking in the pan.
• Stir constantly over medium high heat until oatmeal is just this side of dark brown. This gives it a nutlike flavor -- without the nuts and without the calories.
• Cook as per box instructions.
• You may add other cinnamon & sugar and/or raisins, but mind the calories.

HEART HEALTHY OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Beat together butter and sugars until creamy.
• Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.
• Add flour, flax, soda, cinnamon, salt and mix well.
• stir in oats and raisins; mix well.
• Drop by rounded tablespoonfulls onto ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet; remove to a wire rack.