Anyone with high cholesterol?

[Red Rock]

Knot-thankyou for the suggestion. I will have to try this. On the oats, are you talking the old fasioned kind? The type that is cooked on the stove the old way?

Thankyou

Ellen

[KnottedYet]

Yup, old fashioned rolled oats. (not the *quick* oats, they just get mushy and nasty in the cold milk)

The oats soften up without losing their texture, very easy to eat. With the dried fruit and the nuts you end up with a rich and satisfying stick-to-your-ribs breakfast without the fat of my other favorite b'fast: two scrambled eggs with melted cheddar cheese and 2 slices of fried Spam.

Sigh. I miss muesli. I REALLY miss scrambled eggs with cheese and Spam!

[stacy]

I still eat the oatmeal in the summer. Just put a bit of yogurt and fruit on it and let it cool it down a bit before eating. It also keeps me from getting hungry mid morning.

Stacy

[Brandi]

I still eat the oatmeal in the summer. Just put a bit of yogurt and fruit on it and let it cool it down a bit before eating. It also keeps me from getting hungry mid morning.

Stacy

I secound the oatmeal. Good way to help definatly. My dh eats it every single day! Maybe a piece of toast and and egg breakfast once a week if that. Tradre joe's has REALLY good instant oatmeal. not only organic but flax and blueberries and the sugar is next to nothing!

[Red Rock]

This is all good eating info. I have been a longtime supporter of the long cook/old fasioned oatmeal. I can't stand the quick or instant stuff, it just does not taste the same for me. I have come across in the grocery an oat bran hot cereal as well. It has been a good change of pace with the oatmeal. Not only that, but it seems to cook faster than the regular oatmeal.

Brandi-thanks for the Trader Joe's info. Whenever I go to Vegas, I will try to stop by there and check the place out. Are they online too? I will have to see.

I am currently looking into the museli idea from Knot. It sounds like a great way to have a cold breakfast that will stick to the ribs and not be hamful to everything else. I was on the food netwok to get some ratios of food items and other ideas and that helped at lot (for the museli).

Ellen

[sundial]

I've been as high as 317 (when I was in my 20s) to the 190s.

One time my then fiance (now hubby) and I stopped by a quickie cholesterol check at a health fair. Mine came back as 350. They re-ran the tests because they just knew they got the results mixed up with my hubby. Still the same results. At that time I was in my early 20's, did aerobics, running and weight lifting, had a low % body fat, and avoided fast food for the most part. I got so mad when they whipped out the diet sheet and told me to quit eating McDonald's hamburgers.

[surgtech1956]

Yes, I like Knot's idea too. Knot you use powdered milk or you mix it into the museli mix and then add milk?

Wish we had a Trader Joe's here.