Well, what do you know? I had just finished up a cup of oatmeal with flax seed this morning (darned resolutions) when I found out that January is oatmeal month!

Quite appropriate, isn’t it, considering how cold and blustery it was outside this morning?

Some folks just can’t bring themselves to eat oatmeal for breakfast, but I’ve always loved it. Of course, additions like brown sugar, maple syrup, apples, raisins and cinnamon don’t hurt the taste one bit!

Here are a few new ideas, courtesy of eDiets.com, for sprucing up your morning bowl while still maintaining the health benefits:

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In case you didn’t already know, garlic is a superfood.
And according to this health blog entry in the New York Times, scientists have started to unlock the reasons why. One of their findings? To maximize garlic’s health benefits, wait 15 minutes after you crush it to cook it.
Who knew?