Old Fashioned Oatmeal

This recipe, along with hundreds more can be found in Molly Siple's book Recipes for Change: Gourmet Wholefood Cooking for Health and Vitality at Menopause. Ms. Siple and her partner Lissa DeAngelis, both nutritionists, created a cookbook specifically for the needs of the perimenopausal and menopausal woman. The ingredients in these recipes work to control such symptoms as hot flashes and enhance good health and well being.

Old Fashioned Oatmeal
Recipe reprinted with permisson from Molly Siple. All rights reserved. May not be reproduced without the expressed written permission of the author

What you need

• 2 cups filtered water
• 3/4 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
• 1/4 cup flax seeds
  (remember to grind the seeds before using)
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt

What you do

1. In a small saucepan, heat water, oatmeal, flax seeds, and salt. Bring to a boil, lower heat, and simmer, uncovered, 15 minutes.
2. Pour into four bowls and top each with any of the following suggested toppings below:
   Chopped nuts
   Maple syrup
   Pumpkin or sunflower seeds
3. For sweet oatmeal: Add 1 teaspoon cinnamon and 1/4 cup black currants or raisins. Toasted nuts and maple syrup will also go well.

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