Or cook the oats with a mix of half water and half apple juice. Rolled oats are groats that have been heated and flattened so they cook more quickly. Oat bran is the outside layer of the groat and can be cooked as porridge in about 6 minutes. Oat bran also makes a great addition to baked good, giving them more texture and boosting their fibre content. Unless oat bran is listed near the top of the ingredients, there probably isn't much.
Instant oatmeal is pre-cooked and only needs boiling water to prepare.
However, instant oatmeal often contains large amounts of salt and sugar. Donors Copyright 1996-2000 by Christian Women Today. Send us your feedback, we'd love to hear from you. Receive the daily devotional by email every day for free.