What Floats Your Oats

My favorite meal of the day is breakfast. I could eat breakfast for every meal. My favorite breakfast food is old-fashion oatmeal.  It is high in fiber, low in fat, and cheap. It is a healthy choice that keeps you full and fueled for several hours. But, there is one thing that puzzles me, why has McDonald's turned it into a sugared up, caloried up , put fat on your ass breakfast. McDonald's oatmeal has as much sugar as 32 bowls of instant oatmeal or 2 Starbucks caffe lattes. And this is a big one, it has as much sugar as 1 regular size snicker bar. The calories in McDonald's oatmeal = a six piece chicken nugget from Burger king. It also contains as much saturated fat as a white floured bagel. So,  lets just touch on saturated fats for a moment...a little education. Saturated fats are also known as the "bad fats". They come from animal sources and remain solid at room temperature. When a substance is said to be saturated, it contains all the material it is capable of holding. For example, a sponge is saturated with water when it holds all the water it can hold. So think of the sponge representing your thighs and water representing the saturated fat. You get the picture. Have you ever heard of sodium phosphate? It is used as a meat preservative. Oh, and its also 1 of the 21 ingredients in McDonald's oatmeal. The apple they use are of course packaged with calcium asorbate. This is a food additive to keep that apples fresh and maintain shelf life. It is also used in other packaged food for the same purpose.
So lets compare McDonald's oatmeal to Old-Fashion oatmeal. McDonald's oatmeal has 290 calories, 4.5 grams of fat, 57 grams of carbohydrates, 160 milligrams of sodium, 2 grams of saturated fat, and 32 grams of sugar. Old-Fashion oatmeal has 190, calories, 3 gram of fat, 33 grams of carbohydrates, 48 milligrams of sodium, 0.5 grams of saturated fat, and 1 gram of sugar.
There are healthier alternatives. Make your own. Try old-fashion or steel cut oatmeal cooked with plain or vanilla soy milk, fresh fruit, and and a little agave nectar or honey. This is delicious and a much healthier choice. With this being said...what floats your oats?