Diet News: Oatmeal Diet For Quick Weight Loss (how to)

The Oatmeal Diet is a wildly popular way to quickly lose weight. This is partly due to it’s healthy, immune boosting properties (Covid and other factors have made us more health conscious than EVER). Read on to learn more…

Oatmeal consumption for healthy diets is growing…according to Fortune Business Insights™ the oatmeal market size is to hit USD 3.53 Billion by 2027!

Long seen as a healthy breakfast food, people are eating oatmeal more and more nowadays. Oatmeal has many benefits such as:

Incredibly nutritious
Rich in antioxidants
Contain a powerful soluble fiber
Can lower cholesterol
Can improve blood sugar control
Reduce risk of coronary artery disease
Very filling and can help with weight loss

Rapid weight loss is possible with oatmeal!

Did you know that there is an oatmeal diet in which you can quickly lose weight? In fact, by eating oatmeal for 2 meals a day and a healthy dinner can very beneficial to losing weight quickly.

I start the day with oatmeal with vanilla almond milk. If I don't, I'm dying by noon and eating everything in sight. - Kaley Cuoco

Oatmeal diet for weight loss

There are various levels of plans and some are very restrictive such as eating only oatmeal for all three meals for one week (not recommended for a healthy diet). Then, switching to twice a day with a more nutritious dinner for the second week.

Following, I will discuss the 7 Day Oatmeal Diet (which is like the second week of the very restrictive diet above). However, it is advisable for everyone to consult your doctor before changing your diet.

Serving size: 1/2 cup oatmeal

7 Day Oatmeal Diet

Breakfast and lunch consists of oatmeal for the main entrée
Skim milk can be added
A small amount of fruit or yogurt can be eaten on the side with the oatmeal
Instant oatmeal is allowed along with cinnamon added
Two snacks a day – fruit in the morning and raw veggies in the afternoon
Dinner consists of grilled chicken, fish, or turkey burger. Steamed veggies (no butter or sauce) and a low calorie dessert are okay

Daily Oatmeal Diet

Most nutritionists would say it is okay to eat oatmeal on a regular basis (once a day)
Add apples, berries, granola, flax, nuts, wheat bran, and/or skim milk, as desired
Best natural method to curtail hunger – you should be able to go longer without food and eat less
Contains both soluble and insoluble fiber – the insoluble fiber prevents constipation
Be conscious of portion sizes and do not add sugar

More Proof of Oatmeal’s Powerful Weight Loss Punch

So, oatmeal does a lot for most dieters as evidenced in the 2015 study “Oatmeal consumption is associated with better diet quality and lower body mass index in adults“. The researchers found that consumers of oatmeal had a higher Healthy Eating Index-2010 scores and lower body weights, waist circumferences, and body mass indices. To conclude, their results suggest that consuming oatmeal is consistent with better nutrient intakes and a higher diet quality.