1
a
: meal made from oats
b
: rolled oats
2
: porridge made from ground or rolled oats
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Gorin recommends adding a few slices to your oatmeal for double the benefit.
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Joey Skladany, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2024
Six frozen tubs carried the family of four through a whole year of oatmeal and pancakes.
—Noah Davis, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 June 2024
The following has been excerpted from The Brain Health Kitchen: Preventing Alzheimer’s Through Food by Annie Fenn, M.D.
Breakfast: Smashed Raspberry Overnight Oats
Serves 2
Soaking oats overnight in milk is an easy, make-ahead method for a pudding-like oatmeal.
—Flow Space, 17 June 2024
The food list features sandwiches, baked goods, oatmeal and yogurt.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 17 June 2024
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Joey Skladany, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2024
Six frozen tubs carried the family of four through a whole year of oatmeal and pancakes.
—Noah Davis, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 June 2024
The following has been excerpted from The Brain Health Kitchen: Preventing Alzheimer’s Through Food by Annie Fenn, M.D.
Breakfast: Smashed Raspberry Overnight Oats
Serves 2
Soaking oats overnight in milk is an easy, make-ahead method for a pudding-like oatmeal.
—Flow Space, 17 June 2024
The food list features sandwiches, baked goods, oatmeal and yogurt.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 17 June 2024
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“Oatmeal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oatmeal. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
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oatmeal
noun
oat·meal
ˈōt-ˌmēl 
ōt-ˈmē(ə)l
1
: oats husked and ground into meal or flattened into flakes
2
: a hot cereal made from oatmeal
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