That's the way forwards. There's some disagreement on certain places, but definitely increase clearly good foods while reducing clearly bad foods, and that'll be a good start.
That's the way forwards. There's some disagreement on certain places, but definitely increase clearly good foods while reducing clearly bad foods, and that'll be a good start.
The real advantage to oatmeal is that the fiber is quite high - this has many advantages, a big one being that you'll feel full and satisfied for the first part of the day. Also, 300 calories of oatmeal is 56 grams of carbohydrates, but only 1 gram of sugar [1]. Correct me if I'm mistaken, but I think oatmeal is pretty much all glucose-based carbs and fiber, which is the healthier form of carbohydrate. (Fructose/sucrose/sugars being the worse form)
[1] http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/breakfast-cereals/1597/2
A complete picture of the benefits and drawbacks of oatmeal, like any other food, has to acknowledge that:
-It's carb-heavy -The carbs are from grain and thus glutenous -Total nutrition is low(compared to say, an avocado)