Unlike olden days where one had to plan, prep, and cook a complete meal to be fed when hungry, our everyday life is filled with options in recent years. We sometimes tend to take a break from preparing a whole meal from scratch.

Many times, it is not the ‘cooking’ that is daunting but the prep work from peeling, chopping, grating, and more, that needs time to do.

On busy weeknights or lazy weekends, we dream of a bowl of quick to cook foods that can come handy.  This is when resort to instant foods that can be made by just boiling or microwaving the contents together, like a pack of noodles.

When we resort to ready to make instant noodles, we tend to miss out the fact that most of the instant noodles are deep-fried and mostly made from refined flour. The noodles are loaded with unhealthy fats, which is not noticeable when we take a first look at it.

It's important to find healthier alternatives that can surpass this situation and stand with us when we need an instant recipe. How about a healthy bowl of oats sound? Whether you

Are Busy at Work Need a quick snack after a workout Have Mod morning hunger pangs A quick after school snack for kids

The bowl of Saffola Masala Oats can come to your rescue.  You can have them as it is by mixing it along with water and cooking for a few minutes and serving it piping hot has a healthy snack or try out various recipes, all of which have oats as the core ingredient.

Did you know Oats is loaded in dietary fiber (containing more than any other grain) and have a range of healthy cholesterol-lowering properties.

Here are 5 reasons why you should eat Oats

1. Oats, oat bran, and oatmeal contain beta-glucan, a type of fibre that has been proved to have the cholesterol-lowering properties and helps keep coronary heart diseases at bay.
2. In addition, oats contain Avenanthramides - an antioxidant compound that prevents free radicals from damaging LDL cholesterol.
3. Research have proved that regular consumption of oats might keep you away from colorectal cancer.
4. With high amounts of fibre (8.2 grams/cup), oats stay in the stomach longer, reduce hunger and cravings, making it ideal for those on a diet or those who are unable to consume gluten.
5. Consuming a blood sugar stabilising food such as oats at the start of the day also ensures that blood sugar levels remain under control for the rest of the day.