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Steel cut oats are not rolled like typical oatmeal, but cut with steel blades into small pieces. This type of oatmeal takes longer to cook but the nutritional value is worth the extra time. There are many brands: check out Bob's Red Mill; this brand is easy to find in most grocery stores.

I have a 1 liter glass milk bottle that I fill with filtered water and add lemon slices, cucumber, mint leaves and fresh, (not ground or dried), ginger pieces. I found that combination when reading "The Flat Belly Diet" by the editors of Prevention magazine. It tastes so good that I forget I'm drinking water. I refill my…