INGREDIENTS OF INSTANT OATS: Whole Grain Oats
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA

INSTANT OATS ARE A GREAT SOURCE OF FIBER! Starting your day with a bowl of instant oatmeal boosts your intake of B-complex vitamins. Each cooked cup provides half of your recommended daily intake for vitamin B-6, thiamin, riboflavin and niacin, nutrients that help your body metabolize the carbohydrates, protein and fat in food. It also gives you half of your daily requirement of vitamin A, an antioxidant that benefits your vision and helps strengthen your immune system.

1 Lb. Instant Oats for Quick Cooking, is packaged on dedicated equipment by Gerbs staff in high barrier, re-closeable, stand-up FDA food grade bags. Gerbs is among a hand full of FDA inspected & board of health approved facilities in North America that is free from the top 12 Food Allergies: gluten, wheat, peanuts, tree nuts, eggs, dairy, soy, mustard, sesame, legumes, fish, and crustacean.

HOW TO COOK ONE SERVING OF INSTANT OATS

Ingredients of Instant Oats: 1 cup Gerbs Quick Cooking Rolled Oats, 2 cups water, 1/4 tsp salt

Stove Top Cooking of Instant Oats : Bring water and salt to a boil. Add oats, reduce heat to medium-low and cook for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Microwave: In a large bowl, combine 1/2 cup oats, 1 cup water, and a pinch of salt. Cover and microwave on high for 2 minutes. Let stand for 2 minutes. Stir well before eating. Makes 1 serving.

Features of Instant Oats

• Starting your day with a bowl of instant oatmeal boosts your intake of B-complex vitamins. Each cooked cup provides half of your recommended daily intake for vitamin B-6, thiamin, riboflavin and niacin, nutrients that help your body metabolize the carbohydrates, protein and fat in food. It also gives you half of your daily requirement of vitamin A, an antioxidant that benefits your vision and helps strengthen your immune system. It also contains 30 percent of the folate you need daily.
• The Institute of Medicine recommends that adults get 55 micrograms of selenium per day. Selenium is a mineral that may benefit your immune system, heart and thyroid, according to the National Institutes of Health. A cup of cooked instant oatmeal provides 12 micrograms of selenium, giving you one-fifth of the selenium you need each day. Selenium acts as an antioxidant, scavenging free radicals that damage cells, so an adequate intake may help prevent premature aging and chronic diseases.
• Instant Oats are also rich in calcium, magnesium and phosphorus, which are crucial for the health of your bones, nerve function and muscle development. A cup of instant oatmeal contains 20 to 30 percent of each of those minerals. It provides men with 13 percent of the zinc and more than 100 percent of the iron they need daily, and it gives women 18 percent of the zinc and 80 percent of the iron they need each day. Zinc is an antioxidant that may shorten the duration of colds and viral infection.