9 Fake Healthy Foods that You Need to Avoid

9. Instant Oatmeal

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Oatmeal is widely known for being a healthy food, however, many people don’t realize that the flakes which only need 2 to 3 minutes of cooking don’t have that much benefit.

In fact, the bigger the flakes, the less they were processed and the lower is their glycemic index. So, they’ll bring fewer calories.

As for instant oatmeal, it comes with sweeteners and additives, which are much worse than the smallest flakes.
You should opt for coarsely ground oats. Although they take more time to boil but they have the real benefits you expect to get from oatmeal.