Get Your Oats!

We know they are good for us but many of us do not tap in to the goodness of oats and include them regularly in our diet because of their perceived bland taste.

You can include more oats in your diet in a delicious and tasty way with Mother Earth Baked Oaty Slices which make the perfect snack on the go or addition to any lunchbox.

Mother Earth has successfully harnessed the nutritional benefits of wholegrain oats and packaged them in a convenient and delicious way with their Baked Oaty Slices. The range includes a variety of flavours including Originals like Apple Crumble and Apricot Chocolate and Kiwi Classics like Afghan and Anzac.

Along with wholegrain oats, Mother Earth use a selection of great tasting ingredients that undergo minimal processing to produce their Baked Oaty Slices.

There is a long list of nutritional benefits offered by the humble oat. Most importantly, oats are rich in soluble and insoluble fibre, which are an essential part of a healthy diet.

Insoluble fibre assists in moving food through your digestive system and soluble fibre helps to lower cholesterol levels, in particular LDL cholesterol, which contributes to heart disease, and controls the release of sugar into the bloodstream.

The New Zealand Nutrition Foundation recommends a daily intake 25g of fibre a day for women and 30g for men which many Kiwis only manage to get half of.

“Fibre is an extremely important part of every diet,” says Sarah Hanrahan, Nutritionist for the Foundation. “It’s protective against bowel disorders and heart disease and because of its satiety effect, can also aid weight control.”

Additionally, unique antioxidants found in oats, called avenanthramides, have been found to be anti-inflammatory and can play a role in protecting blood vessels from the harmful effects of LDL-cholesterol.

For more information on the Baked Oaty Slices range and to find your favourite flavour, visit www.motherearth.co.nz.