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Creamy Apple-Raisin Oatmeal (Cooking for 2)
Recipe Tip
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Oats are loaded with fiber—the soluble kind that helps to lower blood cholesterol. Start slowly so you have time to get used to more fiber!
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Creamy Apple-Raisin Oatmeal (Cooking for 2)

Start your day with 10-minute oatmeal laced with vanilla yogurt and brown sugar. From eatbetteramerica.
Prep Time:10 min
Start to Finish:10 min
makes:2 servings (3/4 cup each)

2/3cup quick-cooking oats
2tablespoons raisins
1 1/3cups apple juice
1/4cup Yoplait® Original 99% Fat Free French vanilla yogurt (from 6-oz container)
1tablespoon packed brown sugar, if desired
1.In 4-cup microwavable measuring cup, stir oats, raisins and apple juice until well blended.
2.Microwave on High 2 to 3 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds, until thickened. Top each serving with yogurt; sprinkle with brown sugar.
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Nutritional Information
1 Serving: Calories 250 (Calories from Fat 20); Total Fat 2g (Saturated Fat 1/2g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 25mg; Total Carbohydrate 51g (Dietary Fiber 3g, Sugars 27g); Protein 5% Daily Value*: Vitamin A 4%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 8%; Iron 10Exchanges: 1 1/2 Starch; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable Carbohydrate Choices: 3 1/2 MyPyramid Servings: 3/4 c Fruits, 1 oz-equivalents Grains 
*% Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
MyPyramid Servings 3/4 c Fruits, 1 oz-equivalents Grains
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