Breakfast, the most important meal of the day

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What say we channel our inner Wilfred Brimley and rhapsodize about oatmeal, which may be the best breakfast option out there? You remember breakfast, don't you? The most important meal of the day. A recent survey conducted by the International Food Information Council found that 90 percent of respondents called breakfast "important," but only 49 percent copped to eating breakfast daily.Feel your oats and take our quiz:1. Which food has more soluble fiber than oatmeal?a) appleb) lentilsc) lima beans2. How much oatmeal do you have to eat to reach the recommended 5-10 grams of soluble fiber per day?a) 1-1/2 cupsb) 3 cupsc) 6 cups3. Quaker Instant Oats, the most popular type, is a good source of vitamin A, vitamin E, folcate, calcium, riboflavin, niacin and other essentials. Of the 178 calories per serving, how many come from fat?a) 0b) 18c) 434. The popular cereal Cheerios contains high oat levels. Which type of Cheerios contains more calories from fat?a) Honey Nut Cheeriosb) Regular Cheeriosc) Strawberry Yogurt Burst Cheerios5. According to the USDA, humans consume what percentage of the world's oat crop.a) 5 percentb) 22 percentc) 68 percentANSWERS: 1: c. Lima beans contain 3.5 grams of soluble fiber; apples, lentils and oatmeal 1 gram of soluble fiber. Soluble fiber absorbs and retains water, slowing digestion; 2: a. There are 6 grams of soluble fiber in 1 1/2 cups of Quaker Instant Oatmeal; 3:b; 4:c. Yogurt Cheerios contain 18 calories from fat, 16 for regular Cheerios, 15 for Honey Nut Cheerios; 5:a.Sources: www.nutritiondata.com; USDA(Sam McManis can be reached at smcmanis(at)sacbee.com. For more stories, visit scrippsnews.com.)