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3 Simple healthy breakfasts

Steel-cut oats cooked overnight in the slow cooker

Photo credit: Marge Perry | Steel-cut oats cooked overnight in the slow cooker with dried cherries and apricots make a hearty and healthful breakfast. (Sept. 2012)

TIP Studies show those who have breakfast tend to eat fewer daily calories overall than those who skip it.

1. OVERNIGHT OATMEAL WITH APRICOTS AND CHERRIES

After cooking overnight, add milk or water if you like oatmeal thinner or smoother; top with additional brown sugar or honey, cinnamon or chopped nuts, as desired.

1 cup steel-cut oats

1/2 cup dried cherries

1/4 cup...

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