Oats School Newsletter
In MONTH your child tried FOOD ITEM with locally grown oats from FARM NAME in CITY.
Prepare this delicious recipe with your family and ask your child(ren) if they can answer the
following trivia questions.
1. Oats were discovered thousands of years ago in Egypt and have been used both for
human and animal foods. In 2005, Minnesota ranked ________ in oat production in the
United States.
2. Why are oats often called a “nurse” or “companion” crop?
3. Explain why oats have the reputation as the “most healthy” grain.
Recipe
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2) Oats help to establish crops of alfalfa and clover. The oat plants emerge
and grow quickly, protecting the tiny alfalfa or clover seedlings from
erosion and the drying sun until they can survive on their own.
3) Oats almost never have their bran and germ removed in processing. So if
you see oats or oat flour on the label you are almost guaranteed to be
getting whole grain. In addition, University of Minnesota cereal and
nutrition scientists have documented how beta-glucan, found in oat fiber,
lowers the risk factors for heart disease.