You've heard it a hundred times, right?  Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.  People who maintain a healthy weight eat breakfast.  It's all TRUE.

If you think you don't have time in the morning to eat a healthy breakfast, you're wrong.  Here's an easy, healthy breakfast I made a couple of weeks ago when my parents were in town:  Crock-pot Oatmeal!

Get a canister of steel-cut oats.  Steel-cut oats are YUMMY but they do take 25-30 minutes to cook.  To save yourself time, make them in the crock-pot! Set up your crock-pot before you go to bed.  Put in the oatmeal and lowfat milk (follow the package's instructions on amount of each for number of desired servings).  You may want to add a smidge more liquid than what the package calls for since it will be cooking overnight.  You can add some dried fruit (I like currants, but raisins and dates are good too), cinnamon, and nutmeg.  Cover and set on the lowest setting to cook overnight.  When you wake up, your breakfast is ready!  The nice thing about this is that even if people in your home wake at different times, they all can have a warm, hearty, and healthy breakfast.  Done!