1
a
: meal made from oats
b
: rolled oats
2
: porridge made from ground or rolled oats
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It’s made with moisturizing ingredients like urea, squalane and colloidal oatmeal.
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Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Indeed, blueberries are popular in smoothies and are a common topping on Greek yogurt, pancakes, cereal, oatmeal, waffles and salads.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
One cup of oatmeal contains about 5 grams (g) of protein.11 The beta-glucan in oats may be anti-inflammatory.12
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—Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 5 Nov. 2024
Its star ingredient is colloidal oatmeal, which is known for its skin-soothing, anti-inflammatory properties.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 29 Oct. 2024
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Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Indeed, blueberries are popular in smoothies and are a common topping on Greek yogurt, pancakes, cereal, oatmeal, waffles and salads.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
One cup of oatmeal contains about 5 grams (g) of protein.11 The beta-glucan in oats may be anti-inflammatory.12
4.
—Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 5 Nov. 2024
Its star ingredient is colloidal oatmeal, which is known for its skin-soothing, anti-inflammatory properties.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Oatmeal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oatmeal. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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oatmeal
noun
oat·meal
ˈōt-ˌmēl 
ōt-ˈmē(ə)l
1
: oats husked and ground into meal or flattened into flakes
2
: a hot cereal made from oatmeal
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