How to make brown sugar maple oatmeal

Is maple and brown sugar oatmeal healthy? The sugars in the maple syrup are a much healthier form of sugar than your refined granulated sugar. However, if you want to make this oatmeal even healthier, you can limit the amount of brown sugar you add in.

Oatmeal's long-time compadre is a no-go if you're trying to clean up your diet. Brown sugar adds zero nutritional value—just lots of empty calories that will ratchet up your blood sugar. If you need to add a sweetener besides fresh fruit, opt for a natural one like maple syrup or honey.

While brown sugar oatmeal is one of the most popular pre-packaged variations to recreate, even making your bowl from scratch and adding in brown sugar can load up your breakfast on calories with little other nutritional value, ultimately making it more difficult to reach your weight loss goals.

Combine 1 cup (200 g) of granulated white sugar with 1 tbsp. (15 mL) of pure maple syrup to make a brown sugar substitute that can fool even the most sophisticated palette.