Oatmeal muffins. Webvilla / Pixabay.com / 2014 / CC0 1.0
The 19th December is Oatmeal Muffin Day.
Celebrate today with an oatmeal muffin. Would you like yours warmed, and with butter and / or jam? What do you prefer to drink with an oatmeal muffin? A tea, a coffee, a cocoa, or something like, like orange juice?
Oatmeal is indeed a very healthy grain, but just remember, most muffins are actually “cake” full of fat and sugar, so that may negate any health benefits of the oatmeal.
There are some healthier oatmeal muffin options, though usually you have to make them yourself using low-fat and low-sugar recipes — some people complain, though, that these recipes are bland and uninteresting and that they’d never try them again. To jazz them up, though, it’s easy to add blueberries, cranberries, assorted pieces of fresh or dried fruits, nuts such as walnuts or pecans. Heck, even chocolate chips or butterscotch chips.
You can also buy an oatmeal muffin just about anywhere these days, so it’s easy to celebrate the day!
#OatmealMuffinDay #NationalOatmealMuffinDay
See also: Oats, Muffins, Muffin Tins, Oatmeal Day
History
The first print media mention that CooksInfo is aware of for a Oatmeal Muffin Day on the 19th of December dates from 2000 in Florida:
“1 Day until Oatmeal Muffin Day” — Countdown. Orlando, Florida: The Orlando Sentinel. Monday, 18 December 2000. Page A3, col. 2.
Sources
December Food Calendar. University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Service. https://food.unl.edu/december-food-calendar#oatmealmuffinday
It’s National Oatmeal Muffin Day. Home Care Assistance. 19 December 2016. Accessed November 2020 at https://homecareassistance.com/blog/its-national-oatmeal-muffin-day
Lehrer, Dave. The Bottom Line: December 19th is Oatmeal Muffin Day! KCJB910 Radio. 19 December 2017. Accessed November 2020 at https://kcjb910.iheart.com/content/2017-12-19-dec-19-geezers-blog-national-oatmeal-muffin-day/