Welcome to our series featuring Food Holidays: March 19th, 2022. Did you know today is Oatmeal Cookie Day? David loves Oatmeal Rasin Cookies and if I felt better and Charlie was inside in Charlie’s homeschool cooking class, we could surprise David with Oatmeal Cookies. But that isn’t going to happen today.
National Oatmeal Cookie Day is on March 19th. I’m ready to celebrate in the best possible way. Eating Oatmeal Cookies! Sometimes, this Holiday is also celebrated on March 18th to coincide with National Lacy Oatmeal Cookie Day. Oatmeal Cookies are super healthy and packed with Iron and Fiber, so you don’t have to feel guilty about the calories!
5 Facts about Oatmeal
HISTORY OF NATIONAL OATMEAL COOKIE DAY
Oats was cultivated thousands of years ago, and Oats was actually used as fodder for animals. Oats was rarely consumed in North America but in parts of northern Europe and Scotland Oats was used in porridge.
Before the Oatmeal Cookie came into existence, there was Oatcake. Since Roman times Oatcakes were popular in Scotland and Oatcakes was relied on for an energy boost. Apparently, during wartime, Soldiers would carry Oatcakes with them as a quick snack.
Around 1877, Steel-Cut Oats started being made at the Quaker Mill Company in Ohio who then later developed a roller to flatten groats, creating the modern-day rolled Oats. Eventually, Quaker Mill along with others formed the Quaker Oats Company. As for Oatmeal Cookies, they’ve been around since the 1800s. It was Fannie Merritt Farmer who created the first-ever Oatmeal Cookie in the U.S. However, Oatmeal Cookies gained popularity only in the 1900s when Quaker Oats made the wise decision to print the recipe for Oatmeal Cookies on their containers. Introducing the World to these delicious treats.
While we are still unsure about the exact origin of National Oatmeal Cookie Day, over the years, people have started realizing the deliciousness and health benefits of these cookies.
NATIONAL OATMEAL COOKIE DAY ACTIVITIES
- Baking Oatmeal Cookies is not difficult, especially with recipes you can find online. Have a small bake-a-thon at home. You could even sell your Oatmeal Cookies to raise funds for charity.
- Why not create your own recipe for Oatmeal Cookies? Using your favorite recipe and adding your own twist.
- What better way to celebrate the Holiday than by eating Oatmeal Cookies? You can either bake Oatmeal Cookies yourself or order from a bakery. Share the cookies with your family.
5 FACTS ABOUT OATMEAL
- Oatmeal is great for the gut and provides benefits in cases of bowel disease and constipation.
- The beta-glucan fiber in Oats helps to reduce cholesterol levels by 5–10% if you eat about three grams of Oat Fiber per day.
- Oats has compounds called avenanthramides, which makes Oatmeal a great superfood and a natural beauty product.
- Oatmeal comes in more than one form. Including Old-Fashioned Oats, Steel-Cut Oats, and Instant Oats.
- Did you know there is a place called Oatmeal in Burnet County, Texas, in the U.S.?
WHY WE LOVE NATIONAL OATMEAL COOKIE DAY
- Oats are an American kitchen staple and a superfood packed with a ton of health benefits. Did you know 80% of U.S. households have Oatmeal in their kitchen cupboards? What better way to celebrate this Holiday than by making Cookies?
- Oatmeal Cookies are healthy and if you’re health-conscious but have a sweet tooth, Oatmeal Cookies can come to your rescue. Oatmeal Cookies are packed with Iron, Fiber, and other nutrients and Oatmeal still has a sweetness to it. You can eat Oatmeal without worrying and celebrate National Oatmeal Cookie Day the right way
- Whether regular cookies or Oatmeal Cookies, they’re one of everyone’s favorite treats! Oatmeal Cookies are perfect to tickle your sweet tooth. It’s only fair that there is a Holiday dedicated to Oatmeal Cookies.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cate
