Why eat so much oatmeal?

I posted the other day that we need to eat oatmeal 3-5 times a week and was asked why, I have been attempting to write this post for a few days now and want to be accurate, the best way for all of you to learn about this diet is read the book "enter the Zone" There is so much information on just the answer to why we need to eat oatmeal. So I am going to briefly explain it here:

summarized answer; because oatmeal contains trace amounts of gamma-linolenic acid or GLA, it is an essential fatty acid which is a building block of good eicosanoids. "he calls the eicosanoids powerful super hormones. They control other hormones and practically all important functions in the body, e.g. the central nervous system and the immune system. Thus, they are very important for good health and well-being. There are both good and bad eicosanoids, and a good balance between them is achieved by eating food that contains both omega-3 and omega-6."
GLA can be found in many things, the best source is breast milk, with that being said the most easily obtainable is oatmeal. most of us need about 1 to 2 mg per day, and to keep a steady balance we need to be eating cooked(not instant) oatmeal 3-5 times a week.

Oatmeal the way I like it.
1 cup of Old fashioned Quaker oatmeal a little milk to moisten it. cook in microwave for 2:30 minutes and then add 1/2 cup yogurt, 7 grams of vanilla protein powder, and a tablespoon of peanut butter. mix all together and eat after my 2 egg cheese omelet.
That is pretty much my staple breakfast when I am not eating the zone pancakes anyways. I know some of you have some other ideas for breakfast, what are they?

What to eat...

We need to be eating cleaner, lots of meat, vegetables, some fruit, nuts, seeds, some starch and NO sugar.
We should be eating oatmeal 3-5 times a week. Salmon once a week or tuna 3x a week.
Avocados, macadamia nuts and organic peanut butter are excellent sources of monounsaturated fats. We need to eat fat to burn fat. Fat is also the key building block for cell production. Without fat our insulin levels will raise and take us out of the zone. If we are not in the 'Zone' we (most Americans) become ill.

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Zone pancakes re-vised.

I have found a better way to make these pancakes. I have had them 3-4 times since last week. I love them now, and they are fairly easy to make. the recipe is the same, but I add vegetables oil.
for the 5 block Zone pancakes here is the new recipe:

4 egg whites (2P)
1 cup of dry Quaker Old Fashioned oatmeal (4C)
14 grams of vanilla whey protein (2P) (Vitamin shop brand)
1/2 cup of Stoneyfield plain organic
whole milk yogurt (Combo 1P,1C)
1 tablespoon of vegetable oil (3fat)
I do not use any maple syrup, I just put a little butter on top and a side of peanut butter. I know that is a lot of fat, probably close to 10 blocks, but fat is converted to energy a lot easier than carbohydrates.