{"id":6694,"date":"2010-04-08T07:58:03","date_gmt":"2010-04-08T11:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=6694"},"modified":"2016-01-27T03:13:06","modified_gmt":"2016-01-27T08:13:06","slug":"rivas-oatmeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=6694","title":{"rendered":"Riva&#8217;s Oatmeal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This oatmeal is so delicious and nutritious you&#8217;ll want to eat it for every meal, but breakfast is probably best.\u00a0 You can customize it to your liking &#8211; switch fruits, or change the quantity of each ingredient, or even use low-fat instead of no-fat dairy products. 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