I really like the taste of ginger so I started adding a generous sprinkle of dried ground ginger into my oatmeal everyday. Im wondering if there are any nutritional benefits to doing this? also would fresh ginger be a better option?
Ginger has a TON of health & medicinal properties. Maybe not in such a small dosage but refer to this article; https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/11-proven-benefits-of-ginger also the raw ginger is always a better option, there’s also ginger supplements you can take.
Adding ginger will certainly provide nutrition that you would not have gotten from other sources. So would adding cranberries, blueberries, almonds, etc. The key is to diversify your micronutrition. Each plant has a nutritional profile. Some nutrients overlap with other plants, some are unique to that plant.
Phytonutrition is a complex list of plant chemicals that scientists haven’t had enough time to even classify all that there is, let alone study them to the nth degree. It might not make a difference that you get “ginger-ol” instead of “cranberry-ol”, or it might. Better to have “them-ol” to be safe ;-)
I’m just happy you’re eating your oatmeal. It’s under appreciated, inexpensive, and a power house of nutrition all by its self.