Alright.  Now I'm a big fan of eating sensibly and exercising, and so is everyone involved with weight loss, including the drug manufacturers who sell diet pills.  But when I read an article suggesting to replace your diet pills with a bowl of oatmeal, I just have to chuckle.  Yeah, I know it's an old article, but I still hear people make similar arguments from time to time. 

Here's my problem with oatmeal.  It tastes horrible unless you make it with lots of butter and sugar.  All of a sudden, the soluble fiber isn't such a great deal.  Same thing with lentils.  I don't even eat salad, so it's likely that lentils are going to be served in an incredibly high starch meal for me.  And so on.  Oy.