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I use Muscle Milk Vanilla Shake protein powder (from Costco). It does have maltodextrin and sucralose. If you don't like that you could use honey, stevia, xylitol or nothing but the fruit. It's the oatbran mixed in with the oatmeal that gives it a much nicer consistency than plain oatmeal. When I tried cooking steel cut oats, it just took too much time for me.
My oatmeal the last 2 days contained raisins, 1/4 of a fresh apple, chopped, and a handful of fresh cranberries, cut in half.
Does this time amount really work for steel cut oats? Seems too easy!Quote:
Originally Posted by roadie gal
Eat nut for everyday is good for supplement cerebrum nutrition
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Originally Posted by jolie
Ok, I'll bite. Is this spam or for real?
I love oatmeal. I see McDonald's has added oatmeal to their breakfast menu. A friend and I usually meet on Sundays for coffee(and breakfast) - she very obese and usually likes to go to McDonalds or Tim Horton's - since I've been on Weight Watchers, its hard to find healthy things for breakfast. Tim Horton's has oatmeal, but its horendus(sp?), has anyone tried McDonald's oatmeal??? BTW Bob Evans has fantastic oatmeal.
I keep seeing "Oatmeal" when I'm perusing the threads and it makes me hungry! Agh!
I love oatmeal.
My sister made me an oatmeal mix for Christmas and it is fantastic. She also included the recipe. I am just about out of the mix, so I will make some more this week. She used regular oatmeal because she couldn't find steel cut, but when I make it, I'll use the steel cut.
The Recipe: makes 18 servings
* 3 2/3 cups of old fashioned oatmeal
* 1/3 cup of ground flax seed (your body absorbs more nutrients when the flax seed is ground)
* 1 cup wheatgerm
* 1 cup quinoa
Mix the ingredients in an air tight container.
To cook the oatmeal, mix 1/3 cup of oatmeal mix to 2/3 cup of water in a large microwave safe bowl. (It puffs as it cooks.) Cook on medium power for 5-6 min. Stir and enjoy. You could also cook on your stovetop.
I made it the first time in the micro and it made a mess. After the first time, I just made a week's worth on the stove and put it in the fridge. I reheated it in the micro with blueberries in the morning.
do you know how to cook it on stove top for those of us with no microwave?
sounds tasty
Right.Quote:
Originally Posted by jolie
And "All your world are belong to us."
I am going to do that right now...I am just going to cook it like I normally cook my steel cut oats. I put everything in the pot with the correct amount of liquid (I use milk) and simmer it for about 30 min. I'll let you know how it goes...Quote:
Originally Posted by moonfroggy
worked great on the stove. Now I have a week's worth of super charged oatmeal!
Oatmeal with peanut butter, applesauce, cinnamon and a little brown sugar - very filling. Sometimes I skip the peanut butter and use walnuts instead.
After reading the yummy posts here on steel-cut oats, I made enough this weekend to save for breakfast the next couple of days. Yummm! I found I liked it better the second day, and I put a few nuts, berries and peanut butter in it. Nice and filling, chewy, and quite good. Much, much better than rolled oats and I am glad that I tried it! I think this may have to become part of my go-to breakfast on long-ride days this year.
I think I might have to get myself some steel-cut oats, then, and save the rolled for cookies. (I think that's a completely legitimate way to eat oatmeal. It's oatmeal! And eggs! And nuts! That's nutritious!)
hehehehe, we think alike :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Owlie
I actually gave up on rolled oats years ago when I discovered Trader Joe's Multigrain hot cereal - it is still rolled grains but is a combination of different grains, rye/barley/oats/wheat. I really like it, but I like Trader Joe's steel cut oats even better and that is saying a lot! I almost went for the imported Irish steel-cut oats, but at least double the price I said nahhhh, steel-cut is steel-cut as far as I know...
So I had steel cut oats for the first time today. OMG the are good! Next time I probably won't need to add as much of my sweet add ons that I use in my regular rolled oats!
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I am home ill from work for the rest of the week :( but I think that steel-cut oats will make an excellent recuperation breakfast...with a few blueberries, PB and a tad bit of milk!
I picked up some steel-cut oats last weekend and am only just getting around to cooking them. Yesterday I tried them with a pinch of salt, sliced almonds and a few spoonfuls of brown sugar. I needed a lot less than I did with rolled. Today, I tried PB and a little bit of white sugar. Not quite as good. I like the protein boost, though.
Baked Oatmeal
2 cups oatmeal (quick cooking or old fashioned)
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup applesauce
1/2 cup brown sugar
yogurt for topping (optional)
Preheat oven to 325*F. In a large bowl combine oatmeal, baking powder, and salt. Mix in milk, eggs, applesauce, and brown sugar. Pour into a greased casserole dish (8x8). Bake at 325 for 45 minutes. Serve hot topped with yogurt.
You can cut it into bars and freeze individual portions/bars. Just microwave to heat up.
I just tried steel cut oats for the first time. I simmered them for 25 minutes like the directions said, but the liquid didn't cook off as much as I expected and they're still pretty crunchy/uncooked. They're not bad, but it wasn't the life-changing experience I was hoping for. Not sure they're worth the extra 20 minutes to cook. What did I do wrong?
And to reheat leftovers, would stovetop or oven be better? (I don't have a microwave).
I cook mine for at least 30 minutes, sometimes longer. They do have a different texture over rolled oats. Some even use the crockpot and cook them overnight...Quote:
Originally Posted by jessmarimba
Jess, they're substantially chewier than rolled oats. A bit like brown rice, actually. My package says 25 to 30 minutes. It usually takes longer than that. I cook it on low or very low heat until almost all the liquid is absorbed.
(Added advantage, you see, of not having to clean denatured oat protein and other goo off the entire pot.)
I'd say reheat them on the stovetop with a little water.
Today's batch was slightly wet--I had just under three cups of oats left in the container. Time to get more!
Ok. I guess since 25 minutes was the recommended time for "creamy" vs. "crunchy" (12 minutes) I was expecting them to taste a little more...cooked. I don't like super-gooey oatmeal so I erred on the side of caution :)
(These are made by Wheat Montana, and since I don't know how different companies process them I decided to just follow their package instructions)
Adding peanut butter was a great idea, thanks to all who suggested that! Yum!
soak your oats overnight and then cook them- Generally they require 30 minutes of cooking which is why yours were crunchy. Make a big batch and then reheat with milk and some dried fruit thrown in on the stove. I highly recommend fresh blueberries with a touch of vanilla and a little turbinado sugar.Quote:
Originally Posted by jessmarimba
I don't add sugar, but they are quite yummy with blueberries, walnuts, and a bit of milk :) You have already found peanut butter!Quote:
Originally Posted by marni
I must confess, I have yet to find the magic combination that makes PB+oatmeal palatable for more than half a bowl. :o My personal favorite way to flavor it is a pinch of salt, a generous amount of cinnamon, and a hefty glug of maple syrup. I usually add walnuts to it, but I'm out. I wonder if it would be tasty with some chunks of apple thrown in toward the end of cooking...
For me it must be more savory than sweet - and I also want protein to help balance out the carbs. Even if I didn't have to think about my blood sugar I just don't care for sweet hot cereal.
I bet apples would be good! Considering how long it takes to cook they would be stewed quite nicely be the time the oats were done.
I am working from home today due to the ice, and I just had my steel ground oats :) Time to go scrape the ton of ice off my car and move it much closer to my building before round two starts up - had to park much further away last night than I wanted.
Does anyone mix oats and water together, refrigerate overnight, then microwave it? Just wondering how this turns out. I usually just cook up a batch of oatmeal, put in containers to take to work for breakfast.
i mix oat in water in a pan and leave covered on stove over night and turn on in morning. i like the texture better this way it is creamer. i eat thick rolled oats. it has never gone bad not being in the fridge. i add raisins and things in morning before cooking. it seems to cook faster.
I found a recipe for overnight oats - put everything together and refrigerate and eat old in the morning. There is a variation that uses apple juice instead of the milk. Has anyone tried this cold recipe? I love oatmeal but when I make more than a serving its too mushy or starchy. Maybe it's something I'm doing. I tried both regular oats and steel cut oats. I'm going to give this cold recipe a try but making it when I get up and by the time I get to work it should be ready to eat