What did you eat today?

[Tri Girl]

They have a very different texture as they are less processed, and are just plain yummy That 90-minute thing sounds bogus, I cook mine for about 30 minutes and that works fine. I will cook 3-4 servings at the same time, this is the only oatmeal I am aware of that reheats well.

The trick is to stir them a lot to keep the oats from sticking to your pan overly much. I add the oats to boiling water, let them boil for a couple of minutes until they start to thicken, then turn down to a simmer - stirring frequently - until they are to the consistency that I like. For 4 servings this is about 25-30 minutes, if I am making less it might not take that long. At some point in the cooking process I will add frozen blueberries or chopped walnuts, both, or other things. I also like to mix a little peanut butter in it afterwards with a smidgen of milk. Yummers!

This works for me, I think there are some here that use an overnight crock-pot method but I can't seem to find it.

thank you!!! I'm going to try them this week.

[Catrin]

thank you!!! I'm going to try them this week.

Let me know how you like them! It took me a few tries to figure out how I like them - both in consistency and what to add to them. They are wonderful before a long bike ride, or a very cold walk from the parking garage to the office on a bitter cold morning...

[emily_in_nc]

everytime I see this post I want to respond: EVERYTHING!

So I have a random question for you: how do steel cut oats differ in taste from, say, quaker oats? And how do you cook them? I was at the store the other day and stopped by the bulk bin section and saw steel cut oats (they look very strange). It said to cook them for 90 minutes. Egads, man- I don't have that kind of time.
How do YOU cook them?

My DH cooks them either in a slow-cooker overnight or on the stove. I don't think it takes 90 minutes even on the stove. Try doing a search as there have been a couple threads all about oatmeal and cooking steel-cut oats here. Lots of good tips. Steel-cut are SO much better than regular rolled oats, with a great, chewy texture. I highly recommend them.

It's now officially gotten too hot for oatmeal here in NC -- upper 80s today! Cold cereal only for me from here on out!

[Tri Girl]

Thanks!
This week I've vowed to give up all processed food- nothing from a box/can/bag. I'll try the hot cereal (even tho it's a bit warm for it). Going to dry to make dried beans, too. Oh, what an adventure this week will be!

[Kitsune06]

Sugar can be made from cane OR beets, right? And gelatin for marshmallows is generally animal based? I think I can almost jusify my ideal Purely Peep diet by saying it represents every block of the food pyramid. just... some, more than others.

[Tokie]

The Easter Bunny girlfriend dropped off 3 medium sized gooey delicious home made cinnamon rolls this morning. I ate one before my 3 hour ride, and the other two for a late afternoon "snack". I also ate 2 pieces WW toast, 2 boiled eggs,2 slices of veggie bacon, a piece of leftover bean burrito,an apple, a water bottle with UCAN mix,7 low fat triscuits and a slice of low-fat cheese. I'm feeling kind of gross after the 2nd and 3rd cinnamon rolls. My recovery tights are squishing my cinnamon rolls. And we haven't had dinner yet! tokie

[Pax]

Let's see, Easter Sunday and all...

B - 2 pcs. ww toast w/ butter, hard boiled egg, tea.
L - forty eleven pieces of easter candy
D - ham, mashed potatoes, corn pudding, about two gallons of wine.

My stomach hurts.

[Xrayted]

OMFG. I don't even want to talk about it.

[feral1]

What didn't I eat today..........uggggggg

[Crankin]

whole wheat bagel, light cream cheese, lox. an orange, coffee

lunch at the museum: shared a field green salad and appetizer sized pizza with DH. pizza had goat cheese, fennel, and something else. I also ate the rather large and good whole wheat roll they were passing out. Started feeling very sleepy.

piece of cheese after short but hard ride.

dinner at friends... 2 glasses of wine, huge salad, turkey breast stuffed with goat cheese and spinach, whole wheat cous cous, strawberries with a couple of spoonfuls of vanilla ice cream.

No scale today or tomorrow.

[spokewench]

B: Oatmeal, strawberries, 1/2 banana, coffee
L: small plate of leftover chicken and veges, with brown rice
S: 1 carrot
S: handful pecans 1 light beer
D: two chicken tacos with spanish rice

[Tri Girl]

B: 1 egg omlette and glass of milk
S: almonds and blueberries
L: spinach w/feta cheese and an egg, apple, and carrots
S: greek yogurt (plain) and an orange
D: mushroom/spinach/pepper barley concoction

and two cups of loose leaf hot tea with some honey

[redrhodie]

Easter!

2 eggs, ww toast
4 or 5 chocolate eggs
leftover veggie pizza (1 slice)
cold beet borsch, potato and cheese pierogies with carmelized onions, pickled cuckes, sour cream and asparagus
slice of pear cake with whipped cream
an orange and a pear
a hunk of bread

[Crankin]

2 eggs over easy, fourth of a melon, coffee
string cheese
salad with chicken, whole wheat orzo, lettuce, goat cheese, balsamic vinegar, an apple
nuts and cranberries
home made Tuscan soup with chicken, whole wheat orzo, cannelloni beans, plum tomatoes, oregano, etc. small sourdough roll with olive oil
one square small chocolate

[Catrin]

Better today :

B: Steel cut oats with blueberries, walnuts and just a few chocolate chips, skim milk, 3 scrambled egg whites
S: apple
L: roasted/skinless chicken breast salad with two slices sprouted wheat bread, no-fat Greek yogurt and sliced strawberries
S: Cliff Bar

40 minute strength training session; 60 minute hard spinning class

D: More roasted/skinless chicken breast salad with whole wheat/flax seed tortilla, raw carrots, apple with a bit of PB