The Everything Oatmeal thread

[Deleted member 3018]

I always use it as intended, when I think something was informative or it's information I didn't know. Never any sarcasm intended.

Cool. Thanks for clarifying. I'm also pretty much literal and usually mean what I say. But I have learned that people use a lot of sarcasm and tease each others, and I can never be sure.

 

[Emma JC]

Dr Greger has had a few videos recently about oatmeal and its benefits, especially for lowering blood sugar levels... here are 3 of them

Oatmeal Diet Put to the Test for Diabetes Treatment | NutritionFacts.org

What are the extraordinary, lasting benefits we may get from a few days of an oatmeal diet?

nutritionfacts.org

How Does Oatmeal Help with Blood Sugars? | NutritionFacts.org

The prebiotic fiber in oats helps to explain why oatmeal can improve diabetic control.

nutritionfacts.org

Is Oatmeal Good for People with Diabetes? | NutritionFacts.org

Before there was insulin, there was the “oatmeal cure.”

nutritionfacts.org

Emma JC
Find your vegan soulmate or just a friend. www.spiritualmatchmaking.com

 

[Lou]

Made some overnight oats for later.
12 oz oatmeal, 12 oz plant milk, 12 oz applesauce, 1 tsp cinnamon.
Should be 3 servings.

 

[FredVegrox]

It is time I go back to oatmeal, I think, so that I will get it again, after stopping it when days were getting much warmer and I ran out, and just changed to having cold cereal. But I feel much better with having oatmeal, and have been missing it, with fruit I put into it, and other things I want, that do not go into cold cereal or anything else.

 

[silva]

I need more oat groats, which is something I don't find in stores

 

[FredVegrox]

I have Vega protein powder, I almost exclusively use it at the times of the year I would likely make oatmeal, or hot chocolate, that I would add a spoon or so of the protein powder to. There isn't much more I would want to add any to. I mean I have tried it with other things, like nondairy ice cream, but I was not continuing to do so. I became more comfortable that my body was not needing so much more protein with just not having any from animals. I now have oatmeal again, along with that powder and the oat milk, I have it with cut up dates, ginger, nutmeg, and agave nectar.

 

[Lou]

This is different.
Savory Oatmeal
Some recipes.

Vegan Savoury Oatmeal With Zucchini And Black Beans

Vegan savoury oatmeal with zucchini and black beans: a comforting breakfast, and a great dinner option too that's filling and satisfying! Gluten-free, oil-free and ready in 10 minutes. In my childhood, savoury oatmeal was something

ohmyveggies.com

Savory Oatmeal

Oatmeal doesn't always have to be sweet. Try our delicious savory oatmeal recipe, which you can easily adapt to suit your palate or simply to keep things interesting.

www.forksoverknives.com

22+ Sweet & Savory Vegan Oatmeal Recipes That Will Change Your Breakfast Game

Find a vegan oatmeal recipe that will either make you a fan of the grain or, if you already are one, will inspire you to get creative with it!

bestofvegan.com

 

[silva]

Since finding these sprouted rolled oats at Costco I've been microwaving them with water in the morning rather than just adding hot water at serving.
With flaxseeds and berries or apple/cinnamon

 

[Emma JC]

Since finding these sprouted rolled oats at Costco I've been microwaving them with water in the morning rather than just adding hot water at serving.
With flaxseeds and berries or apple/cinnamon

it is such a simple easy way to cook them! I like my steel cut oats and love my rolled oats in the microwave even more

The even cooler thing is that those sprouted oats are from a Canadian company in British Columbia!

Emma JC
Find your vegan soulmate or just a friend. www.spiritualmatchmaking.com

 

[Lou]

I had a bag of Steel Cut Oats in the pantry for a long time so I decided to use them with this recipe.

The recipe called for the whole bag. I hadn't realized how much oatmeal it would make. I should have thought about it a little. longer. I split into three 4- cup containers. Two in the freezer and one in the frig.

It's worth considering making only half or a third of a recipe at a time.

I measure out a cup of oats, add half a cup of milk, and microwave it. Then add ground flax seed, maple syrup and maybe some raisins.

Oh, and it's really good.

Apple Cinnamon Pressure Cooker Steel Cut Oats

Pressure cooker steel cut oats cook up in minutes and make for healthy breakfasts all week! This apple cinnamon oatmeal is a cozy pressure cooker breakfast.

www.acouplecooks.com

 

[shyvas]

 

[Lou]

^ that is so interesting.
Some take-a-ways.
These are all instant oatmeals. And instant oatmeal is the least healthy choice in the general oatmeal category. And Quaker Oats seems to make the least healthy instant oatmeal as well.
another interesting note is that every one of these has sugar as its second ingredient. even above the strawberries. You could probably do some arithmetic if you had the nutrition facts and figure out how many teaspoons or grams of sugar they added.
Kudos to the UK version for not adding salt. they also left out the milk so that is the only one here that's vegan.
Eight of the ingredients they removed from the 2018 version were vitamins.

15 Healthiest Instant Oatmeals on Grocery Shelves

 

[Raven]

I bought some oats in my shopping so I am going to try having them again as I know they are so good for you. I bought frozen mango so I am going to try overnight oats with mango, maple syrup and plant milk.

 

[Lou]

Came home from a week of housesitting. Did not have oatmeal once while away. And I got home and I had no berries. So I went to my old standby and used raisins and maple syrup.
Then I remembered at a restaurant I had oatmeal with raisins and sunflower seeds. I always add ground flax seed to my oatmeal but I thought to my self why not add chia seeds too. Don't know why I don't do that every day.

just now remembered that I have frozen blueberries and frozen strawberries just for the occasions that I am out of fresh berries. So that will be for tomorrow.

 

[Ahimsa24/7]

I just had oatmeal for breakfast. I never use the "instant" versions because of the sugar content. Just plain old "quick oats", microwaved for 2 minutes (2-1 water to oats ratio). Today I added a chopped apple, a chopped banana, a handful of assorted raw nuts, and a sprinkling of chia seeds.

I remember reading years ago, regarding cereal - "the sweetness should come from the fruit you add". Since then, I go almost exclusively for cereal (and oatmeal) with zero processed sugar added.

 

[PTree15]

I just had oatmeal for breakfast. I never use the "instant" versions because of the sugar content. Just plain old "quick oats", microwaved for 2 minutes (2-1 water to oats ratio). Today I added a chopped apple, a chopped banana, a handful of assorted raw nuts, and a sprinkling of chia seeds.

I remember reading years ago, regarding cereal - "the sweetness should come from the fruit you add". Since then, I go almost exclusively for cereal (and oatmeal) with zero processed sugar added.

I do add a little brown sugar or maple syrup (not very much, though), depending on my add-ins. One of my favorite combos is walnuts, apples and raisins, or blueberries, bananas and walnuts. I also make an oatmeal-banana bake that is really good and doesn't require any added sugar if the bananas are ripe enough. If not, I will drizzle a teaspoon of maple syrup over it.

 

[Emma JC]

funny, I only put maple syrup on my Saturday morning steel cut oats, the other days of oats just have fruit as the sweetener

Emma JC
Find your vegan soulmate or just a friend. www.spiritualmatchmaking.com

 

[Lou]

How about some more overnight oats recipes?
Can't ever have too many

Overnight Oats (Easy Base Recipe + 12 Variations!)

Easy vegan overnight oats with a creamy base and 12 flavor ideas. A simple, make-ahead breakfast perfect for busy mornings!

itdoesnttastelikechicken.com

 

[silva]

So many things I don't like I can understand others liking--but not overnight oats.

I came across this recipe and need to try. I've made similar but never like this process. Curious how much difference it makes

Mock Black Pudding - Recipe No. 167 - The 1940's Experiment

I’ve been re-creating wartime recipes on and off for 15 years now but had yet to try this recipe out mostly because I hadn’t any faith in what the finished product would taste like. Surely the simple ingredients couldn’t lend themselves to anything that remotely resembled or tasted like black...

the1940sexperiment.com