Oats - calorie bang for your buck

Auult

Is anyone BLOWN AWAY by how much food you get from the same calorie of oats compared to other breakfast foods?

I feel full at around 28g dry weight of rolled oats + toppings which is about 200 calories.

Now if I was eating bread I could easily eat a few slices up to 4 and cereal I could eat bowls.

libbydoodle11

I eat 360 calories worth of oats just about every day. I love them.

AJ_G

Or 6 oz of chicken breast (180) calories, very filling

mygnsac

During the workweek I eat 2 homemade oatmeal protein bars every morning, 300 cal, and those things keep me full all morning.

SuperSaiyanEva

mygnsac wrote: »

During the workweek I eat 2 homemade oatmeal protein bars every morning, 300 cal, and those things keep me full all morning.

Would you mind sharing your recipe?? I love oatmeal but sometimes its gets a little boring. An oatmeal protein bar sounds awesome.

Francl27

I'm still confused about how people can get 'full' on oats, but I guess maybe two servings would do the trick...

healthygreek

Francl27 wrote: »

I'm still confused about how people can get 'full' on oats, but I guess maybe two servings would do the trick...

I get full on oats by eating 40g plus almond milk plus 70g mixed frozen berries (defrosted of course) plus 1 tablespoon peanut butter mixed in!
So filling, fulfilling and long lasting!

itsjustmish

I have 30g oats made with coconut milk and with 10g seeds, a square of Lindt 90% chocolate, and a tablespoon of peanut butter mixed in for my pre-bedtime snack every weeknight. Yummy!

SmartAlec03211988

I always have to double the oat serving, or I'd never be full on it. Then it balloons to over 400 calories. Which is OK (my typical breakfast is 650 calories).

sijomial

Francl27 wrote: »

I'm still confused about how people can get 'full' on oats, but I guess maybe two servings would do the trick...

My serving size is 60g so guess that helps!

(These tiny portion sizes are making me feel like Mr Creosote!)

_lyndseybrooke_

I love oats, but I would definitely need two servings to feel full, or a lot of filling toppings like peanut butter, which bring the calorie content up even more. I usually use 30 g oats for my overnight protein oatmeal recipes and, yes, they're delicious, but am I full after eating them? Nah.

I rarely get "full" eating what I eat (right now an average of 2000 calories per day to maintain). I'm not usually hungry, but I'm not full either.

williams969

I know many folks don't find oats filling, but I do. 40g serving for me, plus a coffee slam w/ milk, and I'm good all morning. Disclaimer--I'm typically not hungry in the morning, so the days that I am, it doesn't take much to start my day.

Tea_Mistress

Porridge with almonds nearly every morning

samantha1242

I have made baked oatmeal frequently the past couple weeks - it's fantastic! Very filling as well, I agree.

VeryKatie

I would feel way more full having 3 eggs personally.

Turning_Hopes_to_Habits

40g every day with 10g nuts fills me up well for 210 calories. Sometimes I'll have them with chocolate chips as a late night snack when I've got a sweet tooth.

47Jacqueline

I add a half portion of protein powder to it, with trail mix and I'm good to go.

msstatz

Steel cut oats in the crockpot every morning here. Really filling and yummy.

corynnlg

Miss_Veigar wrote: »

Porridge with almonds nearly every morning

mygnsac wrote: »

During the workweek I eat 2 homemade oatmeal protein bars every morning, 300 cal, and those things keep me full all morning.

Yes, please share your recipe!

MildredBarhopper

I love oats....I make so many different versions of oatmeal, usually involving chocolate in some way. I also add egg whites to my oatmeal to make it more filling. Doesn't affect the taste as I put a few different toppings in.

sympha01

Most days I eat a quick oatcake for breakfast. Very filling, calories vary between 350 on the low end to 550 on the high end, depending on what I put in it, but it's usually easy to keep it in the low 400s.

The base is oatmeal porridge made with 40g oats and 6 oz milk that I pre-make several portions of at the beginning of the week. Then in the morning I add stuff: an egg or egg white (as a binder) and spices and fruit usually. Lately I've been mixing in canned pumpkin + a bit of dried fruit (crystallized ginger and raisins), but my fave is a smashed banana plus a tablespoon of mini chocolate chips. Half an apple plus some PB2 is delicious. Or even some bacon and cheese and green onions or chives. Yum.

Anyway, after I've added whatever to my magic oat potion, I tip it into a pre-heated nonstick skillet on medium low and give it about 7 minutes per side. So delicious and satisfying.