Calling All Oatmeal Lovers!
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Puréed sweet potato with some raisins and cinnamon. Love it!0
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spickard34 wrote: »I use plain oats and add in Avocado and Peanut Butter!
I have to try this!
exactly what I was thinking!
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Just with salt and a little brown sugar or maple syrup, mostly. I like it just barely sweet.
I also like it cooked with apple, brown sugar and cinnamon. Again, just barely sweet.
However, I did get Jeni's Honey Butterscotch Sauce, and I found that while I don't like it with sweet stuff like ice cream, a drizzle is pretty rockin' with cheese and fruit and a sprinkle of sea salt. I'm thinking it would be pretty great in oatmeal, too.
ETA: Steel cut or rolled oats only. No instant, no way, no how.0 -
I either do plain oatmeal with fresh strawberries and a bit of vanilla greek yogurt OR I do plain oatmeal with a little light butter and sugar free syrup....both super good0
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When you mix in protein powders, how do you keep the powder from turning lumpy? I have whey protein powder & every time I try to add it to something warm, it gets very funky lumpy.0
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I love oatmeal and have a ton of overnight oatmeal recipes.
1. Rolled oats, reduced fat milk, a couple of tablespoons of pureed pumpkin and a good couple of shakes of pumpkin pie spice. Yummy and it lights up you house.
2. Rolled oats, coconut milk (the stuff from the fridge), dried fruit, garam masala. Yummy!0 -
I FREAKING love oatmeal. However as other people have said. Stay away from packets.
1. rolled oats ---Water! cinnamon, and berries of your choice
2. rolled oats ---vanilla protein powder --> walnuts --> little bit of honey
3. overnight oats -->coconut, chia, vanilla, oats --> little bit of honey
4. rolled oats --> dark chocolate chips and water
5. also making oatmeal bars are super easy0 -
When you mix in protein powders, how do you keep the powder from turning lumpy? I have whey protein powder & every time I try to add it to something warm, it gets very funky lumpy.
You have to make sure there is enough water. I make sure both dry ingredients (oats and protein) are in there. Put water and make sure everything is dissolved. Only then do i microwave it. You have to make sure you stir it though. Add some honey once it's done to smoothen it out.
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Funny thing I was going to start an Oatmeal thread this morning and came across this one! YAY
OK, here's a question for you Oatmeal lovers... how are you measuring out your dry oats?
I currently have a container of Old Fashioned Oats, so what I've been doing is taking a 1/2c measuring cup and going that route. Then I add in 1c water and pop it in the microwave for 2:30 seconds (that way it never spills over the sides UGH).
So up until about a week ago it never occurred to me I was even measuring them wrong..I was going by the quickest route.
So one day I measured out my 1/2c oats and did the tare thing with my container and dumped them in. uh oh Not good... turns out 1/8c over when I weigh them compared to measuring them in the cup.
So now I know and frankly I have no clue why I even was measuring them as I always weigh solids. SO now every morning I have to weigh them out... I'm trying to think of some simple method to pre-weigh portions and have them ready.
What's everyone else doing? Are you all weighing your Oats?0 -
When you mix in protein powders, how do you keep the powder from turning lumpy? I have whey protein powder & every time I try to add it to something warm, it gets very funky lumpy.
I add it at the end of the cooking process (I cook my oatmeal in a rice cooker) with a little bit of extra water (heated). It blends really easily. Maybe it's just different brands--I've used Jay Robb and whatever the TJ store brand is (which I don't like as much).0 -
Savory oatmeal is the bomb. I like to make a mushroom "risotto" out of it.0
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lisafrancis888 wrote: »Vanilla, cinnamon, and a few raisins/fruit/a few tablespoons of muesli.
I also make overnight oatmeal. I mix oats with flavoured yoghurt, some fat free milk, and top with fresh fruit in the morning. (That's my summer oatmeal because it sits in the fridge overnight)
Sorry to be so thick but do you mean the oats just sit in the liquid and at no stage do you heat it up? That sounds so easy. As you can gather I'm not much of a cook
Do you then eat it cold or would it be possible to warm up in the morning?
Trying to get healthier.. I simply use one of those pot oats that you add hot water to at the moment which I know aren't that healthŷ.
Sorry for replying so late, got a bit busy. Yeah you eat it cold. That's why I eat it in the summer. You don't cook it, it absorbs all the moisture from the yoghurt and milk and becomes soft. I usually add 100grams of yoghurt and 1/2 cup of milk. Just mix it the night before and leave it in the fridge until the next morning, covered. then add your fresh fruits. 0 -
I like it with brown sugar, butter, and cream so I don't think that's any help to you lol
Otherwise, I buy lots of fresh cranberries in the fall and freeze them, then we love those in oatmeal with a touch of vanilla extract and less sugar than normal. Absolutely love the sour. It can be good with a chopped fresh apple too or a squeeze of lemon (no vanilla when using the lemon) and not much sugar.0 -
Well Check out the Oatmeal Artist.
I just posted in another threat that I am rotating between PB oatmeal and Runny eggs over oatmeal with bacon. I make my oatmeal with water. And for the PB, I add 1 tbs brown sugar.
I know the egg one sounds gross but I love it! Especially with cracked black pepper and salt!
I love that site but last time I checked most links were broken. Very frustrating.
ETA: it seems fixed now. Great site.0 -
lisafrancis888 wrote: »Vanilla, cinnamon, and a few raisins/fruit/a few tablespoons of muesli.
I also make overnight oatmeal. I mix oats with flavoured yoghurt, some fat free milk, and top with fresh fruit in the morning. (That's my summer oatmeal because it sits in the fridge overnight)
Sorry to be so thick but do you mean the oats just sit in the liquid and at no stage do you heat it up? That sounds so easy. As you can gather I'm not much of a cook
Do you then eat it cold or would it be possible to warm up in the morning?
Trying to get healthier.. I simply use one of those pot oats that you add hot water to at the moment which I know aren't that healthŷ.
Sorry for replying so late, got a bit busy. Yeah you eat it cold. That's why I eat it in the summer. You don't cook it, it absorbs all the moisture from the yoghurt and milk and becomes soft. I usually add 100grams of yoghurt and 1/2 cup of milk. Just mix it the night before and leave it in the fridge until the next morning, covered. then add your fresh fruits.
This is my Summer Oats plans! So many great ideas on the net or Pintrest for what to add to them. I finally sound some of those white Mason jar screw on lids for the jars. YAY, I'm preparing for warmer weather to do the oatmeal switch over. ha
Anyone doing this with Steel Cut Oats? Or are most of you using plain oats?
Thanks for all the great ideas all... much appreciated 0 -
Hearts_2015 wrote: »lisafrancis888 wrote: »Vanilla, cinnamon, and a few raisins/fruit/a few tablespoons of muesli.
I also make overnight oatmeal. I mix oats with flavoured yoghurt, some fat free milk, and top with fresh fruit in the morning. (That's my summer oatmeal because it sits in the fridge overnight)
Sorry to be so thick but do you mean the oats just sit in the liquid and at no stage do you heat it up? That sounds so easy. As you can gather I'm not much of a cook
Do you then eat it cold or would it be possible to warm up in the morning?
Trying to get healthier.. I simply use one of those pot oats that you add hot water to at the moment which I know aren't that healthŷ.
Sorry for replying so late, got a bit busy. Yeah you eat it cold. That's why I eat it in the summer. You don't cook it, it absorbs all the moisture from the yoghurt and milk and becomes soft. I usually add 100grams of yoghurt and 1/2 cup of milk. Just mix it the night before and leave it in the fridge until the next morning, covered. then add your fresh fruits.
This is my Summer Oats plans! So many great ideas on the net or Pintrest for what to add to them. I finally sound some of those white Mason jar screw on lids for the jars. YAY, I'm preparing for warmer weather to do the oatmeal switch over. ha
Anyone doing this with Steel Cut Oats? Or are most of you using plain oats?
Thanks for all the great ideas all... much appreciated
I use normal oats mostly.
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I love chocolate so I toss a few Nestle's "dark chocolate" morsels -- just a few and it adds a delight chocolate favor to the oatmeal. While I know making oatmeal yourself is better, for work purposes, I use the instant and add the morsels to it so I can eat it at work.0
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Well Check out the Oatmeal Artist.
I just posted in another threat that I am rotating between PB oatmeal and Runny eggs over oatmeal with bacon. I make my oatmeal with water. And for the PB, I add 1 tbs brown sugar.
I know the egg one sounds gross but I love it! Especially with cracked black pepper and salt!
I love that site but last time I checked most links were broken. Very frustrating.
http://www.theoatmealartist.com/recipe-index/my-favorite-recipes/ I clicked around her site and was able to check out the recipes and ideas she's got. The entire site is working properly but parts of it are.
Looks like a fun site!
Oh and I've been wanting to add an egg to my oatmeal for ages now! I just keeping forgetting about it. Pretty much my daily routine is Oatmeal with 1 T. Trader Joe's Sunflower nut butter in it. NOM0 -
I eat either overnight oats, homemade granola, or oats with peanut butter, cinnamon and some brown sugar. My son loves a few chocolate chips in his. I've also added cocoa while cooking to make chocolate oatmeal. I'm a big fan of oats. I add oats to most of my baking. Oats in pancakes are so yummy, but Dh hates it! My boys love it though so I still do it.0
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Hearts_2015 wrote: »lisafrancis888 wrote: »Vanilla, cinnamon, and a few raisins/fruit/a few tablespoons of muesli.
I also make overnight oatmeal. I mix oats with flavoured yoghurt, some fat free milk, and top with fresh fruit in the morning. (That's my summer oatmeal because it sits in the fridge overnight)
Sorry to be so thick but do you mean the oats just sit in the liquid and at no stage do you heat it up? That sounds so easy. As you can gather I'm not much of a cook
Do you then eat it cold or would it be possible to warm up in the morning?
Trying to get healthier.. I simply use one of those pot oats that you add hot water to at the moment which I know aren't that healthŷ.
Sorry for replying so late, got a bit busy. Yeah you eat it cold. That's why I eat it in the summer. You don't cook it, it absorbs all the moisture from the yoghurt and milk and becomes soft. I usually add 100grams of yoghurt and 1/2 cup of milk. Just mix it the night before and leave it in the fridge until the next morning, covered. then add your fresh fruits.
This is my Summer Oats plans! So many great ideas on the net or Pintrest for what to add to them. I finally sound some of those white Mason jar screw on lids for the jars. YAY, I'm preparing for warmer weather to do the oatmeal switch over. ha
Anyone doing this with Steel Cut Oats? Or are most of you using plain oats?
Thanks for all the great ideas all... much appreciated
You don't need Mason jars. I just use a pyrex container, lol.
Personally though, I don't like it with yogurt at all, but I like it with milk, but still don't like it enough to use my calories on it most of the time... Would rather just have hot oatmeal, as I can just use water then.0 -
I do steel cut oats (I
the texture) with PB2 (peanut butter/chocolate), some slivered almonds and a sprinkle of cinnamon. I LOVE it. 0 -
Hearts_2015 wrote: »lisafrancis888 wrote: »Vanilla, cinnamon, and a few raisins/fruit/a few tablespoons of muesli.
I also make overnight oatmeal. I mix oats with flavoured yoghurt, some fat free milk, and top with fresh fruit in the morning. (That's my summer oatmeal because it sits in the fridge overnight)
Sorry to be so thick but do you mean the oats just sit in the liquid and at no stage do you heat it up? That sounds so easy. As you can gather I'm not much of a cook
Do you then eat it cold or would it be possible to warm up in the morning?
Trying to get healthier.. I simply use one of those pot oats that you add hot water to at the moment which I know aren't that healthŷ.
Sorry for replying so late, got a bit busy. Yeah you eat it cold. That's why I eat it in the summer. You don't cook it, it absorbs all the moisture from the yoghurt and milk and becomes soft. I usually add 100grams of yoghurt and 1/2 cup of milk. Just mix it the night before and leave it in the fridge until the next morning, covered. then add your fresh fruits.
This is my Summer Oats plans! So many great ideas on the net or Pintrest for what to add to them. I finally sound some of those white Mason jar screw on lids for the jars. YAY, I'm preparing for warmer weather to do the oatmeal switch over. ha
Anyone doing this with Steel Cut Oats? Or are most of you using plain oats?
Thanks for all the great ideas all... much appreciated
You don't need Mason jars. I just use a pyrex container, lol.
Personally though, I don't like it with yogurt at all, but I like it with milk, but still don't like it enough to use my calories on it most of the time... Would rather just have hot oatmeal, as I can just use water then.
Thanks for the tip! All I use now is water...and I love it. Well then I won't worry about buying the lids I found. LOL0 -
I put Apple Sauce and Cinnamon in my oats.0
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Hearts_2015 wrote: »Funny thing I was going to start an Oatmeal thread this morning and came across this one! YAY
OK, here's a question for you Oatmeal lovers... how are you measuring out your dry oats?
I currently have a container of Old Fashioned Oats, so what I've been doing is taking a 1/2c measuring cup and going that route. Then I add in 1c water and pop it in the microwave for 2:30 seconds (that way it never spills over the sides UGH).
So up until about a week ago it never occurred to me I was even measuring them wrong..I was going by the quickest route.
So one day I measured out my 1/2c oats and did the tare thing with my container and dumped them in. uh oh Not good... turns out 1/8c over when I weigh them compared to measuring them in the cup.
So now I know and frankly I have no clue why I even was measuring them as I always weigh solids. SO now every morning I have to weigh them out... I'm trying to think of some simple method to pre-weigh portions and have them ready.
What's everyone else doing? Are you all weighing your Oats?
Yes I weigh. I HATE it that they say 1/2c (40g) is a serving. 1/2c is actually close to 60g. 1/3c is 40g I've tried on many different scales and have gotten consistent results. That's quite a discrepancy. Which is why you should weigh with a scale
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My recipe is 1 cup oats (not quick oats), 3/4 plain greek yogurt, 1 cup skim milk. To this I ad 1/2 chopped apple, 1 T raisins, vanilla, cinnamon. Pu in fridge overnight. My hubby sweetens his with honey, I use splenda. This is good cold, or hot (microwave for 30 sec)
3/4 c is 1 seving. I eat this with a 30g protein shake and it makes me have a balanced breakfast.0 -
PowerfulHunt wrote: »Strawberry Banana Baked Oatmeal Singles:
http://www.emilybites.com/2015/02/strawberry-banana-baked-oatmeal-singles.html
These look SOOOOO good. I just sent the recipe over email to myself.0 -
"If you aren't opposed to trying savory, I am absolutely obsessed with this recipe:
1/2 cup quick oats
1 serving liquid egg whites
Onion and Jalapeno diced and sauteed with a smidge of oil
1 egg (prepped to your preference)"
This sounds delicious. I love my oatmeal savory and I often make it w/ scallions and soy sauce. I know, weird....
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I LOVE oatmeal too and eat it 6 out of 7 mornings, I don't eat preflavored packets, I always use plain rolled oats, water and flavor it myself. Some of my favorite pairings:
Dried cranberries and honey
Raisins and honey
Brown sugar and any fruit/dried fruit especially fresh bananas
Pumpkin pie spice and any fruit/dried fruit
Any spreadable fruit preserves love apricot has to be cold and mixed with the hot oatmeal
Homemade applesauce has to be cold and mixed with the hot oatmeal
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Hearts_2015 wrote: »Funny thing I was going to start an Oatmeal thread this morning and came across this one! YAY
OK, here's a question for you Oatmeal lovers... how are you measuring out your dry oats?
I currently have a container of Old Fashioned Oats, so what I've been doing is taking a 1/2c measuring cup and going that route. Then I add in 1c water and pop it in the microwave for 2:30 seconds (that way it never spills over the sides UGH).
I put my bowl on my food scale, weigh out my add-ins, zero the scale and weigh out 40g of oats (1 serving size on my package) and then add 1 cup water and microwave for 3 minutes. I use a special bowl because yes it does boil over the sides if I use any other bowl.
I weigh all solids and liquids on my food scale and only measure water in a measuring cup, unless I am baking than measuring all the way.
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I use mornflake superfast rolled oats cooked with water. When I want a sweet treat I add a sachet of low calorie hot chocolate powder to the water before the oats. Lots of stirring and I end up with chocolate oatmeal, it's damn delicious. If I fancy it a bit creamier I stir in a spoonful of plain yoghurt. Keeps me going for hours too.0
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