Bulking your oats out!
dc1arkson
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So I have reduced my oats serving from one cup to a half a cup, I have done this as I now grate in a courgette to bulk out the oats. I have also heard that cauliflower can be used too. I was also going to try maybe rice cakes or one wheatabix. Do you have any things you use that work for you ?
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Egg whites, protein powder... can't really imagine putting veggies in there though, but I like my oats sweet..0
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My Flavdrops take care of masking and flavouring my oats nice and sweet0
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Here in the US, we call courgette "zucchini." I cannot imagine adding that to oats. I've always added sweet things like raisins, dried cherries, honey, etc. Sometimes I add some wheat germ, but I add that to tons of things. It's an easy way to get more goodness and crunch in. The zucchini-courgette just seems different...but not bad!
Oats are fairly bland and you can add just about anything to them. If you like it, why not? Add away.
I have never had Wheetabix. I'll have to look in the Brit section of the grocery store. We have a bunch of expats here, so they get a section.
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Not sure I understand you. I like the idea of savory oats and have been meaning to explore and experiment with it for quite a while now. Just haven't gotten around to it yet. Leftover roasted vegetables seem like a natural. I'm thinking whole pieces of recognisable roasted vegetables added to oats which were started by toasting oats with a garlic and onion or sofrito sautée. Stirring in mashed veggies that become an indistinguishable part of the porridge holds no interest though. Peppers or chilis would work well, I think. This recipe treats the oats like southern grits. All that's missing is the sausage bits.So I have reduced my oats serving from one cup to a half a cup, I have done this as I now grate in a courgette to bulk out the oats. I have also heard that cauliflower can be used too. I was also going to try maybe rice cakes or one wheatabix. Do you have any things you use that work for you ?
I've not seen nor tasted Wheatabix, but not tempted to replace part of the oats with wheat or rice because those grains are already more common in my diet than oats are. Also, I like the taste of oats. Steel cut oats anyway. Rolled oats; not so much. Do you use groats much over there?
There are lots of savory oat recipes on the interweb by the way.
So Dc, if I'm missing your point altogether, sorry about that. Just thought I'd share my thoughts even though I haven't gotten around to trying them out yet.0 -
My friend just checked at Publix. A box of Wheetabix is $5.39.
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Breakfast cereal. Some people mix them up in other stuff.
I'll have to try them. Since they're $5.39 here in the US, I have to assume that I won't like them. Murphy's Law. 0 -
I have heard of people putting cottage cheese in. you could put maybe yoghurt in there? bananas... prunes or dates.... frozen berries?0
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For volume I use zucchini grated. I cook them with the oats and a little stevia and unsweetened cocoa powder. When they are cool i add some chocolate protein powder. Mixing oats with apple or greek yogurt is good too!0
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I mix in a half cup of egg whites before I cook mine. And before I eat it I add a scoop of protein powder, ground flax seed and blueberries. And sometimes almond milk.0
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Lol I haven't had savoury oats before but Zoats (zucchini in oats) really works great if you grate it up fine enough as it basically has no over powering taste. I add cinnamon, chocolate or maple zero calorie Flavdrops and they're super sweet and as you can guess cuts the cal count in half and gets extra veg in my diet.
I started thinking what other things could work? I tried them 30cal rice cakes which were fine worked okay. Wheatabix which kinda when mixed it just made it super thick!
I want to try the egg whites everyone's mentioned does it help create a great deal more volume?0 -
I imagine your zucchini oats are similar in taste ti zucchini bread...yum. 0
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I use greek yoghurt, or flavoured yoghurt as a treat, with some fruit such as sliced peaches or pineapple. Tastes great and is super filling!0
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louubelle16 wrote: »I use greek yoghurt, or flavoured yoghurt as a treat, with some fruit such as sliced peaches or pineapple. Tastes great and is super filling!
I do the same but usually with my own flavoured fat free fromage fais0 -
Lol I haven't had savoury oats before but Zoats (zucchini in oats) really works great if you grate it up fine enough as it basically has no over powering taste. I add cinnamon, chocolate or maple zero calorie Flavdrops and they're super sweet and as you can guess cuts the cal count in half and gets extra veg in my diet.
I started thinking what other things could work? I tried them 30cal rice cakes which were fine worked okay. Wheatabix which kinda when mixed it just made it super thick!
I want to try the egg whites everyone's mentioned does it help create a great deal more volume?
"Zoats." Nice.0 -
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OK, so I paid the price for the Wheetabix. Our cereal doesn't come in clumps that big. Our cereal doesn't turn to total mush the second the milk hits it. I think they're better if eaten cookie-style (or biscuit-style, for you guys.) As a snack, not bad at all. As a cereal, I'd pass.
So not crunchy, Captain Crunch would so kick the asp of the Wheetabix. Like, the Wheetabix army would come marching in and without getting off the sofa, the Captain would beat them all of and win the battle. He wouldn't even have to put down his Diet Pepsi.
They're good, though.
Not going to add them to my oatmeal!
Thank you for that! Too late for me, but it was nice of you to share.Heartisalonelyhunter wrote: »
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Now I want to go to Trader Joe's to find them... I assume it's some TJ brand item? What's the fiber count on them?0
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Now I want to go to Trader Joe's to find them... I assume it's some TJ brand item? What's the fiber count on them?
It's a British thing. I'm sure they're much cheaper over there. They come in big chunks, about as wide as a McDonald's hash brown, but not as long...and thicker. Each one is called a "biscuit." Two of them have 4g of fiber.
Kinda-sorta like Shredded Wheat, but much softer and better tasting. Taste more like Corn Flakes than Shredded Wheat.0 -
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Tbh they're supposed to be kinda soft and depending on milk added is how mushy they will go. They are best with not too much soya milk (or your choice) and some stevia on top and you usually break them up. My idea was with them going so mushy it kinda bulks up the volume of oats ALOT.0
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I was actually thinking about it and one of the chia co. Shots is 8g 37cals. One of these would bulk oats up a lot and obviously have a lot of extra benefits too0
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