Addicted to oatmeal?

amusedmonkey

MondayJune22nd2015 wrote: »

The oddity with me is, that oatmeal & other "supposedly" (I only use this word, to distinguish; my lack of results but not to, fictionalize a fact; for others) fulling foods; actually don't fill me. I'd have to consume at least 4 packets of oatmeal, as 1 serving; to feel reasonably satiated & that'd be 520 calories.

Yes, I understand what you are saying. I have the same problem with eggs alone or chicken alone. I once had 800 calories worth of chicken and all it did was make me sick, but I was hungry an hour later. Odd, because half a chicken breast and a large potato + salad fills me for at least 5 hours at under 450 calories.

Soopatt

I adore oats. I always prepare mine overnight style - weigh everything and mix it up in a big bowl and then portion it into 5 glass jars the night before I want to eat the first serving. 2 go in the fridge (they last about two days) and the other three go in the freezer. I grab one for work in the morning and heat it up in the microwave at the office. Today a portion will serve as lunch. I never cook oats the regular way.

The bonus is that when you heat it up, whatever you mixed in with it gets cooked too - cooked banana and cooked apple pieces are awesome!

This weeks recipe is banana chia with cinnamon and greek yogurt.

The liberating moment for me was discovering that I could throw anything in if I followed the basic proportions of 1 portion oats, to 3 portions liquid/other stuff. When you feel confident about that part you can use whatever you fancy in there and know it will work out.

zidine100

MondayJune22nd2015 wrote: »

The oddity with me is, that oatmeal & other "supposedly" (I only use this word, to distinguish; my lack of results but not to, fictionalize a fact; for others) fulling foods; actually don't fill me. I'd have to consume at least 4 packets of oatmeal, as 1 serving; to feel reasonably satiated & that'd be 520 calories.

Yep, I know exactly where your coming from with that. I can eat 200g of rolled oats in the morning and still not be full.

tcaley4

@jenniator - Have tried making your recipe several times.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal with cocoa powder (My absolute favorite since it taste just like chocolate cake, but it's healthy and low in calories!!) (Some times peanut butter isn't included):
30 grams of Oatmeal: 112.5 cal
5 grams of Chocolate Powder: 19.5 cal
4 grams of brown sugar: 15.8 cal
Half Milk 100 grams: 48 cal
Skippy Crunchy Peanut Butter 16 grams: 95 cal
Total: 290.8 cal

Love the original version, ( kind of reminds me of no-bake cookies), tried to do a little experimenting with it and added a cut up banana to it. Didn't care to much for that. Have you tried other variations of it?

JShailen

betuel75 wrote: »

So my pancake recipe is:
1 serving(40g) old fashion oats ground to a flour
1/2 serving/scoop vanilla protein powder which for the kind im using is about 19 grams. I currently am using Body Fortress Whey Isolate(38g=1 scoop)
92 grams egg whites. I use All Whites brand carton kind.
1 tsp of baking powder.
2-3 tbsp Granulated sweetener of choice. I use "Swerve" brand which is zero calories and has baking/browning characteristics of sugar. Use more or less for sweetness preference.
Hard to say how much cinnamon i use i just eyeball it. Maybe 1-2 tsp?
Even less nutmeg, maybe 1/4 of the amount of cinnamon.
Maybe about 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract.
hard say as the last few i eyeball, add more or less based on taste preference.
a few table spoons of almond or cashew milk. I use a 25cal for 8oz unsweetened cashew milk. Add more to get the consistency the way you like it.
Blend to a batter adding more almond or cashew milk if necessary.
I use a no calorie cooking spray for the pan.
hope you like.

Sounds good! I've made a similar oat pancake to this but instead of the protein powder I added soya yogurt and whole eggs instead. Just 1 whole egg though. I have protein powder that's collecting dust lol, I'll need to try this out.

kshama2001

I made Gingerbread Oatmeal the other night:



It would have been fine with half the nuts, but I was trying to hit a fat macro.

I might try adding some grated apple next time.

To change the texture, I cook it for a really long time, so used 1 C of water. I also added a pinch of salt.

PeachyCarol

MondayJune22nd2015 wrote: »

The oddity with me is, that oatmeal & other "supposedly" (I only use this word, to distinguish; my lack of results but not to, fictionalize a fact; for others) fulling foods; actually don't fill me. I'd have to consume at least 4 packets of oatmeal, as 1 serving; to feel reasonably satiated & that'd be 520 calories.

Well, I'm with you on packet oatmeal, and that's the problem ... it's packet oatmeal.

Traditional rolled oats are much more filling for me, but I also eat them with protein powder mixed in.