What do you think about oats...?

SuperMotivated56

I’m wondering if I should incorporate wholegrain oats into my meal plan - they seem to be quite high in kilojoules... As I’m trying to be sugar-free too, any ideas for options to sweeten, other than honey?

Antiopelle

I've been having oats breakfast for most of my adult life - the only good habit I've had over a long period.
Through the years I've replaced the honey with brown sugar first, then sweetener, then stevia.
Now I just mix in some dried raisins and that is enough sweetness for me.
40gr of oats, 10gr of raisins and 200ml of milk does the trick.

I know this will keep me through the morning until lunch.

SuperMotivated56

Thanks for the advice - the raisins sound like a good idea 💡 Does this breakfast that you described use up a lot of your kilojoules for the day? 💭

missysippy930

Steel cut oats. I don’t need sweeteners. I use cinnamon and fruit. Mostly blueberries or apples. Almond milk.

SuperMotivated56

Thank you - I love cinnamon too and will definitely try the fruit. Do you think that dried dates are too much?

callsitlikeiseeit

SuperMotivated56 wrote: »

Thank you - I love cinnamon too and will definitely try the fruit. Do you think that dried dates are too much?

do they fit in your calories? yes? then no, its not too much

wendyheath32

I sometimes put maple syrup in and also half a mashed banana is good and also dates. If you top with frozen berries then stir them in its lovely

lemurcat2

missysippy930 wrote: »

Steel cut oats. I don’t need sweeteners. I use cinnamon and fruit. Mostly blueberries or apples. Almond milk.

This. I've never sweetened them. Blueberries and apples are my favorites too, or any berries or maybe a banana. Any kind of milk or milk substitute you like will work.

Re the dried dates question, I prefer fresh fruit to dried and don't really like dates, but whatever you like that fits in your cals are fine, it's personal preference.

Worth adding to the mix: I really like savory oats, with some veg plus an egg -- there are lots of ways to do savory oats.

earlnabby

I like my oats with a dash of cinnamon and a sprinkle of Splenda. Oats are a very healthy grain, especially if you don't get enough fiber. A bowl of oatmeal can keep me satisfied for several hours.

My Grandpa lived to age 96. He was a farmer until his 70's, then retired to a home in town which he still lived in when he passed away. Shortly before that, Mom got him talking about his life and all kinds of other things and she recorded it. When she asked him "what do you credit your longevity too?" he slapped his hand on the table and declared "a bowl of oatmeal every morning!". Works for me.

hmhill17

I do overnight oats with rolled or steel cut oats, greek yoghurt, almond milk, chia and raisins. Vanilla extract gives it a little sweet, but I usually put in a tbsp of honey too.

ellen4488

I add in vanilla whey protein powder. That sweetens it right up. I only have 1/4 cup oats, scoop protein, tablespoon of coconut, hemp seed, chia seed and add 1 cup almond milk and water. yum!

CipherZero

I love oats, but they make my gassy as hell. It's like I'm my own horn section.

SnifterPug

I add boiling water to oats and chia seeds and leave for a few hours. Then I eat it topped with skyr yogurt and fruit/berries. I have used vanilla essence to sweeten on occasion.

kshama2001

SuperMotivated56 wrote: »

Thank you - I love cinnamon too and will definitely try the fruit. Do you think that dried dates are too much?

While oats, dates, and cinnamon sound yummy, that would be way too high carb / low protein for me.

Others mentioned adding Greek yogurt or protein powder - this will boost protein. (However I've tried it, and found too much PP compromised taste.)

aokoye

I love oatmeal, but they aren't saitiating to me in any form (yes, including steel cut). I typically sweeten the with maple syrup. Whether or not they fit in your calorie allowance is going to depend on how much oatmeal you eat, what else you put in them, what your allowance is, and what else you're eating during the day.

NovusDies

I like oats but I dislike oatmeal. I have considered trying one of the savory recipes but it is not high on my priority list.

ookoolady

Rolled oats, a spoonful of canned pumpkin, a sprinkle of pumpkin pie spice, and a dash of maple syrup. Yum!

lalalacroix

My oats are pretty typical and have no added sugar. I add a frozen banana, handful of dried fruit and some frozen blueberries along with ground flax seeds and a lot of cinnamon. Keeps me full for hours (good bit of fiber there).

kimny72

Every weekday I have overnight oats for breakfast (rolled oats, vanilla yogurt, peanut butter) with a banana.

On the weekend I make oatmeal for breakfast (rolled oats, one egg, cinnamon, peanut butter, splash of milk, water, banana).

Once the weather gets cold, I'll sometimes have a packet of flavored oatmeal for a late night snack, the one with dinosaur eggs is particularly fun

I am not trying to eat low sugar, so I'm not sure any of that is useful to you. You can certainly make oats savory rather than sweet though, you could even make them plain and salted (maybe with a little cheese), and put a fried or sunny side egg on top.

I happen to find oats really filling, but others say they are almost immediately hungry after eating oatmeal, so if that's you it might not be the best bet for you!

AnnPT77

I like thick rolled oats with thawed frozen mixed berries, plain Greek yogurt, hemp seeds, milled flax seeds, walnuts, cinnamon, and blackstrap molasses. I eat it pretty much every day.

It's not too many calories for me (and I find it both delicious and filling), but I don't know whether it would be too many kilojoules for you, or not. You can make choices about how much of each ingredient to use, too, not just which ingredients to choose.

Different people have different calorie/kilojoule goals, and find different foods satiating.

SuperMotivated56

Thank you all for your thoughts and for sharing. A lot of really good suggestions for me to try. I’ll see how I go with the kilojoule count and how full I feel.
I love earlnabby’s post about your Grandpa - how inspirational - thank you so much for sharing 😃

springlering62

I add 8 grams of uncooked rolled oats to my smoothy every morning. It makes the texture creamier and helps make it more filling.

FireyChimera

Oats are a great natural whole grain, grains are great for you Yay to plants! Ways to sweeten it would be by adding fruit and using soymilk or other plant milks. I find light vanilla oat milk to be very good for this! Or you can add a little maple syrup, honey, and agave nectar to add sweetness

SuperMotivated56

Thanks, I’ll look into this 👀 😊

Cahgetsfit

I eat oats nearly every day. I only use honey if I make oat pancake, but if I do protein oats (proats) then no need. Also I like to add fruit (but don't know how you feel about fruit.... seeing as "sugar")

easy and delicious proats:

oats
cinnamon
seed of some sort such as pepitas, chia, sunflower, flax, or a combo of all of the above
almond milk (or whatever other milk you like)

cook it

in the bowl - not in the pan - put a scoop of you preferred protein powder (I use vegan one because whey = fart factory for me)

after the oats are cooked you pour it over the powder and stir

top with fresh or frozen berries, or apples, or whatever other fruit, or no fruit if you are fruit-sugar-phobic.

Deeeelicious.

Quantities vary depending on how many calories you have to play with. My "i'm in a deficit" total calories for above breakfast is in the 350 cals mark. If i'm not in a deficit, it can go as high as 500 just by adding extra oats/fruit/seeds.

EDIT - if you like go look at my open diary - i ate that this morning. And yesterday I had oat pancake but that had honey on it.

Cahgetsfit

kshama2001 wrote: »

SuperMotivated56 wrote: »

Thank you - I love cinnamon too and will definitely try the fruit. Do you think that dried dates are too much?

While oats, dates, and cinnamon sound yummy, that would be way too high carb / low protein for me.

Others mentioned adding Greek yogurt or protein powder - this will boost protein. (However I've tried it, and found too much PP compromised taste.)

You can get flavourless PP. The protein powder I use is very mildly flavoured, I don't like the ones that are super sweet, so I find that one scoop is fine in terms of the taste. But I have used powders which are too sweet and that made the oats gross.

I also sometimes swap out PP for powdered peanut butter (PB2)

anichkata1

SuperMotivated56 wrote: »

I’m wondering if I should incorporate wholegrain oats into my meal plan - they seem to be quite high in kilojoules... As I’m trying to be sugar-free too, any ideas for options to sweeten, other than honey?

Hi I would suggest stevia-least caloric from all sweeteners

Clairin

ellen4488 wrote: »

I add in vanilla whey protein powder. That sweetens it right up. I only have 1/4 cup oats, scoop protein, tablespoon of coconut, hemp seed, chia seed and add 1 cup almond milk and water. yum!

I recently discovered adding vanilla protein powder to my oats! Really worth it as it definitely fills me up more.

earlnabby

anichkata1 wrote: »

SuperMotivated56 wrote: »

I’m wondering if I should incorporate wholegrain oats into my meal plan - they seem to be quite high in kilojoules... As I’m trying to be sugar-free too, any ideas for options to sweeten, other than honey?

Hi I would suggest stevia-least caloric from all sweeteners

If you can get over the bitter taste of it. No thanks.

cbstewart88

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MelanieCN77

cbstewart88 wrote: »

I know I enjoyed sowing my wild ones....

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