Oatmeal

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  • chocoholic106
    chocoholic106 Posts: 1
    apples, raisins, stevia, low cal/sugar free syrup, fresh fruit or I buy Oatfit 100 calories and has stuff in it.
  • meemaw423
    meemaw423 Posts: 119 Member
    I make a big batch every weekend that includes 4 servings of oats, unsweetened almond milk, water, lots of cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger (don't measure, just shake until there's a layer of each on top) along with 2 diced Granny Smith apples (cored but skin left on), a sweet potato (par cooked, peeled and diced) and 1/2 cup of chopped pecans.
    That sounds Amazing! Normally I just sprinkle on a little brown sugar, some apples or blueberries with pecans or walnuts. For a sweet treat I use peaches. But I'm going to have to give that one a try!
  • _lyndseybrooke_
    _lyndseybrooke_ Posts: 2,561 Member
    Every 3-4 weeks, I make a big batch of my own homemade oatmeal "packets" that I can take with me to work for breakfast all week. I'm not willing to wake up earlier to cook oatmeal on the stove, so this works best for me. I LOVE those Quaker flavored oatmeal packets, so my goal was to make a healthier (read: less sugar) alternative. Here's the recipe:

    10 cups quick oats
    1-2 cups brown sugar (depending on how sweet you want it)
    1 cup sugar free french vanilla creamer (powder, not liquid)

    Instructions: Put 7 cups of quick oats in a bowl. Blend the remaining 3 cups until they're powdery, and add that to the bowl (this is to achieve the texture of the oatmeal in the packets. Add brown sugar and creamer and stir until mixed well. Separate into 1/2 cup servings using individual plastic baggies. Yields about 24 servings.

    When I'm ready to eat, I empty one of the packets into a bowl, add 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk, pop it in the microwave for 2 minutes, sprinkle some cinnamon on top, and enjoy. The packets when the recipe is made with 2 cups of brown sugar is 208 calories. With the milk and cinnamon, it's about 229 calories. You can add any toppings you want - fruit, nuts, etc.
  • DWBalboa
    DWBalboa Posts: 37,259 Member
    You can make protein pancakes with them, you can mix up the ingredients that you add, different fruits both fresh and dried, I put any of the following spices and sometimes all of them; cinnamon, paprika, cayenne pepper, crushed red pepper, cumin. If I’m not using fruit I use honey, agave nectar, or maple syrup to sweeting it and I have also put nutella and peanut butter in it.
    Just get as wild as you want with it, if you like the flavor of something just try it.
  • gosustu
    gosustu Posts: 33 Member
    Oatmeal + Peanut Butter. Breakfast of the Gods!
  • luca15306
    luca15306 Posts: 111 Member
    http://www.bobsredmill.com/oatmeal/all-oatmeal-toppings.php

    these look yummy :)
  • absentmindedhousewife
    absentmindedhousewife Posts: 68 Member
    Having not read the thread yet, have a recipe for an oatmeal smoothie:

    Recipe makes one serving.

    In blender, start with one cup of boiling water.
    add 1/4 cup oats

    Let this sit for five minutes or so...

    Then add 1/2 cup milk
    1 and 1/2 tablespoon of sugar (brown or white, basically sugar to taste)
    1 teaspoon cinnamon.

    Then blend until oats are fine and smoothie is creamy.

    This is great in a togo cup. You can also add fresh fruit. Banana, blueberries or peaches would be nice.




    Becky
  • cstringfellow2013
    cstringfellow2013 Posts: 172 Member
    These all sound great!
  • descobosa
    descobosa Posts: 2 Member
    Hi, I take 1/2 cup of old fashioned oats, add about 3/4 cups water throw in microwave for 2 minutes. then i add 4 or 5 walnuts, ( broken up into small pieces, and a handful of raisins...delicious..i sometime drizzle a little honey on top... simple, quick, & delicious
  • glitterstreet
    glitterstreet Posts: 144
    My two favourite oatmeal mix ins are: 1 tbsp of peanut butter or two tbsp of PB2 or half a tablespoon of shredded coconut, half a tablespoon of coconut oil and a dash of vanilla essence. I add sweetener of choice to both and use no milk.
  • angelzxy321
    angelzxy321 Posts: 1,019 Member
    Great recipes!! Must try some!
  • pastabelly
    pastabelly Posts: 50 Member
    www.Skinnytaste.Com has some really good baked oatmeal recipes
  • RadioactivePirate
    RadioactivePirate Posts: 212
    I usually make steel cut oats in my rice cooker, I like a heartier chewy texture that you don't get with the rolled oats. But I do use rolled oats for some things: baking, for one. I also mix them in raw with greek yogurt and peanut butter. For a while I was mixing them with canned pumpkin puree and sweetener and some yogurt and letting it sit overnight for a cold porridge, that was pretty good. Baked oatmeal is good too, but I rarely do it unless I'm making breakfast for company.
  • AmykinsCatfood
    AmykinsCatfood Posts: 599 Member
    I just made a breakfast coffee cake using cooked oatmeal from a recipe I found on pinterest. It turned out really really moist and delicious.. the only difference that I made was that I added a tbsp of flour to the topping to give it more of a crumb texture rather than the brown sugar just melting into the cake while it bakes. http://www.yummyhealthyeasy.com/2014/03/oatmeal-coffee-cake.html
  • AmykinsCatfood
    AmykinsCatfood Posts: 599 Member
    I usually make steel cut oats in my rice cooker, I like a heartier chewy texture that you don't get with the rolled oats. But I do use rolled oats for some things: baking, for one. I also mix them in raw with greek yogurt and peanut butter. For a while I was mixing them with canned pumpkin puree and sweetener and some yogurt and letting it sit overnight for a cold porridge, that was pretty good. Baked oatmeal is good too, but I rarely do it unless I'm making breakfast for company.

    I tried steel cut oats, and I think I didn't cook them long enough. The directions said to cook for 15 minutes in the microwave but they were still really chewy and some bits were a bit crunchy and quite frankly it was disgusting. Not to mention the HORRIBLE bloating I got afterwards. I was at work and had to unbutton my dress pants just to keep from throwing up. Is it just a texture you have to get used to, or were they just not cooked enough?
  • lizzyclatworthy
    lizzyclatworthy Posts: 296 Member
    I am pretty sure you are talking about porridge

    I have dried cranberries, gogi berries (they were on sale so I bulk bought, they taste of nothing) and frozen mixed fruit.. really tasty.

    I am always on the look out for new dried fruit... Dried cherries were nice and I have some blueberries for next batch. I pre-measure it into the cutest little jars and line them up ready (it's quicker and prevents adding extra)
  • Velum_cado
    Velum_cado Posts: 1,608 Member
    Vanilla, berries of your choice, and a bit of sugar

    Apples, raisins, and cinnamon

    Peanut butter

    Cinnamon, brown sugar, and a bit of cream cheese
  • Carolfp
    Carolfp Posts: 42 Member
    Are those uncle tobys sachets really that bad :(? I love having them in the morning and I believe they sit at 133 call ea?
  • FancyPantsFran
    FancyPantsFran Posts: 3,687 Member
    Depends on my mood... Somemorning I just have 1 cup of fresh blueberries

    Banana and 1/2 tbs of coconut oil

    apples and cinnamon granola nuts
  • Lilymay2
    Lilymay2 Posts: 2,525 Member
    C1C2C3 - you could add 3 tbs crushed hemp hearts to your bars - that would give you Protein. I buy them in Costco.

    In my oatmeal I have 2 cups of frozen berries - blueberries, black berries, raspberries, cinnamon, crushed hemp hearts. It works out to about 440 cal.... BUT - I eat breakfast at 6 a.m. and it sticks to me so I can make it to lunchtime. I have used apple and banana also... but usually stick to the low glycemic fruits.

    In reading the posts there are some good ideas... I am going to try the ginger in mine today.
  • animalldy
    animalldy Posts: 140 Member
    I add protein powder and my go-to's are:
    - 1/3c canned pumpkin + pumpkin pie spice + 1 scoop vanilla protein
    - 1 scoop chocolate protein + 1 banana
  • RadioactivePirate
    RadioactivePirate Posts: 212
    I tried steel cut oats, and I think I didn't cook them long enough. The directions said to cook for 15 minutes in the microwave but they were still really chewy and some bits were a bit crunchy and quite frankly it was disgusting. Not to mention the HORRIBLE bloating I got afterwards. I was at work and had to unbutton my dress pants just to keep from throwing up. Is it just a texture you have to get used to, or were they just not cooked enough?

    I don't think you can really cook them well in the microwave. They do have a somewhat chewy texture and it is different if you're used to instant oatmeal, but crunchy doesn't seem right.
  • markja
    markja Posts: 270 Member
    Sweet, sweet sweet.

    I'm saying try savory! I learned this from my Indian friends. After you cook it add salt and pepper, then add in cooked vegetables and curry powder! You can throw in some peanuts too.

    We think that oats and oat meal has to be sweet but, it doesn't. Now, many folks would strongly disagree but, I think that rolled oats are very good when prepared as a savory rather than a sweet.

    Let me know if you try it.
  • NoxDineen
    NoxDineen Posts: 497 Member
    I make mine as follows:

    1/3 cup dry oatmeal
    1 tbsp chia seeds
    several shakes of cinnamon
    1 scoop of vanilla vegan protein powder
    (optional) swizzle (1 tbsp-ish) of honey
    (optional) berries

    Without the optional stuff it's 250 calories, 22 grams protein, 21 grams carbs, 4 grams fat. Don't let the smallish measurement of oatmeal fool you, once you add water and it gets soaked into the oats/protein it's a decent sized serving.
  • Renneke
    Renneke Posts: 70 Member
    Take your favorite flavored packet and re-create it with real ingredients. Use maple syrup, cinnamon, brown sugar, fresh berries, cream, bananas, etc. I used do that all the time when I switched from the packets to real oatmeal. And then I started mixing a combination of pecans, walnuts, almonds, craisins, dried blueberries and dried cherries into a canister. Put one tablespoon of that mixture in each serving of oatmeal. Yummy.
  • C1C2C3
    C1C2C3 Posts: 119 Member
    C1C2C3 - you could add 3 tbs crushed hemp hearts to your bars - that would give you Protein. I buy them in Costco.

    In my oatmeal I have 2 cups of frozen berries - blueberries, black berries, raspberries, cinnamon, crushed hemp hearts. It works out to about 440 cal.... BUT - I eat breakfast at 6 a.m. and it sticks to me so I can make it to lunchtime. I have used apple and banana also... but usually stick to the low glycemic fruits.

    In reading the posts there are some good ideas... I am going to try the ginger in mine today.

    hemp hearts...never heard of that. I will have to see where I can get it around here. Thanks! :smile:
  • Taoholic
    Taoholic Posts: 2
    one scoop of Optimum nutrition whey protein powder(delicious strawberry,strawberry-banana & ice cream vanilla) mix in the oatmeal, thats about it lol best thing ever
  • as124
    as124 Posts: 27
    Usually 2 tablespoons of wheat germ, some almond milk, a little bit of honey and some cinnamon. Much less sweet than the packaged oatmeal that I used to love, but very tasty and the wheat germ adds a lot to the blandness of the oatmeal.
  • juliecnw
    juliecnw Posts: 16 Member
    I make my own "instant".

    put quick cooking oatmeal into a food processor and pulse a couple times, don't pulverize it, just break it down a bit. Put a 1/2 cup into a baggie. Add any spices you like, I prefer apple pie seasoning. I also add 1 teaspoon brown sugar OR 1 tablespoon dried fruit.
    To cook dump into microwave safe bowl and add 3/4 cup of water or milk and cook until done. It takes about 90 seconds in my microwave. Stir and eat.

    I keep these at work and home. It's cheaper than the packets and I can make it to my taste.

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