How can I add oatmeal to my diet when I hate it?

Mamaross29

Hey, in the a.m I make myself a shake. It includes 1- cup frozen veggies
2 -35 cal yogurts ( I use strawberry or vanilla)
1/2 cup skim milk
1 pkg, cooked plain oatmeal
Handfull of spinach
1 tbsp peanut butter(optional)
I blend it up in the blender and it makes a very thick shake and is delish!!! One way to get oatmeal in ur diet

BeckaT79

I like to make flavored oatmeal and then put frozen yogurt on top of it... It is like eating a cobbler with ice cream on top :-) Good luck with your oatmeal issues...

t4theo

I add Cinnamon, Salt, vanilla, and splenda. If you can afford the calories you can add rasins, walnuts, butter. Just about anything you like. Enjoy

bloodguilt

I make a oatmeal mocha thing that has really helped me like it.

1/2 cup oatmeal (1 serving) 150 calories
1 tablespoon peanut butter 95 calories
Dymatize Elite - Whey Protein Isolate Cafe Mocha, 1 scoop 117 calories

Total=362 calories, 34 carbs, 13 fat, 34 protein, 5 fiber, 3 sugar

If I can't finish it I put little balls of it on wax paper and then I have little no bake cookies later that I have already accounted for.
Hope that helps.

Interesting blend bro. Used to blend 1 serving oats, peanut butter, banana and casein as my last meal before I hit the sack.

TheVulcanLover

Bump--so I have that crepe recipe

MePeaches

I hate cooked oarmeal, so I have used my coffee grinder to grind it into a powder and I add it to fruit flovored yogurt. Also I grind oatmeal into a powder and store it in a large container, so powder is ready for use. I use my blender to add 1-2 scoops into milk to make thick milk shake, for flavor I use the variety of "add to water flavor mixers, like Wyler's cherry/raspberry,hawiian punch, maybe equal and few cubes of ice. Also great substiture from having to buy store brought protein shakes. If you want, you can try blending with real fruit juice instead of milk, adding your yogurt into blender, using vanilla flavoring, real banana or a spoon full of sugar free chocolate/vanilla or banana pudding to thicken....the possibilities are endless.

Another thought is to make your own granola, use sugar free jelly as binding ingredient, stay away from dried fruits, just add variety of nuts, chopped small. I don't use honey,I blend the oats, sunflower seeds, cashews, almonds, a little dried coconut and stir in a tablespoon or so of sugar free jelly. bake in oven 7-10 minutes, the jelly will bind nuts and oats, dont burn it. and practice portion control....and you good to go. variety can declde a few flax seeds, carob when you take out of oven while still warm. These are ways I get oatmeal down.

Also you can bake oatmeal brownies, add oatmeal to bakers non sweetened chocolate, I use equal for sweetner, and melt down some 1 tablespoon per cup,butter, add an egg and some enough milk, to moisten or use unsweetened cocoa for chocolate if you dont have melted chocolate bars. Sweeten to taste, use sugar free sweetners bake in non stick pan few minutes. You can also try variation by adding nuts, real apple, vanilla flavor and cinnamon....World of possibilities according to your taste, your creativity and your diet...portion control recommended, nuts make it so good.

IvoryParchment

No sense eating those calories when you hate them when you could actually use those cals on something you like.

^ this

I love oatmeal, but I don't eat it very often. It's a treat for me. It's a lot of calories, and at my age/weight, it would be a considerable chunk of my allowance for the day.

Now the Quinoa Porridge from Green Eggs Cafe in Philadelphia, THAT'S a treat. Butter, spices and fresh berries -- OMG!

Helenatrandom

On the one hand, I agree with people who suggest that you not eat something you do not like. On the other hand, I don't like plain oatmeal, but with an apple, cinnamon, banana, and peanut butter added to it, I think it is pretty good.

julymom

We always cook a serving of quick cook oats (so 1/3c oats with 2/3c water) every morning, let it cool, and then add it to our fruit smoothie. Makes it so creamy, thick and delicious. Can't taste the oatmeal (although I love oatmeal), but you get the benefits of the whole grain.

bslic

I've attempted to eat those instant oatmeal packets over the years...so darn convenient, but blech...it's like school paste (imo). I heard people raving about steel cut oats and wanted to try them. They ARE a pita to make, so I kind of gave up. Jamba Juice sells a great steel cut oatmeal.....I fell in love and googled a recipe to make it at home. (hello huge money saver!!!) The recipe uses a rice cooker....no more babysitting a pan on the stove.

I don't follow the recipe exactly. For half the liquid, I use unsweetened almond milk. I also use no sweetener when making it (but put some raw sugar on top of my serving). It is delish

http://www.thesaladgirl.com/2009/09/30/recipe-rice-cooker-oatmeal/

sungirl1964

I eat still cut oats. They are full of fiber. They do take about 10 minutes to cook. I add some slivered almonds, golden raisins and agave nector with a 1/2 cup of soy milk. It is delicious, You can also add some cimmamon or pumpkin spice to your oats to spice it up!!

ShaBoogie2396

Add cinnamon!!!! Do you like cinnamon? Cinnamon is good for you too. Try it out.. I get the oatmeal where I just add water and then I put cinnamon in it and it's a different meal and I can more than tolerate it.

misskerouac

I can't imagine why you'd force yourself to eat them if you don't like them. Like someone else said, they aren't magic.

I'll NEVER eat cottage cheese, everyone swears it's healthy. I couldn't care less.

You couldn't pay me to eat cottage cheese. It's so awful.

megandme120

grinding it to a powder and adding it to yogurt..... I like that!

megandme120

Oohh. I like that!

singledj

Have you ever tried Steel Cut oatmeal? It's a different texture and taste than instant or reg oatmeal.
I put a little brown sugar and unsweetened almond milk in it. Way better than the other stuff.

PixelTreason

I was in the same boat as you a few months ago. Only ever tried instant oatmeal and HATED it with a passion. Texture was like snot with bits in it. Gross.

Do yourself a huge favour and do NOT buy instant!

Either start with baby oatmeal (that's what I did and it was delicious with some cinnamon and bananas!) or try something like McCann's steel cut oats and make it on the stove. Only takes 7 minutes and it's delicious.

shellicraig

in a smoothie! I make mine with spinach, bananas, greek yogurt, rolled oats and peanut butter! GreenSmoothiegirl.com

aiyana1228

I totally agree that the instant and quick stuff is slimmy. I use old fashioned and like steel cut oats but don't think its worth the difference in cost. Microwaving them and cooking on the stove changes the texture a bit too. I prefer it on the stove. I cook part of the way and then add about a T of cinnamon. Complete cooking. mix in 2 packs of splenda and sometimes splenda Brown Sugar (not a lot). Then it gets a hand full of blueberries and often a half cut up banana. I then add about 4 oz of coconut milk. (Almond is good on it too) I have also tried PB in it. I think flavor wise you just have to figure out what you like added to it. I have not tried this particular recipe but I really love baked oatmeal. There is a mom in the neighborhood that brings it to school breakfast events and its amazing. She adds chocolate chips and probably a ton on sugar but this recipe has more healthy alternatives. I would use splenda or another sugar substitute and splenda brown sugar instead of the real stuff but you get the idea... http://www.quakeroats.com/cooking-and-recipes/content/recipes/recipe-detail.aspx?recipeid=580 Note: my normal bowl of fruit and oats is just about 300 calories. Since without excercise I only get 1200 per day having 300 at breakfast works into the plan very nicely. Having been on atkis for a year and being over 50 I really have to watch my fiber intake and oats helps with that. Plus I am quite full all the way to lunch. It also helps me to get in berries for all of their health benefits. Good luck! I hope we help you learn to love oatmeal.

karrismum

anzac buiscuits... not sure how you make them low sugar... also you can bake sliced apple topped with oatmeal - ie oats - add a little bit of artificialt sugar or the real thing - think apple crumble

karrismum

I alo eat Quinoa instead of oatmeal they are higher protein and other good stuff.. and don't get slimmy...

karrismum

'also' doh!

gp79

My question to you is, why eat something you don't like?

chazbo35

Hey I have an idea!!

Don't eat it!

Hahahahahahahahahahhahahaha!!

wildkatt7

if you don't like it don't eat it - simple.... find the balance within your own diet of things you like

Jewels211

I don't mind the texture of oats, although I do eat old-fashioned, which don't totally mush up like instant or even quick. This might be something you'd enjoy. The texture is creamy and dense to me rather than mushy/snotty. I eat this amount for a healthy snack, or double it for a bowl of breakfast cereal:

1/4 c. old fashioned oats
1/3 c. water
1 1/2 tsp. creamy peanut butter
3/4 tsp. cocoa powder
1 packet Splenda

Put oats and water in a cereal bowl and microwave for about a minute. Stir in the peanut butter until totally combined, then add the cocoa powder and Splenda and mix again. To me, this tastes like a chocolate no-bake cookie before it's set up!

karrismum

cool! yumm

washington_apple

Oh my goodness thank you so much for all the ideas!!! Its not so much that I'm trying to force myself to like it but more need new ways to try it that gives it a different texture. I love oatmeal in cookies, bars etc but am struggling with having oatmeal as a breakfast. I will definitely be trying some of your recipes (especially the ones with peanut butter which is my favorite) and will let y'all know. My favorite cookies are oatmeal raisin and the chocolate no bake cookies are never ever safe around me either so again its not the taste but the texture I need to find a way around. Thanks again y'all are amazing!!

washington_apple

Looking at how I posed my question I can certainly see I gave the wrong impression Next time I won't try to post a quick question before my bosses see me on a message board instead of working :laugh:

TripleJ3

Check out the Chocolate Covered Katie blog. She has some amazing oatmeal recipes.



This isn't from her site but its on my "to make" list:

Banana Oatmeal Cookies


2 bananas
1 apple-peeled
2 cups old fashioned oats
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp cinnamon
sweetener to taste


Blend banana and apple together in a blender. Pour into a bowl with oatmeal and remaining ingredients. Mix well.

Bake 375, about 1 Tablespoon per cookie for about 15 min.

Makes about 36 cookies, roughly 25 calories per cookie