How do you like your oatmeal?

toabetterlifestyle

Hey! I want to start eating more oatmeal. I love the quick quaker apple cinnamon, but I want to start making my own oatmeal on the stove with old fashioned or steel cut oats. My question is, how do you like yours? What do you put in it and how do you prepare it!? I'm up for all suggestions! Thanks in advance xo

klybarger3

I was never too keen on oatmeal until recently. It fills me up and you can change it up by adding whatever you're in the mood for. I found an instant thick cut oatmeal at Walmart called Better Oats - Raw and Simple bare. It's plain and cooks in the microwave in about 2 minutes. But it comes out scalding hot so I add about 1/4-1/2 cup frozen blackberries and little sweetner (usually sugar). Cools it right down to an edible temperature and tastes great.

david581c

Medium-well...
Owait...

I end up just washing my oats like i do beans or rice thru a strainer, i dunno, force of habbit.
Just a preference, i cook mine stove top. Boil the water first, usually i break a piece of cinamon off and boil that in.
Add just the right amount of boiled water to the dry oats, just right under the amount it needs. Then supplement the rest with a dab of soy milk.

Then fruits like banana, blue, straw, and ras type berries
and stuff if i feel fancy. Steel cut is my fav but i could be wrong, i think theyre gnerally higher in cals than regular oats

mamapuddin17

I use the 5 min oats and chop an apple up and cook it with it. When it's done I add a tbsp of brown sugar and a tiny bit of milk.

KANGOOJUMPS

STEEL CUT OATS AND RAISINS IS MY MUST IN THE MORNINGS! I FEEL GREAT NOW!

flong1975

plain oatmeal with:
sliced banana with sun butter or nutella or chocolate chips

fresh blueberries with white chips and cinnamon

fresh strawberries with white or chocolate chips and a little agave or honey

JustBreathe418

Instead of using just water to cook my oatmeal, I do it half water and half unsweetened vanilla almondmilk and I cook it for a few minutes longer than the suggested time. Makes your oatmeal thick and fluffy! You can choose your toppings from there but I like mine with a little bit of cinnamon and stevia.

SueD66

I use quick oats, the one minute type. I tried the steel cut but liked the other better. I just use a touch of brown sugar and skim milk. very filling and hold me til lunch. hmm gues what i'm having in the morning:)

Im_NotPerfect

I like brown sugar and raisins in mine. When my husband makes it, he puts the brown sugar (and some vanilla) right in the water while boiling the oats. All I have to do is add raisins.

UponThisRock

Just like I like my women: sweet, hot and topped with strawberries.

Chagama

I use the Instant. What can I say, I'm lazy when it comes to the kitchen.

Strawberrypop

I like adding cherries and cinnamon to my porridge..cherries go all plump when it's cooking. Yum yum!

mandymichel

My way is super yummy and easy. I put about a cup of old fashioned oats in a micro safe dish. Then I put in maybe 1 1/4 cup of light soymilk. I usually put in about 1/8 cup raisins. Then I cook it for 6 minutes in microwave. After that I mix it with some organic cinnamon applesauce to cool it down and put a little ground flax seed on top. Sometimes instead of the raisins, I use frozen peaches or blueberries and then I don't use the applesauce.

maura1110

I love mine with a tbsp of peanut butter - sooo good!

CHEFCH♥ZZ

i ground quick oats into a flour, mix in 1 egg white, a pinch of salt, and enough almond milk to make a batter. PANCAKES BABY!!
i use sf syrup or low sugar jelly.

pmich08

Steel cut oats with a scoop of vanilla protein powder and some black berries or blueberries
or
steel cut oats with a scoop of chocolate protein powder and raspberries or strawberries, sometimes add cocoa roasted almonds to this one

kayleesays

Pour some on the bottom of the bowl, cover it in cinnamon and strawberry preserves and a layer of sliced strawberries and bananas, add another layer, do the same. So good!

christa96

I cook my oatmeal (quick oats- I think they are called) in the microwave. I use a half cup oatmeal and then put enough water in the bowl to cover the oats. Then cook for 1 minute 30 seconds. Quick and easy! I add a little sweetener (truvia, etc) and cinnamon. Simple...

tananichelle

Peanut butter and a cut up banana! It's like a PB and 'nanner sandwich, and it's YUM!

Maddy__H

Try this... Rich in protein - perfect post workout meal : ) and soooo yummy!

http://foodiefresh.com/2012/02/06/dark-chocolate-cottage-cheese-oatmeal/

Helenatrandom

Made with skim milk and an apple, banana, and a serving of walnuts.
Peanut butter instead of walnuts is also good.

Lasityttö

I like it with whatever fruit I happen to have. Kiwi is great! I also like it with milk, spoonful of butter and some sugar - a lot more calories, but really tasty.

AnninStPaul

Hey! I want to start eating more oatmeal. I love the quick quaker apple cinnamon, but I want to start making my own oatmeal on the stove with old fashioned or steel cut oats. My question is, how do you like yours? What do you put in it and how do you prepare it!? I'm up for all suggestions! Thanks in advance xo

1.5lb mini crockpot, 95g steel cut oats, 13oz water, on high for two hours, makes two servings. I like mine with brown sugar and sometimes nuts.

Mirabilis

There's an old Dean Martin song...

"How do you like your eggs in the morning?
I like mine with a kiss.
Boiled or fried, I'm satisfied,
so long as I get my kiss."

Oatmeal sounds like a good egg substitute *nod*

Mirii

JennBona

Bump....I usually eat the quaker weight control maple & Brown Sugar and add in 1/3 cup of low sodium low fat cottage cheese for the extra protein with water.

Matt_Wild

Fine porridge oats sprinkled with cinnamon and and handful of blueberries. Sweetner to taste. Washed down with a drink of whey protein with flaxseed blended into it. Perfect start to the day.

pinuplove

With a spoon

Oh come on, I can't be the only one who thought that!

MaryPhillips90

I like my oatmeal to be unhealthy
A tablespoon of brown sugar

igora_soma

Awesome! Oatmeal is the best ever!

I like some cinnamon with nut butter (usually peanut or almond) - that's it! I usually have an apple or another type of fruit on the side. Adding blueberries or raspberries is nice too!

jewol

I like Old Fashioned oats with a 1/2 cup of blueberries and artificial sweetener. Well, "like" is a strong word. I tolerate it ... with the sweetener.

Moonbeamlissie

I have been known to put all kinds of things in my oatmeal. I eat it daily. Today I put dark cocoa, peanut butter and sugar free carmel syrup and splenda. Other mornings I put fruit in it. Just about any fruit or berries is awesome. Brown sugar, cinnamon are awesome. Oatmeal is such a blank canvas you can do just about anything with it!