Oats don't fill me up

cjam134

I had steel cut oats for breakfast. 1/4 c dry cooked with almost a cup of water.. I topped it with blueberries, 1/2 banana, 1/2 tsp brown sugar and milk. I had two cups of tea with milk and probably 3 BIG glasses of water (I'm a big water drinker). It's an hour later and my mouth is watering and I want to eat again. Oats just don't satisfy me. Is there anything I can do to make them more satisfying? My cholesterol is through the roof so I'm trying to make the oats work. Tips?

40 year old woman, 154 lbs

nrd2212

Put protein powder and/or peanut butter in them. Extra protein will help keep you full longer

StaceyJ2008

Buy the tasteless fiber power and mix it in with the oats. You can also eat the fruit first, then eat the oats.

nturner612

itll take a few days to get ur stomach used to eating that for breakfast. when i first started i used to eat my oatmeal at 8 and i was starving or lookin for snack around 10am. but now, i am ok till noon. give ur stomach some days to "shrink"

Mokey41

If you're just starting on this journey it make take a while for your stomach and mind to catch up with what you're doing. Sometimes you just have to tough out what your brain is trying to talk you into. The first 3 weeks are the hardest to get through.

meagtheleo

Try groats instead. These are the oats before ANY processing. they almost look like rice but a dark brown color. Bring 3 cups of water to a boil and stir in 1 cup of oat groats. Simmer for 10 minutes covered then turn burner off and let sit over night ocvered. Heat up a portion and I find them to "hold" me much longer and super high in fiber!!!

Simona40

I switched from hot cooked oats to refridgerator oats. Hot oats seemed to go right through my stomach and I'd be hungry again soon after eating. The cold oats dont do that.

I make them by using equal parts oats and liquid [milk or coconut milk] and then I add shredded coconut [unsweetened], seeds, nuts and dry fruit [usually dried cranberries]. Put them in the fridge overnight and then in the morning I can have 1/2 a cup and I'm set for the morning.

rmhand

1/4 cup wouldn't fill me up either. I thought a serving was 1/2 cup but maybe that just old fashioned oats, not steel cut.

mlcastle

Put protein powder and/or peanut butter in them. Extra protein will help keep you full longer

I always add protein powder to my oatmeal

Firefox7275

You breakfast is wall to wall carbs, try adding some protein and fat to slow the digestion and stabilise the blood sugar. Bananas are high in sugar and relatively high on the glycaemic index (turns to blood sugar quickly), the table sugar won't help either. In England oats are cooked in milk not water which adds more protein than a splash at the end.

Otherwise try adding protein powder, or topping with low fat soft cheese or cottage cheese instead of milk. Flavour with low sugar/ low GI fruits like more berries, citrus fruits or tree fruits, natural sweeteners like stevia or xylitol, at a push sucralose.

MinnieInMaine

Carbs don't do it for me first thing in the morning either so my oats are saved for afternoon snack. Protein and added fats can help keep you full/satisfied longer so like others said, try adding protein powder and/or natural peanut butter and/or seeds/nuts.

The cooking method may make a difference. I like mine slow cooked on the stove top. For the Bob's Red Mill brand, you mix 1 cup of steel cut oats in 3 cups water with a pinch of salt. Bring to boil then simmer, stirring frequently, for 20-30 minutes or until just about all the water is absorbed. This makes 4 servings.

Some other dietary changes you can make for high cholesterol - eat more whole grains, leafy green veg and cut down trans and sat fats. Eat more fish or take fish oil pills.

fittocycle

Add in some walnuts or almonds. They're good for you and the healthy fat will help keep you full!

GCLyds

Roasted ground flax or hemp hearts.

KS_4691

Here's what you need to do: bacon & eggs with a serving of fruit. BOOM.

erica6732

it is probably just your body type. oats don't fill me up either. after i eat them i am hungry one hour to one and a half hours later. so i just don't eat them because they are just like empty calories. try eating something else that actually fills you up so you don't have to eat twice.

Ready2Rock206

Try mixing in an egg, or some nuts, or protein power, or peanut butter - or eat something else entirely.

soleilxo

add high fiber cereal, or granola?!

dsmpunk

1/4 cup wouldn't fill me up either. I thought a serving was 1/2 cup but maybe that just old fashioned oats, not steel cut.

This. 1/4 cup is not a lot of food. I usually take down at least 1/2 cup if not a whole cup.