Favorite Oatmeal?

It is funny that u posted this topic,,,,,,,,,,,,,,i was thinking the same thing and infact I bought just plain quacker oats oatmeal...........stay away from quick oats.

I found this recipe somewhere. If I could remember, I'd give them credit.

Power Oatmeal

1 serving of your favourite brand of natural oatmeal
1 sliced banana (I keep mine pretty chunky)
1 scoop of vanilla or natural protein power
1 Tbsp almond butter
Cinnamon to taste

I eat this on the morning of all my races. I keeps me full and gives me enough fuel to get through whatever I have to do. I also sometimes eat this for an afternoon snack if I'm heading for a workout.

I cook 1/3 quaker old fashioned oats with 1/2 cup water and 1/3 cup unsweetened vanilla almond breeze. I add about a tablespoon of sugar free vanilla syrup (the kind for coffee), 1/3 cup frozen blueberries and nuke for 2 min on 70% power (watch to make sure it doesn't overflow). I usually cook it in tupperwear and then bring it to work (so it cooks a little longer on the drive) and it turns out perfect.

Other mix ins:

canned pumpkin, pecans, cinnamon, pumpkin pie seasoning and brown sugar - tastes like pumpkin pie

raisins/walnuts

Katheats has a ton of great concoctions:
http://www.katheats.com/kaths-tribute-to-oatmeal/

Steel Cut when I actually have the time to make them....ususally on the weekends. During the week, I use quick cook or the Old fashion style which ever I have on hand. I usually top with 1/4 skim milk and 1/4 sugar free syrup (it's the only kind I buy now and the kids even like it....have you ever seen how many calories are in the regular syrup?? good grief!) Ohh...And I add Ground or whole flax seed to the mix---gives a rather nutty flavor and it's good for you!

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I buy bulk organic oatmeal at the natural food store and eat it with applesauce.........I made a ton of applesauce (with the peel, no sugar added) in the fall from homegrown apples I got from a friend.....I have it as an evening snack almost every day.
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I use Bob's Red Mill Organic Regular Rolled Oats about 1/4 cup (made with water), then I put 1 tsp of ground flaxseed, 1 tsp of wheat germ and 1 tsp on honey, sometimes I replace the honey with blueberries when I have on hand. I eat this along with scrambled egg whites in the morning... Very filling and healthy! :drinker:

I just buy the Publix Old Fashioned store brand in the tube. Like everyone else, I mix it with water and nuke for a minute.

Favorite things to add? Depends on the day. Usually, Iike mine with a dollop of milk and either almond or peanut butter (1 teaspoon). This gives me protein and a sweetener.

Sometimes, I will just eat it with a little milk, cinnamon, and Agave Syrup (even Walmart carries this super low glycemic syrup.....and I know you will not miss the regular syrup once you try it)

I eat organic oat groats. Groats are the basic oat grain that has not been altered by any processing. Groats have the highest nutritional value of any oats meal. Soak 1/3 cup of oat groats in water overnight. If you want add a couple of dates as a sweetener. In the morning drain and rinse the oats and dates, then put into a food processor. Add a banana, then process to a paste. Spoon into your breakfast plate, add 1 cup of berries, half a cup of yoghurt of your choice and breakfast is made. This meal fuels my workouts and I am training for a half ironman. Hope this gives you a couple more options.

I like to make steel cut oats on the delay/timer in my rice cooker. MMMmmm! I buy the Bob's Red Mill organic at Costco. I add a dash of salt and top with some blue agave sweetener.

I think oatmeal tastes better when made on the stove, not a big fan of nuking it. It's a texture thing, but takes longer. I like cinnamon, a spoonful of real sugar, and a little nutmeg. With the cinnamon and nutmeg, you don't need much sugar, so I just use real.

Yup, old fashioned Quaker's are in the canisters. I get mine at Costco - it is ridiculously cheap. Something like $6 for the equivalent of 4 of those large canisters!
Look in the bulk section or the baking section for the steel cut oats. Bobs Red Mill has a ton of small containers (plastic bag looking containers) that are usually in a row 3 shelves tall or so. You will probably find a few different oatmeal varieties in this brand.

I hate instant oatmeal, so I put in the 8-10 minutes it takes to make the oldfashioned kind.

I'm partial to Quaker or Red Mill Old Fashioned Rolled oats and have recently been enjoying it like this:

Cook 1/2 cup oat meal in 1 cup boiling water for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. After 5 minutes, dump in a 1/2 cup of frozen blueberries, stir and cover for about three minutes or so, to heat the blueberries and let the oatmeal steam a bit.

Top with a big tablespoon of lowfat greek yogurt mixed with a teaspoon of honey and a pinch of cinnamon.

this is from the HG 200 under 200 cookbook ...Complete & Utter oatmeal insanity

1 packet plain instant oatmeal
1/4 cup fiber one bran cereal(original)
1/4 cup light vanilla soymilk
2 TBSP canned pure pumpkin
2 Tbsp fat free reddi-whip
1Tbsp sugar free pancake syrup
1/4 tsp pumpkin pie spice
5 sprays I Cant Believe Its Not Butter! spray
1 no calorie sweetner packet
dash of salt

Place all ingredients except for the reddi whip in a medium microwave safe bowl .. add 1/4 cup of water and stir. Microwave for 45 seconds, then mix well . Microwave for an additional 30 to 40 seconds . Allow oatmeal to thicken before removing from the microwave. Add the reddi-whip and stir well ... Then enjoy the best bowl of oatmeal you've ever tasted

Makes 1 serving
Per serving 179 calories 3.5g fat, 367mg sodium, 40g carbs, 11g fiber , 3g sugars and 7g protein

I don't have time to cook breakfast in the mornings, so I keep a box of Kashi's Heart to Heart instant apple cinnamon oatmeal in the my desk drawer at work and have it first thing when I get into the office every day. It's SO DELICIOUS and if you have one of those water coolers or coffee pots that has the hot water spout option, you don't even need to put in the microwave.

It's not as good for you as some of the recipes listed here, but it takes less than a minute to throw together, is very portable, and is certainly not bad for you! I love it. It really has helped me change my eating habits in a major way.