help. oatmeal question

lin7604
lin7604 Posts: 2,951 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
ok, on my package of oatmeal it says 150 cals for 1/2 cup ( 40 grams). now is that 40 grams of cooked or uncooked? when i followed the recipe it was 3 cups water and 1.5 cups oatmeal. i got 6 1/2 cup servings cooked.... so i put 1 cup into 3 containers.

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  • littlelily613
    littlelily613 Posts: 769 Member
    I always go by uncooked measurements unless it specifies otherwise. 150 cals for 1/2 cup uncooked plain oatmeal seems correct to me.
  • fungaaron9880
    fungaaron9880 Posts: 111
    ive always assumed uncooked.

    But then again u know what they say about assumptions..
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    uncooked
  • lifeof_oz
    lifeof_oz Posts: 38 Member
    uncooked. You can't measure oatmeal post-cook because the weight will differ drastically depending on how much water you use. Same with rice and pasta.
  • quill16
    quill16 Posts: 373 Member
    It is the dry meaure. I eat one third cup dry plus 2/3 cup water (microwave)and it is 100 calories. I have started adding a tablespoon of ground flax (35 cal) to up the protein and nutrition.
  • Dootzy1
    Dootzy1 Posts: 2,344 Member
    It is a dry measure --half cup. Some people put extra water in for a larger volume product. (Use a cup and a half water with a half cup dry oatmeal.) I think that was on a "Hungry Girl" suggestion board. It does make it very filling. :wink:
  • Markguns
    Markguns Posts: 554 Member
    Uncooked, DRY.
  • lin7604
    lin7604 Posts: 2,951 Member
    awesome thanks so much everyone. i knew it about rice and pasta but this one made me think for some reason..... good to know i am only consuming 150 cals for breakfast instead of 300 :)
  • Trilby16
    Trilby16 Posts: 707 Member
    I always go by uncooked measurements unless it specifies otherwise. 150 cals for 1/2 cup uncooked plain oatmeal seems correct to me.

    150 is the correct calories for 1/2 cup oatmeal out of the box. However you cook it and eat it is another matter.
  • AmazonRDH
    AmazonRDH Posts: 203 Member
    LOL i hate trying to figure that stuff out, pasta too. OK so I buy the quick cooking steel cut oats from Trader Joes. The directions are to add 1/4 cup dry oatmeal to water (cant remember how much) , which makes 1/2 cup cooked, which is a serving. :huh:
  • Griffin220x
    Griffin220x Posts: 399
    I go with what the package tells me. simple. easy.

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