Does anyone else not cook their oats?

IFlover90
IFlover90 Posts: 62
in Food and Nutrition
I like my oatmeal dry.
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  • nomorebamboozles
    nomorebamboozles Posts: 73 Member
    You just eat it plain? I figured it would stick to the tops of your mouth and generally be hard to chew. Anyways, I just cook mine for like 1 minute in some water and then mash a banana on top and it's good to go. If not that, then I mash peanut butter in it.
  • jbruced
    jbruced Posts: 210 Member
    One of my son in laws was eating dry oats. Didn't seem very appetizing to me. He said something about it making you feel fuller to help control overeating.
  • Pamko57
    Pamko57 Posts: 182
    I was eating dry oatmeal with some nuts and other stuff. It's really good, but my dad throw a giant fit when he found out. I'm 55 and was probably 45 when I got on that kick. Years ago, when Dad was a kid, one of their neighbor kids died because he ate a large amount of dry oatmeal. It expanded in his stomach.

    So, yeah. It's good and I do like it. Just be really careful not to eat too much of it.
  • RM10003
    RM10003 Posts: 316 Member
    I've been doing some of the overnight oatmeal recipes--while they're not cooked, it does soak overnight in milk or yogurt or whatever and soften up. Can't say I've been eating them dry.

    The expanding in your stomach story kind of reminds me of the death by Pop Rocks and cola stories I used to hear as a kid.
  • cmeiron
    cmeiron Posts: 1,599 Member
    I used uncooked oats in yogurt parfaits with fruit!
  • allshebe
    allshebe Posts: 423 Member
    I've been known to grab a small handful of old-fashioned oats when "I HAVE TO HAVE SOMETHING RIGHT NOW!" - it's a good filler when you need a quick snack, but not "so good" that you're tempted to keep getting more. I usually add hot water from the coffee machine at work to my oatmeal and let that "cook" for 5 minutes or so - still has some texture, but also a sauce like substrate.
  • Yeller_Sensation
    Yeller_Sensation Posts: 373 Member
    I use uncooked rolled oats in my no-bake energy bars.

    :flowerforyou:
  • Trilby16
    Trilby16 Posts: 707 Member
    Nobody's mentioned Muesli? Made primarily with uncooked oatmeal.

    INGREDIENTS:
    4 1/2 cups rolled oats
    1/2 cup toasted wheat germ
    1/2 cup wheat bran
    1/2 cup oat bran
    1 cup raisins
    1/2 cup chopped walnuts
    1/4 cup packed brown sugar
    1/4 cup raw sunflower seeds

    DIRECTIONS:
    1. In a large mixing bowl combine oats, wheat germ, wheat bran, oat bran, dried fruit, nuts, sugar, and seeds. Mix well. Store muesli in an airtight container. It keeps for 2 months at room temperature.
  • JenCatwalk
    JenCatwalk Posts: 285 Member
    Sometimes ill add it to my cold cereal without cooking it. Not weird at all.
  • ggxx100
    ggxx100 Posts: 520 Member
    I never cook my oats..I put them in coconut milk and soak them overnight.
  • boroko
    boroko Posts: 358 Member
    Nobody's mentioned Muesli? Made primarily with uncooked oatmeal.

    That was my immediate reaction.

    My son has them raw in breakfast smoothies with banana and milk as he can't stand the texture when cooked.
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,331 Member
    I consume oats both ways, I'm an equal opportunity digester.
  • Vailara
    Vailara Posts: 2,475 Member
    I sometimes eat them raw and dry with yoghurt. It's not that different to eating muesli.

    It depens on the oats, though. Basic porridge oats (rolled oats) are fine. Pinhead oatmeal feels a bit too "raw" to me. And obviously I think whole oats would do, but I never see or use whole oats.
  • Lumen1505
    Lumen1505 Posts: 77 Member
    Raw with yogurt & fruit nom nom nom !:love:
  • CannibalisticVegetarian
    CannibalisticVegetarian Posts: 1,255 Member
    When I'm too lazy to cook the darn things, I'll just throw them in the blender with almond milk and some fruit.
  • ClementineGeorg
    ClementineGeorg Posts: 505 Member
    I do not use those kinds of oats that needs cooking. I am usign plain old oats, which only needs to be added to milk and enjoyed. If I want them more moist, I just pop them in a jar with milk over the night. Maybe adding some dried goji or cranberries.
  • luan999
    luan999 Posts: 87 Member
    uncooked flaked oats in my smoothies and into my greek yoghurt but if i am having pin head or very rough oats i cook with water and add sultanas, apple sauce and light maple syrup yum!:wink:
  • LindsNW05
    LindsNW05 Posts: 36 Member
    My husband likes to eat dry oatmeal, but he mixes in peanut butter, coconut, raisins, and any kind of nuts we have on hand in the pantry, kind of like an uncooked granola.
  • SarahDavs
    SarahDavs Posts: 161 Member
    I love uncooked oatmeal with a little bit of milk and raisins.
  • sweetnlow30
    sweetnlow30 Posts: 497 Member
    I like flaked oatmeal raw with a bit of milk and cinnamon. If it is tougher rolled oats, like my Red Mills rolled grain mix, I always undercook them so they are chewy. Mushy oatmeal doesn't appeal to me :sick:
  • thefewsteps
    thefewsteps Posts: 201 Member
    woah, I could never. The only time I've heard of this is bodybuilding -- when they try and bulk. It doesnt fill the stomach as cooked so they can eat more. To each their own though, I have a ton of weird food habits/likes.
  • Adirafox
    Adirafox Posts: 107 Member
    When I'm nauseated (or pregnant....same thing!), I like to nibble on dry rolled oats as they really soothe my stomach. I will usually nibble a few while making oatmeal, but I don't tend to eat them raw. Just soaked in milk overnight (with various accompaniments, of course) is divine, though!
  • nikilis
    nikilis Posts: 2,305 Member
    yah... usually sew them... the wild kind.
  • boroko
    boroko Posts: 358 Member
    yah... usually sew them... the wild kind.

    Then that would be 'sow' unless you're using a needle and thread!:wink:
  • WVprankster
    WVprankster Posts: 430 Member
    I toss 'em into my protein shake raw.
  • cleotherio
    cleotherio Posts: 712 Member
    I love uncooked oatmeal with a little bit of milk and raisins.

    Same here.
  • cutiemexiz
    cutiemexiz Posts: 31 Member
    I used to put some in my orange juice and have it as like a cold oatmeal cereal with juice lol I add it to smoothies to give more fiber and it makes them a bit thicker which I like. I try to have oatmeal wiht freshly squeezed oranges (which I barely have time for) if I want to feel more sugar conscious or I just add the 1/2- 1 cup of orange juice depending if I want more liquid or thick my "cereal" :)
  • nikilis
    nikilis Posts: 2,305 Member
    yah... usually sew them... the wild kind.

    Then that would be 'sow' unless you're using a needle and thread!:wink:

    dam my grammer, i just never learnt to read good.
  • meeper123
    meeper123 Posts: 3,347 Member
    I like them raw as well or baked in the oven and sprinkled on fruit with some cinnamon :D
  • nikilis
    nikilis Posts: 2,305 Member
    i like porridge, its the nuts, and sometimes with nuts. ohh yeh.

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