Oatmeal confusion...Help!

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  • bellaxept
    bellaxept Posts: 5 Member
    Just measure out what serving size you want (1/4c etc.) after you cook it in the water EAT IT ALL. It is still the same amount of calories, just looks like more than 1/4 c because of the water. (Dont cook it and then scoop out 1/4 cup of the cooked oats) not the same... hope this helps! Steel cut is such a process lol but so good :)
  • blueeyesal
    blueeyesal Posts: 12 Member
    Some of the nutrition sites (even this one) have errors on their calorie counts for foods. When it comes to oatmeal, the amount listed on your container lists the calories for only the DRY oats. So for instance, my container of Quaker Old Fashioned Oats lists 150 cals per 1/2 cup. That is while it is dry. After adding water or milk (I suggest skim milk or lite coconut milk), the oatmeal expands as it absorbs the liquid (think of a dry sponge after u dunk it in water). The calorie count hasn't changed for the entire batch, and what WAS only half a cup is now more like a cup or more. So after u cook it, it's still 150 calories (except if you used skim/coconut/soy milk in which case maybe u added up to another 40, but it's well worth it in my opinion to get the extra protein, calcium, vitamin D etc.) So really, as long as you don't add a ton of sugar or butter to it, it remains a pretty low calorie option for breakfast or a snack and has one of the highest satiety indexes there is while being a very low GI food. Hope this helped anyone that was confused! :)
  • blueeyesal
    blueeyesal Posts: 12 Member
    Sorry to confuse you but I had to correct the post below,1 cup dry uncooked oats is actually 300 calories, not 600, but I think a lot of people get confused on that one! :)



    Ah! So confusing! Still doesn't make sense to me. Probably never will aha. Steal cut is my favorite but I can't figure out how to measure properly. At least it's healthy and if I do eat a little more then a serving it's not like it's a whole chocolate cake :laugh:
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    An easier way to look at it is that if you use 1 cup of dry oats (600 cals) to make a whole batch - then the whole batch still has 600 cals when it is done (assuming you only add water).
    When it is cooked, serve out the oats into four bowls. Each bowl will have 150 cals.
    Easy!

    The recipe tool is handy for this kind of stuff, but you need to have a minimum of 2 ingredients

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