For all you oatmeal eaters out there

Organic instant, cook it with unsweetened vanilla soy milk and add a touch of cinnamon and brown sugar. OR some pure fruit preserves-so yummy!

I make baked oatmeal now, with either raisins, apples or blueberries. An 8x8 pan makes nine servings at 161 cals each (plus milk or soy milk) and it freezes well. Just cut it before you freeze it, and heat it up <1 min in the microwave.

Okay, I honestly don't get the instant oatmeal thing. Steel ground oats take a while, yes, but regular oats take about ten minutes. And you can put them on the stove and stir them just a couple of times. They are so easy and without the crap they put in instant oatmeal.

I will often put the water on to boil as I change the baby. Then I pour in the oats and put together my lunch or do my hair, stirring just a couple of times. And then it's ready. So easy!

I eat oatmeal almost every morning. 1/3 cup of large flake oats, 2/3 cup of water, throw it in the microwave for 3 minutes while i'm making my lunch for work. I keep bags of frozen raspberries, blueberries and cranberries in the freezer and often throw a handful in before i put it in the microwave, comes out sweet, never use sugar. Then i toss about a 1/4 cup of 0%fat Vanilla Greek yoghurt in (good protein) when it's done and voila...very filling breakfast. Sometimes i add a teaspoon of ground flaxseed .
Keeps me full until my mid-day apple snack, but can last me til lunch if i get swamped at work!

I work on the road alot so I don't really have the time to sit down and mix up oatmeal but I'll hit up McDonalds for some oatmeal,it's actually pretty tasty,it's just so weird going through a drive-thru ordering an oatmeal and bottle of water with all that temptation,I'll throw in a grilled chicken snack wrapper on some days for my meat fix.

The best for you is the type that takes 5 minutes to cook; love it with raisins, a little smart balance butter, and a dash of soy milk. Yummy and filling!!! I have it most mornings.

while steel cut and "regular" oatmeal is better for you than instant, i have to say the combination of Better Oats Lavish Dark Chocolate instant oatmeal and a 1/2 Tbsp of natural peanut butter is a verrrrry yummy breakfast or snack! ... I am going to have to go back thru all the responses to jot down all the fabulous mix-in ideas! Happy Breakfast everyone! :flowerforyou:

I like Coaches Oats from Costco...made with water, and I add a few blueberries, cinnamon and either splenda or a teaspoon of light agave syrup to sweeten. I also like mine chewy and thick. I'll make a batch partially cooked for the week and nuke a cupful each day with a little bit of filtered water. I find the instant too pastey and/or too sweet and not enough in each packet. There is a health food brand called Nature's Path that has double-sized packets and heartier oats, so its not so pastey tasting after nuking.

Is instant ok? What brands and kinds are some favorites?

Watch the sugar on the instants oatmeal brands. (I do get trader joe's complete, because the sugar's not too bad & it's convenient for work)

My old roommate used to pour regular oatmeal in to a bowl of hot and stick it in the microwave before she went to bed then nuked in the morning when she was getting ready for work. Sort of the best of both worlds as far as convenience/low-sugar and health.

My sister makes the best oatmeal with MILK, WHEAT GERM and DRIED CRANBERRIES. Mine never turns out as good as hers i think there's something she's not telling me.

I like Trader Joe's Steel Cut Oatmeal. No funky stuff in it, comes frozen - three individually packaged servings each box for like $1.60 or so I think. You just put in the microwave from 3 minutes and enjoy!

I've never found any other oatmeal that I've like at all besides this one. I eat mine with either nothing or two tablespoons of milk in it.

Good Luck!

I too love the Trader Joe's Frozen Steel Cut Oatmeal. I add on or more of the follwing:

Blueberries, strawberries, bananas, chopped apple
Walnuts, pinenuts or slivered almonds
Dried cranberries, cherries or raisins
Non-fat plain yogurt or Cottage Cheese
Trader Joes chuncky apple sauce

If I'm splurging, I like brown sugar, butter, raisins, and milk.

Oats are pretty amazing for you! Enjoy.

My favorite is Quaker Weight Control Maple & Brown Sugar or Banana Bread.. when I'm at work and don't have access to a microwave, having one packet of this oatmeal prepared with water is delicious. I add a splash of soy milk after it "cooks" for a minute or two to make it creamier. It helps me get through the workday without snacking on all the bad stuff we sell at my job

I use peanut butter and chocolate chips. Kind of like a no bake cookie. There is a product PB2 that is powdered peanut butter - great for this at half the calories of regular peanut butter. Instant is okay to use, but if you get quick cook, it only takes a minute and it results in a whole cup of oatmeal. Steel cut are the best for you - never had them - but they take 20 minutes to cook, so I don't have the time for that in the AM.

Yesterday, I had oatmeal for breakfast with PB and CC. Then I was very busy - exercise, shopping, etc... I had a protein bar around noon and a piece of fruit. I really wasn't hungry all day and had dinner around 5:30. It really does keep you full longer.