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    Need to sweeten my oats?

    Posts: 111 Member
    edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
    Hello Everyone!

    I :love: oatmeal and eat it just about everyday for breakfast but I prefer it sweetened. I've always put a couple tablespoons of regular light brown sugar in every bowl. I was wondering if anyone had any other ideas to make it just as sweet without all the wasted calories? Recently, I started using vanilla coconut milk to cook it in and that helped a bit but it's still pretty bland for my tastebuds. Also I looked into using Splenda brown sugar but the calorie content is nearly the same as regular??? Anyone have any thoughts I might be able to try. Thanks!!

    Btw I tried a recipe for oatmeal, vanilla coconut milk, PB, and protein powder and it turned out absolutely disgusting :sick: . No offense to the person that posted that :embarassed:

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    • Posts: 3,386 Member
      Whatever you do, don't try stevia. That stuff is disgusting.
    • Posts: 111
      I would try adding some berries or other fruit.
    • Posts: 187 Member
      I love fruit in my oatmeal and it sweetens it up quite a bit. Try apples (with cinnamon!), bananas, or raisins :)
    • Posts: 14
      Cinnamon and maybe Stevia or Truvia. : )
    • Posts: 29
      I either use stevia or agave nectar. Agave nectar has 60 calories per tablespoon, though. But it is natural and it doesn't spike my blood sugar. It tastes really good too. For me, it gives my oatmeal the perfect amount of "sweet." I usually add 2 egg whites (haha- yes that's right), walnuts (1 tbsp), almond milk (1/2 c), agave nectar (1 tbsp), and a sprinkle of cinnamon.
    • Posts: 495 Member
      You can add chopped apples and sparse amounts of raisins. Sprinkling brown sugar is fine as long as it is on the surface, don't mix it.
    • Posts: 111 Member
      Whatever you do, don't try stevia. That stuff is disgusting.

      Oh wow, I was going to try that next until I seen how much it costs :noway: . I've heard it was really good though...well only from one person. I can't tolerate the after taste I get from almost all sweeteners (even Splenda).
    • Posts: 166 Member
      I use1 packet of Sweet & Low and a generous sprinkling of cinnamon.

      I tried someone's suggestion of using cocoa powder - I couldn't even finish it. Ugh!!
    • Posts: 185 Member
      I used to LOVE brown sugar in my oatmeal - when i started using MFP I still put brown sugar in it, I just actually measured the amount.....then a switched to Cinnamon for awhile and now I've discovered Peanut Butter in my oatmeal! It's AMAZING!!!! At least I love it! Add's a little sweetness, creamy-ness and just plain deliciousness!!!!! I do 1/2 a tablespoon for one serving of oatmeal but if I'm having a double serving (which I often do for supper when I'm on evening shift) I put a whole tablespoon!!! YUMMY!!!
    • Posts: 346 Member
      I love honey in my oatmeal. Not necessarily the healthiest as far as sugar goes, but a little goes a LONG way and it's natural.

      As another option, I'll mash a banana in my oatmeal and sprinkle some cinnamon on top. It's REALLY good.
    • Posts: 52
      I eat 1/2 cup of oatmeal (150 cals) everyday for breakfast and I put 1 tablespoon of honey in it.
      64 calories and it's delicious.
      214 calories all together.
    • Posts: 28
      I eat mine with a teaspoon of cinnamon.
    • Posts: 1,392 Member
      I suddenly have the urge to run to the kitchen and make oatmeal...DARN IT !!!!
    • Posts: 257
      I always eat my oatmeal with a packet of Truvia & a tablespoon of Cinnamon.
      So yummy!
    • Posts: 111 Member
      You can add chopped apples and sparse amounts of raisins. Sprinkling brown sugar is fine as long as it is on the surface, don't mix it.

      What does mixing it do?:huh: I've been trying walnuts and dried cranberries but the berries are almost like candy and too sweet.
    • Posts: 2 Member
      My solution to not eating sugar is replacing it with fruit, it's a natural sweetener, and good for you. I like blueberries in my oatmeal. If you don't like whole fruit in your oats, puree it and stick it in the blender. You can use strawberries, raspberries, bananas...etc.
      Hope this helps!
    • Posts: 219
      Sweet fruits, let it sit, add a little cinnamon. I have a stevia plant, I pluck a leaf or two and chop that in as well. Otherwise, if you add blueberries, squish them up a little bit. Add a drizzle of honey.
    • Posts: 19 Member
      I love honey in my oatmeal. Not necessarily the healthiest as far as sugar goes, but a little goes a LONG way and it's natural.

      As another option, I'll mash a banana in my oatmeal and sprinkle some cinnamon on top. It's REALLY good.

      This is exactly what I do. When you add the bananas in when the oatmeal is really HOT they tend to melt into it. So yummy. I usually only need 1/2 a banana too. And there's just something about honey in oatmeal that makes the world seem right.
    • Posts: 111 Member
      I suddenly have the urge to run to the kitchen and make oatmeal...DARN IT !!!!

      Me too, except I'm tapped out on cals and it's too late to exercise :laugh:
    • Posts: 4,099 Member
      Whatever you do, don't try stevia. That stuff is disgusting.

      actually, the vanilla creme liquid stevia in my fridge is pretty fantastic.

      advice: cut out sugar. You tastebuds will adjust. Fruit will start tasting like a saccharine-laden milky way!
    • Posts: 17
      I use brown sugar. it's only 15 calories for a teaspoon. I know that's not very much. It's around 50 calories for a tablespoon of jelly or jam. I use to like grape jam in mine when I was little.
    • Posts: 17
      you may even be able to find lower calorie jellies or jams too.
    • Posts: 111 Member
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      This is exactly what I do. When you add the bananas in when the oatmeal is really HOT they tend to melt into it. So yummy. I usually only need 1/2 a banana too. And there's just something about honey in oatmeal that makes the world seem right.

      I did this today with my vanilla coconut milk, walnuts, and 1/2 banana. I still added bs, but not as much. It was so filling I couldn't finish it.
    • Posts: 21,219 Member
      I add a tablespoon of flaxseed plus cinnamon.
    • Posts: 1,201 Member
      On the rare occasions that I crave oatmeal (the good stuff, Irish steel cut), I add milk, honey, cinnamon, and whatever fresh fruit is lying about.
    • Posts: 424 Member
      I love stevia and truvia. Yes, they are different but I think they taste great. I used to put butter and brown sugar in my oatmeal but now I add blueberries and apple and a bit of cinnamon. It takes some getting used to but I love it. If I have a day where I need the sweet I go for honey or a pack of truvia. Good luck. Don't give up...you will find something that works for you!!! :happy:
    • Posts: 266 Member
      I typically mix mine with berries ( I love using the frozen triple berry blend from Schwan's because it also cools my oatmeal instantly enough so that I can eat it right away) They give it just the right amount of sweetness!

      I have also used honey, which is pretty good.

      Brown sugar was my old standby and over time I started using less and less of it.

      I haven't been eating oatmeal for breakfast lately, but I think I'll have a bowl tomorrow!!
    • Posts: 2,916 Member
      I suddenly have the urge to run to the kitchen and make oatmeal...DARN IT !!!!

      me too! lol.

      totally my go-to snack when I've got leftover calories...like tonight...

      usually just eat it with a half tsp. of regular sugar, a little skim milk, half tsp of butter, sprinkle of cinnamon...or sometimes just a spoonful of walnuts and dried cranberries and nothing else...yummm
    • Posts: 120 Member
      I usually put a packet of Truvia and a tablespoon of ground flaxseed in my oats. YUM! I expecially like it when I have time to make the steel cut oats. Great flavor and I like the texture better than pressed oats.
    • Posts: 103 Member
      Based on what you said, this probably won't work for you, but I thought I would share it just in case. I tried plain oatmeal and thought it was disgusting when cooked with water or regular milk. I would have to add a ton of brown sugar or anything to get it to taste even mildly okay, but adding all that seemed to defeat the purpose of eating plain oatmeal in the first place! I had some plain soymilk in my fridge, and decided to use that in my oatmeal one day, and I found that it made it sweet enough to eat plain with no added sweeteners. I have a huge sweet tooth, so this totally surprised me. Maybe it could work for you.
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