Oatmeal: friend or foe?
tracydnevins
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I’m on a mission to lose weight and lower my A1C. Working on all the numbers, really. With a cold season already here, oatmeal sticks to the ribs, and warms me, fills me. I make it with almond milk and a dash of vanilla and cinnamon. Now , I see this You Tube guy saying I’m better off eating poison!! My A1C is a 6.1, and I don’t want it higher. What’s the thoughts on plain old oatmeal??
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Unless your doctor tells you otherwise, oatmeal is healthy if you can fit it into your calorie goal. If it fills you up, it's probably a good use of your calories.
People on YouTube say all kinds of nonsense. There's literally no requirement for something to be true to say it in YT.23 -
It always fits, though it is bit high in carbs, still, it’s very filling. This guy picked FRUIT LOOPS over oatmeal!! Ugh....5
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I’m a type 2 diabetic and I eat oatmeal almost every morning. Steel cut oats cooked with milk, vanilla, cinnamon, walnuts and apples, topped with Greek yogurt, almond butter, and raspberries. My glucose is consistently lower than 100 after breakfast, and my a1c is 4.9.
The fiber in oatmeal makes it good for glucose control, particularly if you add some protein, such as the yogurt, and some fat, such as the nuts and nut butter. Just be careful of portions.
The best way to lower your a1c is to lose weight, second best is to exercise, and third is to test your blood after meals and learn which foods in which amounts spike you in particular. You don’t have to guess whether some guy on YouTube is a goofball, you can buy a meter and strips and learn for yourself how oatmeal affects your glucose levels. I know for a fact fruit loops would spike me and oatmeal doesn’t. In fact I’m kind of wondering what person wouldn’t be spiked by Froot Loops since they are full of sugar, which goes straight to your bloodstream. But the main thing is, don’t wonder, find out for yourself. A meter and strips are less than $20 at Walmart.19 -
Its good to know I’m not the only oatmeal lover here! I knew that guy was a loon.4
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Fruit Loops over oatmeal??? Um yeh, no!
Ok, the kid in me loves Fruit Loops. What's not to like. They're sweet, fruity, crunchy, fill my child like taste buds.
But I know oatmeal is sooo much better for you!! And tastes good too! Gets me going on a cold morning and keeps me filled up until lunch time. I just cook it with water, apple chunks and cinnamon. Hot Yummy Breakfast in less than 3 minutes in the microwave.2 -
tracydnevins wrote: »It always fits, though it is bit high in carbs, still, it’s very filling. This guy picked FRUIT LOOPS over oatmeal!! Ugh....
Pretty good reason to unsubscribe from the guy's channel.7 -
Youtube is full of nonsense. I bet I could find a naysayer for every food. We should all be breatharians.11
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RelCanonical wrote: »Youtube is full of nonsense. I bet I could find a naysayer for every food. We should all be breatharians.
Breatharians? But there are chemtrails in the air! Do you secretly work for the CIA, Rel???10 -
RelCanonical wrote: »Youtube is full of nonsense. I bet I could find a naysayer for every food. We should all be breatharians.
Breatharians? But there are chemtrails in the air! Do you secretly work for the CIA, Rel???
Enlightenment comes to those who hold their breath.7 -
I would like to subscribe to the theory that oatmeal is poison but not if it means I have to eat fruit loops.5
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tracydnevins wrote: »Its good to know I’m not the only oatmeal lover here! I knew that guy was a loon.
You realize that literally all it takes to become a "YouTube guy" is a camera and an internet connection, right?4 -
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RelCanonical wrote: »RelCanonical wrote: »Youtube is full of nonsense. I bet I could find a naysayer for every food. We should all be breatharians.
Breatharians? But there are chemtrails in the air! Do you secretly work for the CIA, Rel???
Enlightenment comes to those who hold their breath.
Yeahbut since most fat leaves the body via exhalation, they won't lose any weight.11 -
Oatmeal is delicious served sweet or savory! I love it and eat it often as a dessert. My only problem with oatmeal, unlike the majority, it does not stick to my ribs or keep me full or satisfied at all! If I have oatmeal for breakfast, even if I add protein, I am starving within an hour of eating it. But that's just me! I say eat all the oatmeal you like!
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RelCanonical wrote: »RelCanonical wrote: »Youtube is full of nonsense. I bet I could find a naysayer for every food. We should all be breatharians.
Breatharians? But there are chemtrails in the air! Do you secretly work for the CIA, Rel???
Enlightenment comes to those who hold their breath.
Yeahbut since most fat leaves the body via exhalation, they won't lose any weight.
If enough gas builds up couldn't you just burp it out or allow it to leave through "back channels"?1 -
RelCanonical wrote: »RelCanonical wrote: »Youtube is full of nonsense. I bet I could find a naysayer for every food. We should all be breatharians.
Breatharians? But there are chemtrails in the air! Do you secretly work for the CIA, Rel???
Enlightenment comes to those who hold their breath.
Yeahbut since most fat leaves the body via exhalation, they won't lose any weight.
If enough gas builds up couldn't you just burp it out or allow it to leave through "back channels"?
Is your body an interconnected series of trapdoors that allow these things to happen, like some kind of biological Rube Goldberg device? Remarkable!
Back on topic (in my case for the first time in this thread):
I love my daily oatmeal, with Greek yogurt, berries, cinnamon, a few walnuts, hemp/flax seed, and a bit of blackstrap molasses. It keeps me full for hours (though that's not true for everyone), and was definitely a big help in weight loss for that reason alone. It's also nutritious, and is good for digestive throughput and possibly cholesterol levels.
Like others have said, weight loss is very likely to help your A1C, and other health markers. As long as oatmeal doesn't spike your blood sugar, it should be good.
The only thing wrong with my oatmeal is that I feel sad when the bowl is empty.
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tracydnevins wrote: »Its good to know I’m not the only oatmeal lover here! I knew that guy was a loon.
Oatmeal is fine but incorporate some extra protein into your breakfast for longer sustaining power until lunchtime.1 -
Oatmeal is the only thing I can eat that leaves me completely not-hungry for the next 5-6 hours. A bowl of steel cut oatmeal, almond milk, cinnamon, touch of vanilla, and whatever chopped nuts and berries I have on hand, and I am good to go as long as it takes until my next meal.
Fruit loops are refined junky carbs, sugar, and colorful dye. I like 'em but they are not really "food". And they provide little to no fill.5 -
Is your body an interconnected series of trapdoors that allow these things to happen, like some kind of biological Rube Goldberg device? Remarkable!
Back on topic (in my case for the first time in this thread):
I love my daily oatmeal, with Greek yogurt, berries, cinnamon, a few walnuts, hemp/flax seed, and a bit of blackstrap molasses. It keeps me full for hours (though that's not true for everyone), and was definitely a big help in weight loss for that reason alone. It's also nutritious, and is good for digestive throughput and possibly cholesterol levels.
Like others have said, weight loss is very likely to help your A1C, and other health markers. As long as oatmeal doesn't spike your blood sugar, it should be good.
The only thing wrong with my oatmeal is that I feel sad when the bowl is empty.
Remind me not to attempt humor that is not technically accurate around you.3 -
It is my best best friend, eaten daily with berries, nuts, milk, Greek yogurt, and whatever else I feel like.2
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I love oatmeal. I eat it every single morning. I like cooking it in milk and just add butter and brown sugar. Blueberries and pecans are good too.2
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If you like plain ole oatmeal enjoy it. I prefer sugar free instant myself. My solution to lowering A1C (from 6.1 in May to 5.8 in November) has been to eat low, no or no sugar added foods as much as possible (just a matter of more label reading) and better, more consistent exercise which this year has been made possible by hip replacement surgeries. Good luck to you!2
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I eat it everyday with no issues.1
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Homemade oatmeal can be very healthy. Instant oatmeal has a lot of added sugar so may not be quite as good for you.1
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spiriteagle99 wrote: »Homemade oatmeal can be very healthy. Instant oatmeal has a lot of added sugar so may not be quite as good for you.
Instant oatmeal doesn't necessarily have any added sugar. Instant flavored oatmeal has extra sugar. For example, the ingredients in instant unflavored oatmeal from quaker are oats, calcium carbonite (firming agent), salt, and reduced iron
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tracydnevins wrote: »I’m on a mission to lose weight and lower my A1C. Working on all the numbers, really. With a cold season already here, oatmeal sticks to the ribs, and warms me, fills me. I make it with almond milk and a dash of vanilla and cinnamon. Now , I see this You Tube guy saying I’m better off eating poison!! My A1C is a 6.1, and I don’t want it higher. What’s the thoughts on plain old oatmeal??
Plain ole oatmeal is a Friendly. Having baked batches of lactation chocolate chip cookies in the past 2 months with my sister for a friend whose nursing her newborn, a foe it most certainly isn't IMO.
I prefer mine savoury. My sister prepares mine with cardamom, cinnamon, cream cheese and berries.1
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