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    Oatmeal for lunch

    Posts: 84 Member
    edited December 2024 in Introduce Yourself
    I'm trying to find out if it is bad to eat oatmeal for lunch. If so I have been having trouble finding another food that gives the energy keeps my sugar low and keeps me full. I would love to hear ideas on this subject

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    • Posts: 4 Member
      I don't know if oatmeal for lunch is bad or not, but I enjoy it for lunch, especially on a cold day and I don't have anything else warm.
    • Posts: 215 Member
      Why would it be bad? If that's what you want, eat it.
    • Posts: 3,450 Member
      Why would it be bad? If that's what you want, eat it.
    • Posts: 244 Member
      I eat it every day for lunch! I love it with frozen blueberries, stevia and cinnamon! To each his own! Good luck to you!
    • Posts: 21 Member
      I eat a lot for lunch but I have to eat 2 servings worth.
    • Posts: 105 Member
      I had some yesterday! I'm in an office, so I put two packages in a paper coffee cup, add hot water (tea water), cover and seep for a couple of minutes and it's good to go! Quick, filling, low fat/calorie, cheap lunch!
    • Posts: 902 Member
      Oatmeal is awesome. Eat up!
    • Posts: 595 Member
      Why would it be "bad"?
    • Posts: 90
      Oatmeal is like a wonder food!! I love it too!
    • Posts: 4,251 Member
      Why would it be bad? If that's what you want, eat it.

      ^This.
    • Posts: 351 Member
      That sounds fantastic right now..too bad I don't have any :(
    • Posts: 51 Member
      I love it for lunch - a good whole grain. I like to keep the oatmeal portion smaller and top it with blueberries, greek yogurt and almonds.
    • Posts: 70 Member
      Oatmeal is good. I have it as a side dish with my bacon cheeseburger and pizza
    • Posts: 407 Member
      I'll have it for dinner sometimes. :) love it!
    • Posts: 90
      Any protein will keep you full also as a general rule ie. Chicken Breast, Turkey, etc..
    • Posts: 298
      I hope its not bad because that's what I'm having, with an apple sliced up in it. Maybe it's bad if you don't get enough protein over the course of the day or something, but I can't imagine why it would be bad (assuming it's not loaded with sugar).
    • Posts: 1,562 Member
      I have oatmeal at any given point in the day. If I need the calories or I need the carbs, I'll even eat it at dinner.
    • Posts: 253 Member
      I used to work afternoon shift and eat oatmeal almost everyday for my 8pm "lunch" break
      nothing wrong with it...I lost a bunch of weight during that time...
      but I was also running 5km every morning
      oatmeal is great!!! :)
    • Posts: 778
      If it is good for breakfast, it must be good for lunch too.
    • Posts: 56
      Sounds pretty healthy to me!
    • Posts: 176
      *laugh* I have oatmeal every single day for breakfast or a mid-morning snack. Every couple of weeks I sit down and divide up the boxes, distribute one packet of stevia for each packet of oatmeal, and arrange my breakfast bars to be an assorted mix, too. Oatmeal is wonderful any time of the day. Why not?
    • Posts: 879 Member
      If it works for you and fits within your nutritional goals, why not? I have oatmeal for dinner on a regular basis because it has nutrients that help promote sleep, and it helps to clean excess estrogen out of your digestive tract (which is helpful in my case).

      Add some orange juice on the side, and you have a superfood combo. http://www.health-actually.com/nutrition/oatmeal-and-orange-juice-superfood/
    • Posts: 1,131 Member
      I ate oatmeal for breakfast and lunch yesterday so I could eat a big dinner. I eat the old fashioned kind dry mixed with yogurt.
    • Posts: 151
      I'll have it for dinner sometimes. :) love it!

      Me too! Breakfast, lunch or dinner! It's good anytime.
    • Posts: 84 Member
      Totally Agree
    • Posts: 66
      If it is good for breakfast, it must be good for lunch too.


      Love this and soooo true!!! Enjoy your oatmeal anytime you want to!!!
    • Posts: 233 Member
      Nope. Not allowed.

      Haha I'm just joshin
    • Posts: 944 Member
      I eat it for all 3 meals. Not in the same day. Sometimes it's my snack as well.
    • Posts: 18
      Add your favorite fruit, one of those little containers of yogurt, some almonds and go go go!!! I love oatmeal for any meal!!! Its so good for you!!
    • Posts: 921 Member
      I'm pretty sure it is going to be my lunch today!
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