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Thanks for the tip. I didn't know that and will look into it. I've recently restructured my freezer space and there would be room for some grains.
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I eat a little oatmeal, maybe 4 tablespoons, uncooked and cut with 50% bran. I mix this with nuts and seeds, a little inulin, some berries, and nut milk. I make sure my oats have not been treated with glyphosate.
Oatmeal itself has little or no sugar, high fiber, you can indulge and eat as much as you want. It will fill your stomach and make you feel full long before it bombs you with too many calories or sugar.
For example: Bob's Red Mill Extra Thick Rolled Whole Grain Oats is what I eat. The bag says:
serving size: 1/2 cup
calories: 190
total sugars: 1 gram
fiber: 4 grams
protein: 6 grams
total fat: 3.5 grams
That 1/2 cup of oatmeal is cooked with 1 cup of water for a total serving volume of 1 1/2 cups. Go ahead and eat 2 or 3 servings, if you can stuff that much down. Especially if you're going out for a long hike or bike ride. It's all good for you.
What makes "oatmeal" unhealthy is some of the stuff people put in it: syrup, cream, butter, etc. For me, the additives are almond milk, unsweetened cinnamon and berries.
My local Costco has been re-stocked with Quick Cooking (7 minutes) Bob's Red Mill Organic Steel Cut Oats in the 112 oz package for $11.99. I bought three packages.
I don't know... if I eat oatmeal for breakfast (no sugar added) I'm starving by lunch much worse than if I skipped breakfast altogether.
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I'd appreciate it if you'd elaborate on that statement. Are you able to determine that your oats are glyphosate-free as opposed to not being treated with glyphosate? What is your source for the oats? Any particular brand you suggest? Thanks!
Most people will be add 3 4 eggs will help
It's the ghrelin! Not to be confused with gremlins - although they get really hungry!
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I believe you enjoy Bob's Red Mill products. Their oats are untreated as are all products that bear the USDA Organic seal. Well, almost. Technically, 5% of the product could be non-organic. Don't ask me why. That's the best approval you can find in this country. If you want a more controlled product and more rigorous testing you need to look elsewhere. Most products that are made from untreated grain will state so on the packaging. Without the USDA Organic logo, it could all be lies.
High fiber vegetarian foods like oatmeal have lower calorie density than animal products, like the typical American eggs & bacon breakfast. The benefit is you can eat until you are full and it's not a lot of calories. And the high fiber helps regulate your glucose levels so you get steady energy. The drawback is you get hungry again... if that happens, well, you know what to do
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I've enjoyed groats frequently. One tip to shorten cooking time is to soak the groats or steel-cut oats in hot water overnight. I'll boil some H2O and pour in the oats, cover the pot, and come back in time for breakfast. Reheat for a few minutes and maybe add some additional liquid, and Bob's your uncle.
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My curiosity was stimulated by this post:
https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/oatmeal.373910/post-6632690
and that's why I phrased my questions to you as I did.
That's because of the high carb to protein ratio.
If you choose something with more fat and protein to accompany it, you'd easily feel satiated until lunch time.
In fact just eat the protein and fats unless you are going to be getting a serious workout in no need for most people getting carbs for your breakfast.
I think it was Quaker Oats who said they couldn't guarantee that their product was not made from oats treated with glyphosate
It's funny how they deflect and try to mislead by saying
Quoted from https://contact.pepsico.com/quaker/article/glysophate-dosage-infographic
Quaker does not use glyphosate, but it is commonly used by oat growers throughout the industry. Once Quaker receives oats from the farms, we rigorously clean them following our stringent internal processes (including de-hulling, cleaning, roasting, and flaking).
I suppose, testing for glyphosate isn't done because they know they will find it.
Regarding Bob's Red Mill
Bob's Red Mill Oats and Glyphosate
We are proud to state that Bob’s Red Mill partners with an oat supplier who is actively committed to eliminating the presence of glyphosate.
If there's a USDA Organic seal on the product it must be glyphosate-free. Not all of Bpb's products have the seal.
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Interesting you left out the carb number of top my head must push 40grams . Every other but the main one Interesting
There’s 40 grams of glucose and then there is 40 grams of acid resistant starch.
Both have the same calories but…
Slow digesting carbs reduce the glucose spike that pegs hunger cravings and messes up metabolism.
Not perfect but one is better than the other
I was introduced to "Irish oatmeal" at a local restaurant that closed a few years ago. But when I asked what their secret was, they told me nothing other than the time it took to cook. And over the years I've burned a lot of that stuff forgetting that it was on the stove. Once it gets thick it isn't freely moving and then will char where it sticks to the bottom if one forgets to stir.
It's like anything, where it can be cooked quickly and then once boiling turn it down since it's not going to get any hotter.
One short cut might be a pressure cooker, and that won't burn with the right setting. Some use a slow cooker overnight. But I usually do it on the stove and will cook until boiling and then turn it completely off. Then leave it overnight in the fridge where it will properly swell up. Then finally cook it in the morning until it's boiling and it should be just right.. That gives the proper texture without having to wait for an hour of tediously stirring it under low heat.
It's like anything, where it can be cooked quickly and then once boiling turn it down since it's not going to get any hotter.
One short cut might be a pressure cooker, and that won't burn with the right setting. Some use a slow cooker overnight. But I usually do it on the stove and will cook until boiling and then turn it completely off. Then leave it overnight in the fridge where it will properly swell up. Then finally cook it in the morning until it's boiling and it should be just right.. That gives the proper texture without having to wait for an hour of tediously stirring it under low heat.
I just copied the nutritional info from the label. Computing, total carbs should be 33.6 grams.
That is:
3.5 grams of fat @ 9 cals / gram = 31.5 cals, 16.6 % of cals
6 grams of protein @ 4 cals / gram = 24 cals, 12.6 % of cals
190 - 31.5 - 24 = 134.5 cals remaining, must be carbohydrate
134.5 / 4 cals / gram = 33.6 grams of carbs, or 71% of total carbs
The point is that all carbs are not created equal. Carbs range from sugars which are bad for you, to fiber which is good for you (fiber is a carbohydrate). Only 1 gram of sugar so we have 33.6 - 1 = 32.6 grams of carbs that are not sugars, 4 grams of which are fiber so that makes 28.6 grams of complex (non-sugar, non-fiber) carbs.
Oatmeal is one of the healthiest foods you can eat.
