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13 Replies Last post: Apr 20, 2007 3:26 AM by Silvercrown90

Michelizda

346 posts since
Dec 14, 2007

Apr 18, 2007 1:39 PM

Oatmeal

I love oatmeal....how do you all make yours? with milk, with water, plain, sweetened? Looking for new ideas...

Thanks

Apple17

303 posts since
Dec 14, 2007

1. Apr 18, 2007 1:48 PM

in response to: Michelizda

Re: Oatmeal

Big Oatmeal Fan!! I enjoy it with milk and raisins. Any kind of fresh fruit is great, however the milk is a must!!

boosiebutt

101 posts since
Jul 25, 2006

2. Apr 18, 2007 1:55 PM

in response to: Michelizda

Re: Oatmeal

I do steel cut oats, cooked overnight in water. Then in the morning, I add either a cup of mixed berries, or half a cup of pumpkin, a half teaspoon of pumpking pie spice and a tsp of sugar.

Ariann092

681 posts since
Jan 4, 2005

3. Apr 18, 2007 1:56 PM

in response to: Michelizda

Re: Oatmeal

I love oatmeal, too. I cook it with just water and put in raisins and cinnamon, apples and apple pie spice, dried cranberries, any kind of nut, flax oil, etc. I never sweeten it. Lately I made up a snack mix of pistachios, walnuts, almonds, dried cranberries, and raisins. A little of that in my oatmeal was divine.

reboot

398 posts since
Dec 14, 2007

4. Apr 18, 2007 2:11 PM

in response to: Michelizda

Re: Oatmeal

I like oatmeal well enough but prefer a cereal we get here called Red River Cereal. It is a cooked porridge like oatmeal but has flaxseed and the texture is more like steel cut oats.

On a recent visit to the US, I found an oatmeal cereal called Medley by Bear Naked. It is mostly rolled oats as in traditional oatmeal porridge but also has ground flaxseed and whole sunflower seeds. Great stuff but not available in Canada.

I usually have a bowl of hot cereal in the AM before I run. Does a good job of satisfying hunger without upsetting my stomach as anything with dairy or fat does. I prepare it with water only and cook it with a handful of raisins.

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ToddDubya

212 posts since
Jan 26, 2006

5. Apr 18, 2007 2:16 PM

in response to: Michelizda

Re: Oatmeal

I just discovered Wheatabix. It's a boxed cereal that comes in little biscuits. I mash up two with some vanilla soy milk and dried fruit and nuke for 1.5 minutes. It is AWESOME; perfect for breakfast before work.

On the weekends it's real oatmeal with milk, brown sugar, a pat of butter, milled flax seed and dried fruit of the week. If I were cooking for more than one I'd make steel cut oats, they are delish but hardly worth the time for just one person.

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YogaBug

104 posts since
Jan 17, 2007

6. Apr 18, 2007 2:25 PM

in response to: Michelizda

Re: Oatmeal

I love oatmeal, I eat it at least 5 days a week for breakfast. I usually cook mine with water and raisins (easiest and quickest for breakfast on the go). Sometimes if I get bored with that, I'll cook it with soy milk and add agave. Some morning if I have extra time, I come up with spice concoctions to add, which usually turns out well...although I've come up with a couple of gross combinations (I have a weird addiction to buying spices).

Luluj

48 posts since
May 10, 2006

7. Apr 18, 2007 3:06 PM

in response to: Michelizda

Re: Oatmeal

I cook mine with water and add some soymilk and bananas with cinnamon and cloves at the end. I will also add some frozen blueberries sometimes too. Other times, I'll add some banana and pumpkin with some pumpkin pie spice too--and maybe some maple syrup. A swirl of peanut butter or nut butter of choice and preserves is good too.

Iontach

1,522 posts since
Dec 14, 2007

8. Apr 18, 2007 3:57 PM

in response to: Michelizda

Re: Oatmeal

Oatmeal, soaked in 1:2 milk:water overnight, with:

raisins
chopped candied ginger

maplefly

138 posts since
Feb 9, 2007

9. Apr 18, 2007 3:57 PM

in response to: Michelizda

Re: Oatmeal

I cook it with a small amount of milk and add half a banana, a few raisins and a tiny bit of pure maple syrup. Frozen blueberries are yummy in there too. Sooo good. Oh and don't forget to drink O.J. with it - I've read it boosts the heart-healthy properties of the oats!

slow_n_steady

137 posts since
Aug 23, 2007

10. Apr 18, 2007 11:35 PM

in response to: Michelizda

Re: Oatmeal

I use half oatmeal and half oatbran cooked in the microwave with water and frozen blueberries. After it is cooked I add a dash of cinnamon and a bit of splenda. I eat this pretty much every morning....my day just doesn't feel right if for some reason I have to eat something different for breakfast. I even get up early so I'll have time for it.

HSunshine

196 posts since
Sep 15, 2003

11. Apr 19, 2007 5:39 AM

in response to: Michelizda

Re: Oatmeal

Lately it's been: raisins, peanuts, cinnamon and a little maple syrup. I'm out of protein powder, but typically I add that too.

I also like peanut butter, apple butter, chopped apples, peaches or any kind of nut or seed. Lots of combinations are tasty!

Michelizda

346 posts since
Dec 14, 2007

12. Apr 20, 2007 2:34 AM

in response to: Michelizda

Re: Oatmeal

Thanks everyone! I guess we all make it somewhat the same. I make mine with raisins typically or with some chopped almonds. I haven't tried soaking it overnight. That I might try...

Todd- I live in Germany and all my British friends SWEAR by Wheetabix! I have to try it out. I will be off the the grocery store today. Maybe I will pick up some.

I just, after three years of living here figured out what Flax Seed is in German. I have been putting it into my oatmeal here and there too.

Silvercrown90

17 posts since
Jul 9, 2007

13. Apr 20, 2007 3:26 AM

in response to: Michelizda

Re: Oatmeal

Try Hodgson Mills Multi-Grain Hot Cereal with Flax Seed and Soy, http://www.hodgsonmill.com/.[/URL" target="_blank"> This is a company that has been in business since 1882, long before organic became popular. The Multi-Grain Hot Cereal cooks up in about 2 minutes in the microwave, and costs only $2.40/box. I find this cereal in my local grocery store, but you can also order their products online. I also swear by their whole wheat pastas with milled flaxseed.

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