Oats are just carbs.
> You can enrich it with bananas or goji berries for extra nutrients.
"extra nutrients" are more carbs.
> it’s healthy
I don't think that a whole meal without a good protein source can be considered "healthy"
The underrated benefits of always having oatmeal at lunch
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#22Reminds me of Norway's Matpakke, the "Most boring lunch in the world":
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#23All the accompaniments suggested are sweet so I'll say something I've said before: oatmeal works fine with savory accompaniments. If it's made at the normal porridge-like thickness, any toppings or add-ins that work with Asian rice porridge recipes (congee, dakjuk, etc.) will work with it. If it's made with a very thick consistency, it can be treated similarly to mashed potatoes or polenta
Cumin powder goes well in oatmeal as a savory addition.
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I usually just get the quick oats. I dunno the difference between em all. Texture doesn't really matter to me. Sometimes I like to put a banana in there or some blueberries.
Quick oats are typically just rolled/cut to be smaller, so that they have a higher total surface area and so soak up liquid more easily. The downside is that this also makes them easier/faster to digest, so they have a higher glycaemic index (i.e. deliver a higher blood sugar spike) and give a shorter period of satiety. Rolled oats are the uncut variety, which don't cook quickly for convenient porridge, but are great…
"old fashioned" rolled oats are the standard afaict and I always cook them in 5 minutes
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#25Oats are just carbs. > You can enrich it with bananas or goji berries for extra nutrients. "extra nutrients" are more carbs. > it’s healthy I don't think that a whole meal without a good protein source can be considered "healthy"
Oats are soluble fiber, which the vast majority of people are deficient in.
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#26Earlier quoted context omitted.
I usually just get the quick oats. I dunno the difference between em all. Texture doesn't really matter to me. Sometimes I like to put a banana in there or some blueberries.
Quick oats are typically just rolled/cut to be smaller, so that they have a higher total surface area and so soak up liquid more easily. The downside is that this also makes them easier/faster to digest, so they have a higher glycaemic index (i.e. deliver a higher blood sugar spike) and give a shorter period of satiety. Rolled oats are the uncut variety, which don't cook quickly for convenient porridge, but are great…
Oh, so I should switch since I'm usually soaking them overnight anyway.
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#27Unfortunately as a diabetic, oatmeal is one of the most difficult foods to control. I question how healthy it is given how high and how fast my blood sugar spikes after eating some. Oats are converted to glucose very quickly it seems, and that's without all the added sugar OP recommends. I won't dispute that it's delicious though.
Are we talking of steel-cut oats here? The glycemic index for steel-cut oats is moderate. Instant oats, on the other hand, raise your blood glucose very rapidly.
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#28Oats are just carbs. > You can enrich it with bananas or goji berries for extra nutrients. "extra nutrients" are more carbs. > it’s healthy I don't think that a whole meal without a good protein source can be considered "healthy"
Oats are soluble fiber, which the vast majority of people are deficient in.
Okay, but it doesn't address the issue of having a whole meal with barely any protein.
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#30Oats are just carbs. > You can enrich it with bananas or goji berries for extra nutrients. "extra nutrients" are more carbs. > it’s healthy I don't think that a whole meal without a good protein source can be considered "healthy"
Unprocessed fiber-containing carbs are fairly healthy. I get protein in lunch and dinner, and I don't need my oatmeal breakfast to be protein heavy. Oatmeal for lunch doesn't make much sense in isolation.