Quinoa base can be good too. With a bit of cinnamon/maple syrup/vanilla etc to take the edge off the bitterness (on top of rinsing well).
The underrated benefits of always having oatmeal at lunch
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Re: The underrated benefits of always having oatmeal at lunch
#32Organic soy milk powder by Now Foods is extremely underrated as a milk substitute. It goes very well with oats. Unlike milk, it practically doesn't expire, it doesn't have sugar, and you don't need to maintain a fresh supply.
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#33Earlier quoted context omitted.
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.
That’s begging the question, you have to first establish the need for protein at every meal. And I’m not even going to begin to address that digression.
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#34All 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
Why are you all heating it?, eat it raw with milk unheated
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#35Oats 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.
> Unprocessed fiber-containing carbs are fairly healthy.
I never said that oats are unhealthy or that carbs are unhealthy. I said that a meal without protein is not the best idea.
My critique was not directed at a particular food item but at the meal composition as a whole.
> I get protein in lunch and dinner, and I don't need my oatmeal breakfast to be protein heavy.
TFA suggests to eat oatmeal for lunch.
> Oatmeal for lunch doesn't make much sense in isolation.
I agree!
I guess, it is possible to make oatmeal for lunch work if you up the protein and somewhat reduce carbs in breakfast and dinner, but way? I think that it is much easier to just make a habit to include a high protein food item in every meal. There is basically no downsides to eating too much protein and there are a lot of potential problems if you eat too little.
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#36Adding a small amount of protein powder unlocks a whole slew of flavours too!
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#37Earlier quoted context omitted.
Okay, but it doesn't address the issue of having a whole meal with barely any protein.
That’s begging the question, you have to first establish the need for protein at every meal. And I’m not even going to begin to address that digression.
There is basically no downsides to eating too much protein and there are a lot of potential problems if you eat too little.
Of course, you can carefully design other meals to be more protein-heavy, just because of your weird idea of a having an (almost)no-protein meal.
But it is much easier to make it a habit to include at least one high protein food in every meal.
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#38Earlier quoted context omitted.
That’s begging the question, you have to first establish the need for protein at every meal. And I’m not even going to begin to address that digression.
There is basically no downsides to eating too much protein and there are a lot of potential problems if you eat too little. Of course, you can carefully design other meals to be more protein-heavy, just because of your weird idea of a having an (almost)no-protein meal. But it is much easier to make it a habit to include at least one high protein food in every meal.
Err.. what? Kidney damage, inflammation, constipation, bloating, nutrient deficiency, potential heart problems, kidney stones. There's lots of downside of eating too much protein.
https://www.health.com/too-much-protein-side-effects-1189485...
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#39Unfortunately 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.
Use thicker oats. Do not add sugar or any sweet milk. Also, if you sprinkle ceylon cinnamon and fenugreek powders, the impact will be less. For more effect, I used to microwave it in black tea instead of water. Heating and then cooling oatmeal should allow it to form some resistant starch of type RS3. This will spike glucose a little less, but it causes much more gas. Other effective hacks are gymnema, berberine, thi…
I used oatmeal with water and it has always spiked - every body is different. How much less did it spike when you used fenugreek ? What other blood sugar spike hack do you use?
Others that I know of — frozen bread changes starch, or extra virgin oil and almond butter are high in oleic acid so with the right amount it won’t spike as much
Re: The underrated benefits of always having oatmeal at lunch
#40Oats 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"
I add a little bit of protein and fat with a tablespoon or two of crunchy peanut butter and a handful of walnuts. Then banana or raisins for flavor.