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Weight Loss Forum / General Topics / June 2004Update on oatmeal "meal"
Here's a healthy meal for about 50 cents - and honestly, it's tasty enough. 1) 1/2 Quaker oatmeal - plus 1 1/2 cups water - microwave at 50% for six minutes 2) add two tablespoons of peanut butter (natural is best) 3) sprinkle cinnamon on top 4) add artifical sweetener to taste (4 packets for me) 5) stir well. The "secret" is to use 1 1/2 cups water, not 1 cup as they advise on the package. 350 calories, no salt, "good" fat, chol lowering, fiber,whole grain. I use natural almond butter instead of peanut butter. Hark! I heard Brad@sheppardsoftware.com (Brad Sheppard) say: > Here's a healthy meal for about 50 cents - and honestly, it's tasty > enough. 1) 1/2 Quaker oatmeal 1/2 cup? > - plus 1 1/2 cups water - microwave at > 50% for six minutes 2) add two tablespoons of peanut butter (natural [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > salt, "good" fat, chol lowering, fiber,whole grain. I use natural > almond butter instead of peanut butter. Heavens, Brad -- you came up with a "meal" concoction that sounds good! I'll have to try it, thanks for sharing... ;-)  SignatureJ.J. in WA (Change COLD to HOT for e-mail) Start of diet : 251 Current Weight : 230 Original Weight: 275 First Goal : 199 In article <b06e736a.0406070957.76aa8ee4@posting.google.com>, > Here's a healthy meal for about 50 cents - and honestly, > it's tasty [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > use natural > almond butter instead of peanut butter That's my usual breakfast--'cept only one packet of Equal. Other stir-ins are one scoop protien powder; 1 small apple, chopped; 1/4 C wheat bran; 2 tbs flax meal; 2 tbs raisins. Oatmeal has to be one of the most versatile foods there is. And good for you, too. Amy > The "secret" is to use 1 1/2 > cups water, not 1 cup as they advise on the package. What does this do for you? SignatureWalking on . . . Laurie in Maine 207/110 60 inches of attitude! Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03 The 1 1/2 cups of water makes it less thick. Since I'm adding almond butter to the oatmeal it seems to help. Without the extra water I get thirsty while eating the mix - of course experiment and see what works for you. > > The "secret" is to use 1 1/2 > > cups water, not 1 cup as they advise on the package. > > What does this do for you? > The 1 1/2 cups of water makes it less thick. Since I'm adding almond > butter to the oatmeal it seems to help. Without the extra water I get [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >> >>What does this do for you? Oh, I like to add more water and let it sit for a few minutes (5-10). YMMV. Signaturejmk in NC Brad Sheppard: > The 1 1/2 cups of water makes it less thick. Since I'm adding almond > butter to the oatmeal it seems to help. Without the extra water I get > thirsty while eating the mix - of course experiment and see what works > for you. I see. I cook mine on the stove and since I add a briefly nuked piece of fruit, I prefer the oatmeal to be thicker. Maybe it's because I never had milk on it as a kid - I don't want it soupy. I did try adding peanut butter once when you mentioned it but didn't like it much. I thought perhaps the extra water made the quantity seem like more to you. What a wonderful, versatile food, eh? SignatureWalking on . . . Laurie in Maine 207/110 60 inches of attitude! Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03 > Brad Sheppard: > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > I thought perhaps the extra water made the quantity seem like more to > you. What a wonderful, versatile food, eh? Count me in on the thick oatmeal. If I accidently put in too much water I end up nuking it longer or letting it sit longer so it will thicken. I also didn't get much from the pb addition. I like my oatmeal with protein powder & splenda, simple. Jenn > Count me in on the thick oatmeal. If I accidently put in too much water I > end up nuking it longer or letting it sit longer so it will thicken. I also > didn't get much from the pb addition. I like my oatmeal with protein powder > & splenda, simple. > > Jenn I use ground flax seed (I finally bought a grinder and grind it fresh weekly!), almond butter, splenda, and blueberries to my oatmeal. Mmmmm good... > Count me in on the thick oatmeal. If I accidently put in too much > water I end up nuking it longer or letting it sit longer so it will > thicken. I also didn't get much from the pb addition. I like my > oatmeal with protein powder & splenda, simple. 80 grams oatmeal 14 oz water microwave for 3 minutes add 32 grams vanilla whey protein powder 1/4 cup sugar free maple syrup I love it! Phil M. Signature"I gotta go. You're killin' me." > > Count me in on the thick oatmeal. If I accidently put in too much > > water I end up nuking it longer or letting it sit longer so it will [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Phil M. What brand of sugar free maple syrup are you using? I've tried one brand, I think it was Log Cabin, and it was so gawdawful tasting that it went straight in the trash. My DH loves making buckwheat pancakes and I like them too but I have to put a little syrup on them and it would be better for my blood sugar stability if I could use sugar free. Anybody using a nonobjectionable tasting sugar free syrup? Tonia > > > Count me in on the thick oatmeal. If I accidently put in too much > > > water I end up nuking it longer or letting it sit longer so it will [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Tonia My daughter likes the Maple Grove Farms... http://www.maplegrove.com/sugar_free.html I'm not a pancake eater so I can't say how it tastes. She seems to like it. I buy it at our local Meijer store. Beverly >> > Count me in on the thick oatmeal. If I accidently put in too much >> > water I end up nuking it longer or letting it sit longer so it will [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > would be better for my blood sugar stability if I could use sugar > free. Anybody using a nonobjectionable tasting sugar free syrup? Maple Grove Farms - http://www.maplegrove.com/sugar_free.html If you have discerning tastes you may not like this either. However, it has only 10 calories per serving (1/4 cup). That is a lot less than any other low calorie syrups that my grocery store stocks. I think that over the years I've developed a tolerance for sugar free and low-fat foods. I'm the only one in my family that can stand skim milk. Phil M. Signature"I gotta go. You're killin' me." >Maple Grove Farms - http://www.maplegrove.com/sugar_free.html > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >the years I've developed a tolerance for sugar free and low-fat foods. >I'm the only one in my family that can stand skim milk. I use this occasionally and like it (but I also have a tolerance for sugar-free and low-fat foods :-) ). However, it tends to give me diarrhea -- I think due to the sorbitol. Chris |
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