Comments on: Oatmeal for Breakfast

By: Hannah

Hannah — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:27:45 +0000

Faye: No apology necessary. I don’t rate posts for pithiness. I will have to try and locate steel-cut oats.

By: Faye Levy

Faye Levy — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 10:01:45 +0000

First, I apologize for my last comment. I forgot that it’s supposed to be pithy!
Rolled oats work fine in the microwave for us too; it’s the steel-cut (it looks sort of like bulgur wheat) that boils over.
I’ve seen lots of savory oatmeal ideas in a blog written by someone from India. She substituted oatmeal in all sorts of savory Indian dishes. Here it is:
http://evolvingtastes.blogspot.com/2007/07/oats-la-pongal.html

By: Hannah

Hannah — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 04:07:40 +0000

Faye, I don’t think I can get steel cut oats here. I guess I mean rolled oats.

I don’t have any problem with oats boiling over in the microwave. I fill a ceramic dish about half full. I add barely half an inch of water above the level of the oats.

By: Faye Levy

Faye Levy — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 03:13:11 +0000

We also love oatmeal for breakfast. We start it with water and finish it with nonfat milk or soy milk. The oats have a natural sweetness and so does the milk, and so we don’t add sugar. We usually add fruit too, most often diced apples that I microwave with cinnamon or raisins or other dried fruit; I make enough for a few days. When we have very ripe bananas, we stir in diced banana at the last minute. Strawberries seem good only with the cold-soaked muesli that you described; we don’t like them in hot oatmeal. Lately we have been sprinkling almonds or other nuts on top at the last minute; toasted sesame seeds are good too.
By whole oatmeal do you mean rolled oats? And by whole oats, do you mean “steel-cut” or uncut? I find microwaving the steel-cut oats inconvenient; it tends to boil over and so you have to keep stopping and stirring. Instead I cook enough for a few meals on the stovetop – mine takes 15-20 minutes.

By: Hannah

Hannah — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:48:25 +0000

Hi Dena! I am looking forward to your recipe for savory oatmeal. I don’t think polenta is near the same level as oats.

By: Hannah

Hannah — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:38:41 +0000

Thanks for visiting, Kayla. Sounds yummy!

By: Kayla K

Kayla K — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:12:23 +0000

I love oatmeal for breakfast! I make mine with milk and add raisins and walnuts. The raisins are so sweet that I don’t even need to add sugar. The fiber in oatmeal keeps me full so I’m not snacking all morning.

By: Dena Lerner

Dena Lerner — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 08:02:59 +0000

Oats really are a super food, they have found in studies that have shown oats to help lower bad cholesterol and raise good cholesterol.
I actually make whole oats with salt and serve them with savory items and techina dressing when i want something different.
And when i get sick of oats i have been turning to polenta which makes an excellent breakfast food as well.

By: Absolute Rakeback

Absolute Rakeback — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:39:16 +0000

With regards the overnight soaking in OJ, we call that Bircher muesli. Cant beat that refreshing citrussy crunch!

By: Hannah

Hannah — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:40:09 +0000

I don’t know Baila, but oats are one of those “superfoods” and most of us eat plenty of wheat already.