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Eating Oats Raw
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enigma4dub
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update, i put the steel cut oats in the coffee grinder, turned out great.
keasbey said:i dont take any stomach stuff.. i just dont process cornwhat a waste of all that sugar
humans are incapable of digesting cellulose, this is basically a property of all plant material. I was using corn as an example. with the outer "skin" (i don't know what to technically call it) of corn kernels not being chewed at all (i.e swallowed whole) it passes right through the body untouched.
while my example gets the point across I think it was probably a poor one because steel cut oats are not coated in cellulose, however I think the principle might remain the same. Unsoaked, raw steel cut oats are very solid and dense. your body has to break down each each layer to get to the good stuff, see diagram
A rolled oat is basically a steel cut oat only rolled flat by a steam roller type device. All the layers of the oat are available to digest and there is a much greater surface area for maximum digestibility and absorption.
I can't say that raw, unsoaked steel cut oats are bad for you, and I can't not say that eating them is less nutritious than uncooked rolled oats.
It is my opinion and best educated guess that uncooked rolled oats would be absorbed faster by the body and easier to digest than unsoaked/uncooked raw steel cut oats. I have no solid proof, its just knowing what I know about how the digestive system works.
deathdroprob
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What I eat is small and flakey, so Im guessing rolled oats.
I only eat it raw becuase its quicker and easier to make/eat and I honestly like the taste better.
Some peolpe drink them?
I was thinking about doing this also but what Cap FagTart (lawl) said you have to chew them?
So I should chew them like normal, then re-chew them for good measure?
I only eat it raw becuase its quicker and easier to make/eat and I honestly like the taste better.
Some peolpe drink them?
I was thinking about doing this also but what Cap FagTart (lawl) said you have to chew them?
So I should chew them like normal, then re-chew them for good measure?
deathdroprob said:
you don't necessarily have to chew them, it just creates greater surface area for digestion. the comparison arose between steel cut oats and rolled oats... good luck chewing steel cut oats
i've added rolled oats to shakes before, definitely the way to go if you are in a hurry
