Once and for all which oatmeal?

[jojo77]

i just put honey of mine

 

[MissChris]

My favorite approach for oats is to cook them with 3-4 egg whites, a little water, a handful of blueberries, and plenty of splenda and cinnamon.

 

[young guns]

MissChris, when you say no Quaker Instant, you're not talking about the 1-Minute kind are you? Cause the only ingredient is "100% Whole Grain Quaker Quality Rolled Oats."



And I second the splenda and cinammon idea.

 

[land0220]

The Instant Oatmeal is okay if it's just the plain oats that come in the big container. Don't get the flavored Instant Oatmeal that comes in the packets though, as it contains all sorts of sugar and other crap....which is why it tastes so good!

 

[Babyfaced Assassin]

My favorite approach for oats is to cook them with 3-4 egg whites, a little water, a handful of blueberries, and plenty of splenda and cinnamon.

You mix your oatmeal and eggs?
do u make it in the microwave? how does this turn out??

 

[MissChris]

Young Guns, yes I'm referring to the one minute kind as well, even though the ingredients say only rolled oats. The instant oats have a considerably higher GI than the old fashioned ones do, due to the oat groat being hulled to a much finer texture. It's just too processed IMO.

Babyfaced, yup I zap them in the microwave. It turns out much like a danish if you use your imagination, hehe. Have you ever made BBer pancakes with oats and egg whites? Similar texture, but thicker and not browned on each side. Very good when sweetened and with some berries or chopped apple/banana thrown in.

 

[young guns]

looks like i'll have to buy the old fashioned oats then

 

[JoNeS]

Considerably higher "GI" what's that?

 

[Babyfaced Assassin]

i will try them miss chris, you have tempted me

 

[MissChris]

Parker,

GI refers to the glycemic index, which is useful for planning a diet in which your goal is to minimize insulin spikes. It's a ranking of how every carb food affects your blood glucose levels. Some higher carb foods, for example, have a lower glycemic rating than some low carb foods. It's a pretty handy tool.

Read about it here if you like.
http://diabetes.about.com/library/mendosagi/nmendosagi.htm

An excerpt from one of the articles just to illustrate:

Many of the glycemic index results have been surprises. For example, baked potatoes have a glycemic index considerably higher than that of table sugar.

And here is a searchable database so that you don't have to scroll through a HUGE table. (Although it's fun to read the whole table once if you're bored, to familiarize yourself with the GI of all sorts of foods).

http://www.calvin.biochem.usyd.edu.au/GIDB/searchD3.htm