Hi everyone, I'm a college student trying to eat healthier while fasting. My first meal of the day will be at 12 in the afternoon but since my classes start at 9 in the morning, I have to bring my breakfast to class with me. Does anyone know how should I pack my oatmeal before I eat it? Does an insulated stainless steel food container help it not spoil for the 4-ish hours its out of the fridge? 🥲

I have a super busy college schedule this year so I’m looking for some tried and true baked oats to prepare on Sundays :)) I’m not picky about flavors and will try just about anything!!

Hi, I’m just wondering if anyone else has experienced this or has advice.

For the last two years, Nature’s Path Maple Brown Sugar instant oatmeal has been one of my go-to foods. I put the kettle on, add sunflower butter (yay peanut allergy) to the bowl, then add two packets of oatmeal, brown sugar, and a little bit of salt. Then, I add the boiling water from the kettle as soon as it’s done, and stir it around until the sunflower butter is dissolved. I like my oatmeal to have more of a soupy texture and for the oats to be fairly soft, and for two years, I’ve been able to achieve that.

However. I recently bought two new boxes of the oatmeal, and despite no changes to the way I make my oatmeal, it seems like it’s just. Not cooking. The oats have a more crunchy texture, and it seems like they aren’t absorbing the water the way they used to. Like I said, I like my oatmeal with more of a soupy texture, but the texture now is more like actual soup. I’m really not sure what’s going on.

Has anyone else experienced this? Does anyone have thoughts to what might be causing the difference, or advice for how to deal with it?

(P.S. I cannot tell y’all how excited I was to discover that there is a subreddit for oatmeal - this is great!!)

Recipe for 6 portions:

• 1½ cups steel-cut oats (havergrutten)
• ½ tsp salt
• 1½ tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp vanilla sugar
• 190 g no sugar added appelsauce
• 2 cups milk
• 4 cups water

Mix everything together in the slow cooker. Cook on high for 4 hours. Stir halfway through. Keeps in a lidded containter for 5-6 days in the fridge. To reheat scoop a portion into a microwave safe bowl. Microwave on 750W for 50 seconds. Stir. Microwave again on 750W for 50 seconds. Stir well. I serve it with brown sugar on top.

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I love eating me a good oatmeal atleast once a day. I would like to know what type of seeds do you add in your oats and why?

Hey everyone!

Long time oatmeal lover here…recently thought I made out nice by buying a big bag of steel cut oats at the market only to find out that there’s a whole lot of inedible oat hulls in it. Not only, but they are insanely bitter. I haven’t given up. This morning I made oatmeal and rinsed it first, skimming the hulls off the top, because I heard they float. I even blended the oats a little after cooking. I hate wasting food. There are still quite a few hulls……..i don’t want to give up, it’s a big bag…… thoughts and feelings??

I used to eat oatmeal occasionally growing up and just revisited the habit and can't believe I left it behind. It's really fantastic!

I have started with Bob's Red Mill rolled oats, and I really do enjoy it. I haven't tried their steel cut variety. It also got me thinking...

1. Can you tell a difference in how you feel from a brand like Quaker to Bob's Red Mill.
2. Within the same brand (let's say Bob's), can you tell a difference between Steel Cut and regular rolled oats?

I'd love to hear your experiences and specifically what differences you feel, if anything at all.