Oatmeal, A Super Food, Delicious Preparation Combinations

March 5, 2023,

The phrase has already been coined so we can’t stamp it here.

We can certainly think about it every time we eat our oatmeal.

Breakfast of champions.

In our experience with oatmeal, while we won’t put a logo on it, we would say it is an incredibly powerful super food.

The basics.

Oatmeal is a preparation of oats that have been de-husked, steamed, and flattened, or a coarse flour of hulled oat grains (groats) that have either been milled (ground) or steel-cut.

Ground oats are also called white oats. Steel-cut oats are known as coarse oatmeal, Irish oatmeal, or pinhead oats. Rolled oats were traditionally thick old-fashioned oats, but can be made thinner or smaller, and may be categorized as quick oatmeal or instant oatmeal depending on the cooking time required, which is determined by the size of the oats and the amount of precooking.

Now for the important part.

It’s all about your health.

Oatmeal and other oat products were the subject of a 1997 ruling by the Food and Drug Administration that consuming oat bran or whole rolled oats can lower the risk of heart disease when combined with a low-fat diet via the effect of oat beta-glucan to reduce levels of blood cholesterol.

A similar conclusion was reached in 2010 by the European Food Safety Authority.

That is massive.

To get two different studies, paid for and produced by two different groups to agree on the summation is incredibly rare.

The team at webmd.com add, “A specific fiber in oats called beta-glucan can lower both your LDL (bad) cholesterol and your total cholesterol. LDL is known to cause clogs in your arteries and damage your heart tissues. Controlling your cholesterol cuts your odds of heart attack and stroke.”

Incredibly important, the older you get.

Time to look at preparation.

Regarding the taste, it’s not what you eat, it’s what you eat it with and how you prepare it.

In the United States, oatmeal is often served as a porridge with milk or cream and a sweetener, such as brown sugar or honey. It may include additional ingredients such as peanut butter, cinnamon or various types of fruits.

Have to say, not our favorite way to eat it.

OUR PERSONAL EXPERIENCE

We have to admit, those in our circle are not really fond of the porridge approach. You can only eat so much of that at a time.

We’ve taken a more creative approach.

What we do is boil a small portion of water until it is hot. Place a couple teaspoons of raw oatmeal at the bottom to cook until thickened. Then we get some flavored store bought granola, be it cinnamon, honey oat or banana and sprinkle it on top of the cooked oat meal.

Spread it around evenly.

Then we really have fun.

We get two heaping spoons of natural fruit pie, be it apple, cherry, berry, lemon or peach and layer that on the top.

Then micro wave it to a warm temperature. It is yummy without having that dry oatmeal taste.

The wonderful benefit is that it often has the effect of solidifying digestion so you don’t have loose stools or worse.

Certainly worked for one of our friends.

He eats oatmeal this way for dessert at least 5 times a week.

Now, that was our personal experience. Hopefully that might work for you.

We desire more ideas.

Let’s walk over to the bookstore.

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The Oatmeal Cookbook: Breads, Entrées, Desserts and More Spiral-bound – July 7, 2009

By Publications International Ltd.

“Oatmeal isn’t just for breakfast! This whole-grain pantry staple is hearty, inexpensive, and surprisingly versatile. It’s the perfect addition to breads, cookies, fruit desserts, and even savory main dishes. The Oatmeal Cookbook demonstrates the many wonderful things you can do with this deceptively simple food.

Recipes included for creative cookie classics, breakfast-time favorites, fabulous fruit desserts, and snack cakes.
Since the book has concealed spiral binding, it will sit flat so that you’ll never lose your place while cooking.
Color pictures give you a perfect idea of what each dish looks like.
Hardcover, 144 pages.

Here are some of the irresistible recipes you’ll find in The Oatmeal Cookbook:

Oat and Whole Wheat Scones.
Wild Rice Three Grain Bread.
Gingery Oat and Molasses Cookies.
Double Striped Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies.
Festive Cranberry Cream Cheese Squares.
Chicken and Veggie Meatballs with Fennel.
Oatmeal Brûlée with Raspberry Sauce.”

Full of imagination and delicious.

One more.

Oatmeal Cookbook: Delicious Oatmeal Recipes Made Easy Hardcover – March 5, 2020

By Grizzly Publishing (Author)

“Oats have long been a huge part of the human diet.

Initially considered a very simple dish that can be used to get you though the hardest of winters, recent research has shown that they are actually a superfood in their own right, boosting health and helping with weight loss in the process.

And the best way to eat them?

Without a doubt, as Oatmeal.

Oatmeal is a versatile, delicious, healthy, and simple dish that can be altered to create the perfect breakfast, lunch, dinner, or desert – and with thousands of different oatmeal recipes out there, you can be sure that you will never run out of options.

Which is why I have accumulated all of them for your eating pleasure!

In this book you will learn how to cook:

Amazing oatmeal breakfast recipes
Delicious oatmeal lunch recipes
Sweet oatmeal desert recipes

Oatmeal is hands down one of the easiest and healthiest foods on this planet – so why shouldn’t you have access to an entire recipe book dedicated to it?

So, what are you waiting for? Take the first step and start exploring the wonderful world that is oatmeal!”

The wait is over.

Given our experience with oatmeal, we now view it as a super food that must be eaten often and since we are not crazy about the taste of the basic foundation, we love creativity with our oatmeal to table preparation.

If not already, you can fall in love with oatmeal too.