The Oatmeal Chronicles

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Registered: 12-05-2007
The Oatmeal Chronicles
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Sat, 08-02-2008 - 12:09am
So, I have another rant, but I'm kind of over the feeling sorry for myself episode, and have, again, come back to battling oatmeal. Here's the deal: I cannot eat oatmeal. It makes my blood levels sky high, for hours, unlike anything else. But I love oatmeal. I mean, I would eat it everyday if I could. And I inherited about 20 instant oatmeal packets of various amazing flavors from my ex-roomate, and they just sit in my fridge (keeps 'em fresh) and mock me. So, here's the question, does anyone know of a, I don't know, low carb oatmeal, or something like oatmeal that actually tastes like oatmeal (I'm sorry, but grits just don't cut it)? I'm desperate, and fortunately for me, but unfortunately for my love of oatmeal, I don't wake up with increasingly low blood sugar levels anymore (that's another story entirely).

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Registered: 07-10-2003
Mon, 08-04-2008 - 7:31pm

I can understand the frustration of those who really like and want to eat oatmeal and find it puts their BG numbers too high...... maybe this is not wise to say but ..since I might be the only one saying this.....but I have never liked oatmeal.

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Registered: 04-03-2003
Tue, 08-05-2008 - 3:03pm

Oatmeal is basically a carb. Rolled or cut oats do have some fiber, instant significantly less fiber most of the time (unless it is specifically designed to retain fiber/be low net carb). As far as your body is concerned, a carb is a carb, regardless of the source, whether it's oatmeal or a potato. For some, plain old oatmeal has enough fiber to provide just enough balance to their blood sugar. For others, they need some help in the form of more fiber, protein, even a little fat, to slow the digestion and absorption of the carbs. So, adding some peanut butter (as my hubby likes to do) or having oatmeal with milk (which has fat and protein), butter (just fat mostly), nuts, any of that sort of thing is helpful. Portion size is also important - a 1 cup serving may be okay for some but others need a 1/2 cup serving and others need 1/2 cup PLUS some protein/fat/etc. For me, oatmeal is pretty much out but I can eat a 1/2 cup of Cheerios IF (and only IF)I add 1/4 cup of pecan bits to it (and, for the record, I use unsweetened almond milk on it as well rather than dairy milk by preference). Total comes to about 20 grams of carb and 5 grams of fiber (plus protein and fat from the nuts). Without the pecans, there's roughly 2 grams of fiber at most (and almost no protein or fat). Just digests too quickly and hits me harder than if I use the pecans (those are my nuts of preference for this application).

--Deb

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