Slow Cooking Oatmeal

candi

candi

Cathlete
Does anyone know why the slow cook oatmeal is recommended over the 1 minute variety? I'm curious.
 
I've often wondered this myself. Maybe the slow-cooking is less processed so has more nutrients? I think if you got a high quality (organic, no extra ingredients, just oats) brand, the nutrient value has got to be comparable to slow cooking and the time you save is worth something too. You can make up for it in your other food choices that day. But I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong and the road to hell is paved with quick cooking oats. (Nice surface, eh?)
 
See, only a Cathe forum member would know what I was thinking.

I bought the wrong kind at the grocery store by mistake and wondering if I should exchange them because maybe, just maybe...the road to hell IS paved with quick cooking oats.
 
I think it's because the 1- min kind has a smaller surface area and thus has a higher glycemic index than the slow cooking one. I read that somewhere. HTH!

Elizabeth
 
Quick cooking is healthy enough, I think. Just add a bit of peanut butter, or ground flax seed or cook it in soy milk to make it take longer to digest. Pull the whiskers of death and eat the evil stuff!
 
Hi Candi, take a look at the Quakeroatmeal.com website -- quick and old fashion are each 100 percent oatmeal - the quick cook is "cut" smaller to cook faster. Personally I prefer the flavor and texture of the old fashion oatmeal and do not like the quick cooking oatmeal at all. Now if you are buying the quick cook oatmeal with flavors added -- that's another story (not a good one!). The website is pretty informative and has recipes too! I LOVE oatmeal and prepare it with soymilk in the microwave and top it off with non-fat vanilla yogurt; try throwing in some fresh or frozen whole strawberries before you cook for a different taste treat in the wintertime; otherwise fresh on top is sooo good too. I love old fashion Oatmeal UNCOOKED mixed with yogurt and fruit -- give it a try for a nice summer breakfast.
 
Thank you Eloise!

I was just searching and found out that the steel cut is the most recommended because it does have more fiber. The old fashioned slow cooked is processed to absorb more water. The 1 minute old fashioned is processed even further.

I LOVE oatmeal, too and do like the slow cooked variety better. I will definitely look at the Quaker site and see what they have in terms of recipies.

I have tried the oatmeal with flavor added but realize that because the sugar content is so high, it reduces the nutritional value, not to mention adding to my sugar cravings.
 
HI, Steel cut oats are another story -- give it a try but I found thatI did not care for the texture and flavor much - hooked since childhood on Quaker Old Fashion oats. Speaking of sugar cravings - have you ever had Oatmeal Cake?
 
Don't tempt me with that Oatmeal cake. I'm sure I'd love it. Thanks again for the oatmeal tip. I believe you are now the resident oatmeal expert. Thank goodness you were there when I needed you!
 
I LOVE steel cut oats! They do take a while to cook, though. When I was eating them regularly, I would make a double or triple batch, then put separate servings in a microwavable bowl and refrigerate. When I wanted to eat it, it was all in a big solid glob, so I chopped it up with a spoon, added some soymilk, and nuked it for a couple of minutes. Almost like freshly cooked! (And don't forget the fresh-ground flax seed and maple syrup to add to it!)
 
I would probably never eat oatmeal if I had to cook it for an hour. Sometimes I don't even have the extra 5 minutes in the a.m. So I use the quick cooking kind, eat it a few times a week and call it a day. I'm thinking a few servings of quick oats beats no servings at all! Just my .02.
 
Kathryn,

I bought no sugar maple syrup and it was pretty good. The only problem is it's sweetened with NutraSweet. I wish they'd start using Splenda more. I guess they don't because it's more expensive.
 
I was wondering this a while back.
And I still haven't found a reasonable explanation as to why one is healthier over the other. I think it's perception.

All the info I found showed the instant, regular (old fashioned) and steel cut to be of exact same nutritional value.

For example in my nutrition guide, The Complete Food Counter, it lists all three kinds of oatmeal has having the same nutritional value for a single 1/2 cup serving.

150 cal
5 protein
3 fat
27 carb
4 fiber
0 sodium



Michelle

Go Wings!!!!:7
 
HMMM, I AM GONNA GIVE THOSE STEEL CUT OATS ANOTHER TRY . . . THANKS -- MAYBE I HAD A NOT SO GOOD BATCH OR DID NOT PREPARE PROPERLY . . .
 
"Slow-cooked steel-cut oats are the most nutritious kind of oats and should really be the only kind you choose... Processed oats found in breakfast cereals and instant oatmeal can cause spikes in your blood sugar and insulin levels comparable to the effects of white flour. Slow-cooked oatmeal is digested more slowly because it contains more soluable fiber. Thus you get more gradual rises in blood sugar..."

(taken from The Top 100 Zone Foods, Barry Sears)

Even if you don't do the Zone, steel-cut oatmeal in general seems better than instant.

Hope this helps.:)

Brenda
 
>http://www.quakeroatmeal.com/FAQ/AP_index.cfm
>
>Everything you wanted to know about Quaker oatmeal.
>
>I'm now very curious about he steel cut type. Kathryn, do you
>buy your in the grocery store or health food store?


I buy it at my health food store. I used to buy McCann's, but it was pricey, so now I just get another brand of steel cut oats.
 
>Kathryn,
>
>I bought no sugar maple syrup and it was pretty good. The
>only problem is it's sweetened with NutraSweet. I wish they'd
>start using Splenda more. I guess they don't because it's
>more expensive.


I also use agave nectar (low glycemic, a natural sweetener from a desert plant) sometimes. I'd personally rather have a bit of real maple syrup than something artificially sweetened.
 
>I would probably never eat oatmeal if I had to cook it for an
>hour. Sometimes I don't even have the extra 5 minutes in the
>a.m. So I use the quick cooking kind, eat it a few times a
>week and call it a day. I'm thinking a few servings of quick
>oats beats no servings at all! Just my .02.


While whole oats might take an hour. steel cut only take 20-30 minutes.
 
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