I Miss My Oatmeal (cross post)

I get hi-protein oatmeal from DietDirect.com.  I enjoy the peach best, but that is because I do not like maple favor.  There are other sites to get it from.  I still do better with individual servings.

I like selhard's 3 questions.  A 7 months out, you want to avoid introducing any self-defeating foods.  (At 11 months out, I can see that I have a few to avoid.)

I love oatmeal and lately I've been making a baked version with rolled oats, milk, a couple of eggs, and whatever add-ins I feel like having.  I've made banana, cranberry walnut, cinnamon apple...  That being said, I don't have it every day and I always log it so I know where my carb count is.  Like, if I have the oatmeal for breakfast, I'll scale back somewhere else to make sure my macros are good. 

I eat oatmeal occasionally, maybe 2-3 times a month in the winter, 1-2 times a month other times. I LOVE oatmeal, cream of wheat etc. Now when I make oatmeal I only use a 1/4 (Quaker) oats to a 1/2 cup milk. I only add nutmeg, vanilla extract, salt and Splenda. I eat it with a boiled egg/ egg white to get more protein out of it.  I don't like adding other things (protein, fruit etc) IN my oatmeal. 

On a day when I eat oatmeal I make sure other carbs are nonexistent In my remaining meals for the day.

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I think oatmeal (steel cut -- not instant) is a fine thing to eat once you want to stop losing weight. If you are in maintenance, then in moderation, I guess it could be okay. I would definitely not waste my honeymoon period on it, and even at two years out, it is definitely NOT part of my eating plan, however...

If you really miss oatmeal that much, consider making mock oatmeal using TVP (texturized vegetable protein)

It makes a very acceptable mock oatmeal! There is no real taste to it, so it just absorbs the flavor of whatever you add to it, and the texture is very much like oatmeal. I have used sugar free maple syrup, sweetener and cinnamon, almond milk and shredded unsweetened coconut and raisins for my skinny husband, etc -- my husband even likes it

1/3 cup TVP (I used Bob's Red Mill High Protein TVP)

1 cup water

Cook on high for 2 1/2 min, then on half power for 10 min. covered loosely.

The TVP alone is:
Calories: 106
Carbs: 9 grams-5 grams Fiber = 4 Net Carbs
Protein: 16 grams
Of course your additions will add to that.

I make overnight oats with steel cut oatmeal, greek yogurt, some fairlife milk, 1/2 tablespoon of peanut butter and added protein powder.  I usually have it once or twice a week for breakfast, and usually on days I run.  I like the extra bit of energy I get before a long run.  When I do have it, I usually make sure the rest of my eating is relatively low carb since it's a big carb hit first thing in the morning.  Also, I'm very close to maintenance and only starting adding the oats to my diet when I was done losing a majority of my weight.

Oatmeal is highly satisfying and generally considered a superior food choice even for diabetics who need to control blood sugar levels.  It's also extremely healthful in several other ways.

In fact, when studied, oatmeal was found to be more satisfying than cheese, eggs, and beef at an equal number of calories -- all foods typically accepted without question in bariatric and low-carb communities.

Plus you love it.

Great, now you did it, caliannie--all this discussion about oatmeal has me craving some.  At least I'll never crave Kat's TVP suggestion; I tried it and no likey.  Sorry, Kat, but I'm with you on BA calcium chews. 

I really like the whole groat oats. I put them in the slow cooker overnight with a 1 to 4 ratio and a piece of cinnamon. I do not put anything in it except maybe a little milk.  The texture is wonderful. I have less than 1/2 cup, along with eggs fir protein. 

I drank a protein drink for breakfast for the past 16 months. Only recently felt like I needed to change things up and am having cream of wheat for breakfast sometimes. A 'serving' is 3 TBSP... and 3/4c liquid. I do the same 3/4c liquid but only 2 TBSP Whole grain cream of wheat. if you cook extra it will thicken more. I then add unflavored protein powder and benefiber which thickens it more.... then add cinnamon and sweetener. I have to say after eating that I don't get hungry for awhile. That amount of cereal has about 60 calories and 14g carbohydrate.

you might try quiona...it has a complete  protein and all 9 amino acids..  for a change up, if you  should need another.

    .You could do it similar:  1 Serv=4 tbsp has 170 cal,and 6 Gm, 31 g CHO's protein,, cut that to half, to eat.. for 85 cal. 3 gm prot, and 15.5 gm CHO's.. for a serving, with another protein either in powder or another form...egg? or de-fatted sausage? I use a little cinnamon and stevia in mine..I found that new organic stevia and that stuff is good. Doesn't take as much to sweeten, as sugar,and  no bitterness. No blood sugar implications... almost as good as the natural leaf.

Quiona does cook like rice, using twice the amt of water to grain..it  goes well in a casserol or stir fry(just use light spray  on the wok) I usually cook mine for evening meal and reserve my morning portion. My hubby even likes it..