Tried Steel Cut Oats?

Breakfast has always been so difficult for me.  Typically I really don't like oatmeal.  I tried the steel cut oats type and LOVE them!  Just wanted to encourage others to try something new, if they haven't already:) 

Yep...a nice hearty and chewy oatmeal!  I like to add them to other oats and grains for a hot cereal but they take so long to cook...Lately I've been making a large batch and freezing serving sizes in freezer baggies for mornings on the run. Then I just heat and sweeten with a a scoop of vanilla protein powder and some soy milk and YUMMY!  I also have some in a mix of quicker cooking cereals and nuts and seeds that I microwave... They are probably the healthiest version of oats to eat!  I recently made them with a chicken broth a little olive oil and grated cheese and served as a side dish with fish! Not too bad! Anything to try to get my grains in daily. (my daily bread)  LOL Anita

I am just wondering.  I have heard of steel cut oatmeal before since I try to follow the South Beach Diet per my Dietitians recommendation.  Are Quaker Oats steel cut and if not what is a brand I can easily find?  I have a Whole Foods Market near me.

 I got "Country Choice Organic" from Trader Joe's....but it really doesn't matter where or what kind.. (Organic is better...and they are more costly than regular oats, but they go a long way) They are usually called Irish or Scottish Oats...and they are very simply a whole wheat kernel that has been cut in smaller pieces...So you are truly getting a whole grain that is not processed in any way.  Tastes just like oatmeal only chewy and very filling!  It's good stuff!  They look nothing like Quaker oats at all except the round carton I buy them in!  Keep an eye out for them, I'm sure Whole Foods has them!  Anita 

The brand I have used is called "McCann's."  They have a web site by the same name, check it out.  I am sure the other brands are equally as good.  They are so good for you!  And as has been said, you can make a large batch and refridgerate, which is what I do, or freeze smaller portions for later - it does take 30 minutes to cook.  I usually don't have 30 extra minutes in the morning:)  Add some fruit &/or nuts and you have a wonderful breakfast:)

Anita when you say organic steel cut oats are better, How so? Nutritionally they are the same. Do they taste better to you?

Hey Mel.. They taste the same..Texture is MUCH different.  But nutritionists say that because they are not processed in any other way besides cutting them up...that it is the best way to enjoy and absorb the full benefits of oatmeal.   Regular oat meal are steel cut oats that are soaked til they become engorged with water...then other oats are rolled into the soaked oat...then they are cooked and dried...Then a preservative is added for freshness...Even though they are still healthy, they are processed... Because they are already soaked and cooked...is why you can make them so quickly as opposed to the steel cut that has not been thru any process!  When ever you cook food, it loses some of it's nutrients...Quaker type oats are cooked twice...once by the manufacturer and once by you!   Yep...my nutrition class paid off!  LOL  There are a lot of little hidden things like this that you don't read on the labels!  Hugs, Anita

Hubby made a small crockpot of them overnight the other day - an Alton Brown recipe from Food Network.  I think it was the steel cut oats, cream (half/half) and water (we used mostly water).  They are great reheated.  Nice texture and great taste.  I like lots of cinnamon on 'em and sometimes unsweetened applesauce too. Kathy

Anita, I just wanted you to clarify why you said better. There are many arguements about organic vs those grown with pesticides. I just wanted to clarify that nutrionally they are the same.... It just depends on your views in regards to chemicals, pesticides and perservatives. In addition, do your research everything which claims to be organic isn't so and perhaps it wasn't grown in organic soil. Organic is so vogue now adays. www.quackwatch.com/01QuakeryRelatedTopics/organic.html www.organic-nature-news.com/organic-definitions.html

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