I am addicted to oatmeal!!

Is it wrong that I want oatmeal for breakfast and dessert? I am in love with the weight control oatmeal (maple brown is my faveee).

Is there such a thing as too much oatmeal? Or is it okay to eat it twice today? I have room for like 300 cals, and its all i can think about! help!!

I'm the same way, except I just make the regular kind.  I eat it at LEAST once a day.  For the past two weeks, I think there have been a grand total of maybe 3 (maaaybe 4?) days that I DIDN'T have it twice.  I tried looking up online to see if there was something "bad" with too much oatmeal, because I eat so much of it, but as far as I can telll, it's ok...

As long as you get enough vitamins and minerals and the rest of your diet is balanced (enough fats and protein) oatmeal is great! If you happen to be on the low end of fats, you can add nuts or stir in an egg. If you are low on protein, you can stir in an egg or cottage cheese.

I have oatmeal twice a day sometimes, too. My brother says I eat like an old person when I say I like oatmeal as a snack.

haha! I sometimes feel like an old person because of it. My friends look at me like I'm nuts! Thanks for your quick responses! You both made me feel better about the bowl I am about to chow down on :).

Oatmeal is on the list of the world's healthiest foods.  (www.who.org).  It has fiber, both soluble and insoluble, which helps you feel full and removes cholesterol and fat from your body.  It also has a slight amount of protein.

I'd say there are worse things to be addicted to! :)

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I guess the ideal breakfast, then, would be oatmeal with a sliced banana and some almonds. 

Dang, that sounds really good RIGHT NOW.  If I was going straight home, I'd probably have it for dinner. 

 

I eat oatmeal 2 times a day too. I LOVE IT! JUST LOOK AT MY USERNAME!

I eat the Weight Control oatmeal every day myself.  Cinnamon is my favorite flavor, though =)

I eat oatmeal every day and would eat it more but I just like to eat other things too. To answer your question though, my brother is on one of these hardcore, strict, "build/maintain muscle" but "lose fat" type diets/workout regimens. Part of his "plan" so to speak is to have nothing but good carbs in the morning, directly before his workout, and sometime after his workout. Therefore, he eats (I kid you not) about 1 cup of oatmeal (in addition to a protein shake, peanut butter, etc - he eats a ridiculous amount of food) for breakfast, another cup before his workout, and sometimes even another cup afterwards. So on some days (in addition to his protein shakes, lunch, and dinner, and other snacks) he has upwards of 900 calories of oatmeal - although it's just plain oats made with tap water. So I'm sure it's ok to eat that much as long as you fit it into your diet/calories. 

I LOVE Oatmeal!

I was never the biggest fan of the instant Quaker oatmeal, mostly because I feel like I would need to have at least 3 packets of the stuff to really fill me up, and plus all that added sugar. I have tried the new Quaker weight-control stuff though and I think it tastes great!

My favorite oatmeal is making it from screatch. Steel cut oats are the best! It takes a while to cook but I make a whole put so I have enough for the week. The texture and taste is so nutty and it's ridiculously filling. Plus, you can add whatever you want to it! I add a little brown sugar to it and some cinammon. It's my FAVOURITE breakfast food ever!

I like any kind of sweet porridge -- wheat berries make a very nice porridge if you have the time to cook them!  Millet is good stirred into a different type, and rice pudding is wonderful.

But oatmeal is my favorite.  <3  The weight control stuff is AWESOME -- very tasty, satisfying, has protein and fiber so keeps you full for a long time, and it can be made at work. 

There was a whole month i was addicted to sweet potatoes. HAD to have one every day. I see nothing wrong with eating oatmeal twice a day as long as all your other bases are covered.

I love it too. I eat a double serving (1 cup) of quick oats for breakfast pretty much every day and "snack" on instant oatmeal at work it's filling and healthy. I was getting a lot of flack about eating it around the office but now several of my Paratroopers are eating instant oatmeal for a mid afternoon snack.

Im the same with fruit salad at the moment its started as a ooh what a waste off all that fruite in the bowl what can i do with it into and now its a 3 times a day fix.

My mum came round the other day and she was like i cant believe how much fruit you have bought and now half the bowl is gone just 2 days later.

If you ever want to mix it up try "Chia Goodness".   Chia seed has a ton of sustenance, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which notes that chia contains more than 4.4 times more calcium than milk, 16 percent of your recommended daily protein intake, and more omega-3 fatty acids then salmon!  All this for only 130 calories :)  

 

Isn't anyone else concerned about the artificial sweeteners in the weight control type of instant oatmeal? I have huge concerns about excitotoxins, like nutrasweet. I don't believe FDA for a minute about the safety of nutrasweet, so I am extremely leery of something even newer to the market like splenda!

A naturopath specifically told me that it is better to eat sugar than art. sweeteners. Look at studies comparing weight loss of those on regular pop vs. diet pop.

I'm also leery of the artificial sweeteners but it doesn't stop me from downing oatmeal everyday! I buy the plain stuff, and add 1/2 cup unsweetened apple sauce with some cinnamon or nutmeg for sweetness. SO much better!

Oatmeal is very healthy, if you don't add tons of junk to it.


But the thing about carbs is - although they are totally necessary and should never be absent in one's diet - if you eat tons of them all at once and don't burn them, they store directly as fat.  Whereas protein takes a long time to store as fat.  That's why people eat carbs before a workout and protein after.


So if you love oats, eat 'em progressively throughout the day.  Not all at once.  :D  Just a friendly tip.

Original Post by oxymoron00:

 

But the thing about carbs is - although they are totally necessary and should never be absent in one's diet - if you eat tons of them all at once and don't burn them, they store directly as fat.  Whereas protein takes a long time to store as fat.  That's why people eat carbs before a workout and protein after.


So if you love oats, eat 'em progressively throughout the day.  Not all at once.  :D

I have to disagree with this. I always thought how a certain food stores as fat is largely based off of one's own body. Some people can eat carbs all day and not gain weight, while other's bodies have no tolerance for extra carbs.

Protein and carbs both have different functions, but one storing fat and one not storing fat hasn't anything to do with the nutrient, it has to do with the food it's in and the person's body who is eating it.

And oats hardly cause a rise in the blood sugar, so why would it automatically store as fat, but wouldn't at all if you eat them spread out throughout the day? It's the exact same calories, nutrients, etc. Sorry, really just confused about that.

Yesterday I had the Maple and Brown Sugar Weight control oatmeal with egg whites mixed in for breakfast, and then at night for dessert I chopped up an apple and mixed it with the Cinnamon Weight Control oatmeal and microwaved it and top it with a little sugarfree maple syrup...kinda like apple crumble or something but it was yummy!

So yea I know where your coming from, i have had oatmeal for breakfast, snacks, and desserts. I love oatmeal :)