Weight Control Oatmeal

I just bought the Quaker Weight Control oatmeal. It is so good. I was suprised beyond belief. I only ate 1 packet for breakfast @ 0730 and it kept me filled till noon. I couldn't believe it. Check out the Nutrition facts.

Nutrition Facts Serving Size 45.0g Amount Per Serving Calories 162 Calories from Fat 27 % Daily Value* Total Fat 3.0g 5% Saturated Fat 0.5g 3% Cholesterol 0mg 0% Sodium 270mg 11% Total Carbohydrates 29.0g 10% Dietary Fiber 6.0g 24% Protein 7.0g Vitamin A 20% ? Vitamin C 0% Calcium 10% ? Iron 20% Nutritional Units 3 * Based on a 2000 calorie diet
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No cholesterol
Low in saturated fat
Low in sugar
High in dietary fiber
High in iron
High in niacin
High in riboflavin
High in thiamin
High in vitamin A
High in vitamin B6
 

I just bought some steel cut oats and am mixing it with oatbran and it is pretty good

Cooked oatmeal is perfect - nice and warm in my tummy and keeps me full up until lunch time.  I've never eaten so much of it in my life as I have in the last 6 months.

I've been mixing quick oats a sprinkle of wheat germ , oat bran , cinnamon , raisins and ground flax and a teaspoon of splenda with water and cook it for a minute in the microwave. It fills me up in the morning. Then I just need some fruit for a snack before lunch.

So...that's funny.  I thought I'd look and see how the weight control stuff is supposed to benefit you, ie, why you would choose it over plain oatmeal. 

Here's the nutrition info for Old Fashioned Quaker Oats. (a serving is 40g, i calculated the 45g serving so it was directly comparable)

                    40g         45g
Cal               150     168.75
Fat(g)             3         3.38
Sat. fat(g)    0.5         0.56
chol(mg)         0             0
Sodium           0             0
carbs(g)         27     30.38
fiber(g)            4         4.5
protein(g)        5        5.63

Basically, the weight control adds 4 calories, 1.5g fiber, 1.37g of protein, and 270mg of sodium.  Huh.  I think I'll stick with my Old Fashioned.  :-)  Besides that, Old Fashioned Oats are just that - the only ingredient is 100% Natural Rolled Oats. 

Ingredients list for Weight Control Maple & Brown Sugar (a plain wasn't listed):
WHOLE GRAIN ROLLED OATS, WHEY PROTEIN ISOLATE,MALTODEXTRIN, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, SALT, OAT FLOUR, CALCIUM CARBONATE, GUAR GUM, CARAMEL COLOR, SOY LECITHEN, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM, SUCRALOSE, NIACINAMIDE*, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, REDUCED IRON, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE*, RIBOFLAVIN*, THIAMIN MONONITRATE*, FOLIC ACID*. *ONE OF THE B VITAMINS CONTAINS MILK AND SOY INGREDIENTS.

Interesting though.  They are selling a product that makes one assume it must be a lot different, when in reality, it's not.  I suppose having to cook the Old Fashioned oats may be a downside to some.  And there's not the same portion control (unless you use a measuring cup...which you have to anyway to make sure you get the right water/oat mix).

Yum oatmeal.  In fact, that's what I'm having for dinner tonight! Strange, I know :-)

edit: stupid tables that don't show up right...

I agree with sydthekid - I cook my old fashioned rolled oats in the microwave, right in the bowl

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I bought the Weight Control not really thinking about the ingredient list or the benefits other than that the Weight Control has more fiber and I think the Weight Control is tasteless.  I got the Cinnamon Roll flavor and it does not taste at all like the regular Cinnamon Roll.  It tastes like nothing.  And now I have seven more packets to eat.  :(  

I had some of that once, the cinnamon kind, I think.  It was tasty and did keep me full, but I'm not sure it was really any better than any other oatmeal.  Not really good enough to justify the extra cost, probably.

When I need extra fiber, I add 2 tablespoons of oat bran or flaxseed meal and cook it with 1/4 cup of dry oatmeal.  I cook mine in skim milk for the extra protein and calcium.

You guys have made me hungry for oatmeal!  I have some steel cut oats and I think I am going to go have some!  yummy.  Sombody mentioned a while back to add a little non fat flavored coffee creamer to it.

I LOVE Quakers Weight Control Oatmeal in maple and brown sugar! I've been eating it almost every morning for breakfast since I started my weight loss almost 3 months ago!

I tried the weight control variety and it did a number on my stomach and other body parts for the next day.  Needless to say I lost half a pound that day.

For those who cook their regular oatmeal in the microwave -

I'd like to try that! How long do you put it and with how much water? Just to make sure, it is not instant right? Just oat?

Thanks :)

LOL I just tryed it. I put oats and water in a bowl, put it in the microwave for 2 min. and it all "exploded" out of the bowl... LOL

There must be a better way

I had banana bread weight control for breakfast!  I am staggering my calories and I thought it would help me to start this low cal day!  It did.

I eat the WC oatmeal almost every day. It's thick and "sticks to my ribs" longer than other oatmeal's I've tried (and I've tried a lot).

And of course it is going to have additives that regular oats do not.  For one thing, it's flavored. Regular oats aren't.  To each their own :)

to cook oatmeal in the microwave, use a slightly bigger bowl than usual, it needs room to boil up... and watch it when it's cooking, and if it starts to boil up too much, stop and stir it... then continue cooking...

I love the Quaker Weight Control both flavors.  I have been buying it since I saw it advertised on Biggest Loser.

The maple and brown sugar one smells divine! And tastes wonderful too! But the plain (non-flavored) oatmeal packets are 40-60 calories less, and taste just as good if you add cinnamon and applesauce. I'd say I have oatmeal probably 5 or 6 times a week! mmmmm...

I put regular rolled oats in the microwave every day....about 3/4 cup dry....then i just add warm water from the faucet at work until it just covers the oatmeal in the bowl, I don't measure it.  Put it in the microwave for about 65-70 seconds.  I also use a slightly bigger bowl so that it doesn't boil over in the microwave.  If it's not enough water and it comes out sticky (which I do on purpose...so if you like it wet, add more)....add some cold water when it's done cooking right before you eat it...that way, it's moist enough and COOLED down enough to eat right away!

I cook my OLD FASHIONED oatmeal in the nuke quite often..like they said, just watch the nuke while it's in there.  ANOTHER OPTION that I do sometimes is use the boiling water from the coffee pot.  That red tab that you pull down for hot water, and it works quite well.

OLD FASHIONED vs WEIGHT CONTROL

I'm an old fashioned girl myself, but I would assume that most people are into the new WC oatmeal by Quaker,

A because they come in packets and it's already proportioned,

B they come in packets so it's easily transportable,

C they have flavors instead of having to add raisins or cinnamon or splenda, etc