Overnight Oatmeal

the-evaluator · 4 Aug 2017 at 07:03

Scam said:
Ocado sell Waitrose own brand, or is that what you mean?

Yep, that's what I mean.

Scam · 4 Aug 2017 at 12:26

the-evaluator said:
Yep, that's what I mean.

I think I meant to put "is that not what you mean". Oh I dunno, it's Friday. Anyway, Waitrose own brand are nearly half the price of Duchy organic ones and work for overnight oats absolutely fine.

the-evaluator · 4 Aug 2017 at 12:37

Scam said:
Waitrose own brand are nearly half the price of Duchy organic ones and work for overnight oats absolutely fine.

Not quite. Waitrose oats are £1.35/kilo (and seemingly always out of stock) and the Duchy oats are £1.79/kilo (yay for Smart Pass discount). I'd buy the Waitrose oats if they were in stick.

jpaul · 4 Aug 2017 at 12:37

Any votes for Flahavans rolled oats - seems they may toast them differently, and although people discuss toasting rolled oats, it is rather an afterthought and maybe taste is better, if it was done before the steaming/rolling.

Flahavan’s process differs from their competitors, however. “The other guys will husk their oats first, but we kiln the oats whole, with the husk still on, which means that they can spend longer in the kiln. It gives them a lovely nutty flavour,” said John.

Some of the oats in muselis's seem to have a more nutty flavour, but maybe I am being conned and they have been coated.

Spleenus said:
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will take a couple of minutes to cook and have a better taste. But visually there is not too much of a difference. But get slightly too thick on these and the taste, ratios needed suddenly will result in your porridge going starchy or gloopy.
... and cooking time will be slightly different.
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there maybe a dormant OC porridge thread :confused:

Scam · 4 Aug 2017 at 12:50

the-evaluator said:
Not quite. Waitrose oats are £1.35/kilo (and seemingly always out of stock) and the Duchy oats are £1.79/kilo (yay for Smart Pass discount). I'd buy the Waitrose oats if they were in stick.

Looking on Ocado now the Duchy's are £2.02 for 1kg (usually £2.25) and Waitrose own are £1.35 for 1kg. And we get a bag of Waitrose own practically every week from Ocado, I've never seen it out of stock :confused:

Ladi · 19 Jul 2018 at 21:01

I love it. My favourite way of having porridge for breakfast or anytime of the day. I was just thinking of finishing the left over in the fridge.

forrestgump16 · 27 Jul 2018 at 10:33

I am a big fan of overnight oats! i usually mix them with some cacao and dates for sweetness.

BRIGGBOY81 · 29 Jul 2018 at 02:41

Iam a porridge connoisseur and put it down to one of the things that has helped me lose 8 and a half stone. personally i find them to soft and not as filling when you soak them overnight.g

PapaLazaru · 29 Jul 2018 at 11:33

40g of oats, half a big pot of Greek style yoghurt, tablespoon of honey and a teaspoon of peanut butter. Mix it up and eat the next day.

Slightly indulgent, but the sour / sweet / salty combination is delicious.

dl8860 · 30 Jul 2018 at 09:36

That's a lot of yoghurt! I do half a bowl of oats, two dessert spoons of yoghurt and enough milk to suspend the oats.

Relentless81 · 30 Jul 2018 at 09:39

In case you ever forget to do these the night before, Tesco's own porridge oats are good to in an hour. Not sure if thats because they are crap quality on not but they taste good to me.

Feek · 30 Jul 2018 at 09:42

dl8860 said:
That's a lot of yoghurt! I do half a bowl of oats, two dessert spoons of yoghurt and enough milk to suspend the oats.

50g frozen cherries and 50g frozen blueberries on the bottom of the jar.
50g of oats on the fruit
200g of Sainsbury low fat greek style yoghurt on the top
Tap the bottom of the jar to get it all to settle and bung it in the fridge for 12 hours minimum.

382 calories of yumminess.

SPG · 31 Jul 2018 at 10:29

If i forget to make them overnight, I just stick it in the nurtibullet and add some ice and whizz that bad boy up.

40g Old Fashioned oats
Easyio Full fat Yogurt (Worth making your own, full fat = less sugars kinda and taste so much nicer)
100g Frozen fruit
10g Chia seeds

Jony27 · 31 Jul 2018 at 14:17

Can you just leave these in a bowl or do you need a mason jar/lid?

jpaul · 31 Jul 2018 at 14:36

Relentless81 said:
Tesco's own porridge oats are good to in an hour

otherwise whose oats. ?
the taste of the overnight oats becomes a bit buried with a lot of toppings vs porridge.
have recently become a fan of buywholefoodsonline.com ~£1.5/Kg for porridge and overnight, but they are probably overkill.

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Jony27 said:
Can you just leave these in a bowl or do you need a mason jar/lid?

if you usually leave uncovered stuff in the fridge then continue ... otherwise cling ]

Feek · 31 Jul 2018 at 14:49

I use a Douwe Egberts coffee jar for mine and I never ever put the lid on when it goes in the fridge.

Jony27 · 31 Jul 2018 at 15:18

Cool, been meaning to try this for a while anyway.

Scam · 31 Jul 2018 at 15:26

We just use a tupperware. Gets 4 portions in -- so enough for 2 days. Saves making it every night too. As for toppings we have a variety.. generally I go for chia seeds, chopped dates, 8 almonds (exactly!

), chopped banana, and honey. Occasionally some blueberries, or other fruit.

D.P. · 2 Aug 2018 at 12:07

BRIGGBOY81 said:
Iam a porridge connoisseur and put it down to one of the things that has helped me lose 8 and a half stone. personally i find them to soft and not as filling when you soak them overnight.g

Plus they are cold, which kind of defeats the purpose.

Jony27 · 3 Aug 2018 at 11:36

Been having this every morning since Tuesday. I don't measure anything to the gram but my usual portion is;
1x MyProtein scoop of Flahavans jumbo organic oats
2x big spoonfuls of full fat greek yoghurt
Few blueberries
Half a banana
tablespoon of honey and a pinch of salt

I've been going to bed looking forward to breakfast since