what can i add to oatmeal to give it a bit more flavour ?

mp260767 · 31 Mar 2009 at 14:54

hi,

apologies for a daft question, but i'm trying to work on improving my diet and looking to swap my normal couple of pieces of toast for some oatmeal, but at the moment it tastes very bland and i'm after some ideas to brighten it up.

thanks........

slambo69 · 31 Mar 2009 at 14:55

if your talking about porrigde, then a spoonful of golden syrup is delicious, or jam.

Nix · 31 Mar 2009 at 14:57

Fruit?

WantoN · 31 Mar 2009 at 17:53

Oatmeal what?

There's a variety of exceptionally healthy, completely delicious foods available, why would you eat something bland and unpleasant!

Peice of fruit, slice of wholemeal toast and a poached egg
Wholemeal pitta, tuna with v. light mayo, encona sauce + vinegar
Scrambled egg on wholemeal toast
Sardines on wholemeal toast

These are some of things I'll have for brekky. Just thing 'complex carbs, protein, omegas and vitamins.

If you're talking adding to porridge.

Look for a product called 'Agave Nectar'. It's a natural sweetner with a comparibly low kcal level, and it's low GI too. Adding diced dried apricots, kiwi, strawberries, blueberries, yoghurt (natural and flavoured), flaked almonds, and vanilla are some of my other fav porridge additions.

Ant :cool:

MikeHunt79 · 31 Mar 2009 at 17:59

Mustard

I find honey and cream is nice in porridge...

Mirage · 31 Mar 2009 at 18:56

Sweetners?

Seriously though, a small amount of Golden Syrup or something like treats helps it to go down easier!

6thElement · 31 Mar 2009 at 18:58

Handful of raisins is what I always use.

vcl_X1 · 31 Mar 2009 at 22:12

Maple syrup

mp260767 · 1 Apr 2009 at 00:29

cheers all

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WantoN said:
Peice of fruit, slice of wholemeal toast and a poached egg
Wholemeal pitta, tuna with v. light mayo, encona sauce + vinegar
Scrambled egg on wholemeal toast
Sardines on wholemeal toast

trying to cut down on my bread intake as i take sandwiches to work and like to have some slices with my dinner.

MoratJG · 1 Apr 2009 at 07:26

Instant hot chocolate powder.

WantoN · 1 Apr 2009 at 10:10

mp260767 said:
cheers all .

trying to cut down on my bread intake as i take sandwiches to work and like to have some slices with my dinner.

You'd be far better off removing the 'some slices' from your dinner then

Assuming each slice is est. 110kcal. An extra three slices in the evening is 330kcal of carbohydrate.

Your body has been starved of glycogen for eight hours when you sleep, and you don't want to give it bread in the morning? I assume you're also aware that wholemeal is wholegrain carbs just like bread, though perhaps the GI is slightly lower.

In the morning and PWO are the perfect times to fuel with good carbs, these are the two times when your glycogen is most heavily depleted. In the evening, your activity levels are low, and your intake would be better were it to revolve around vitamins and minerals, fibrous carbs, protein and omegas/healthy fats.

Ant :cool:

regulus · 1 Apr 2009 at 10:24

Try this for a great breakfast, it's nasty, but brilliant.

cup of oats
6 eggs
glass of low fat milk
cinnamon
scoop of protein powder
two cut strawberries
spoon of honey

blend it together in a blender for 30 seconds

Enjoy

mp260767 · 1 Apr 2009 at 10:32

WantoN said:
You'd be far better off removing the 'some slices' from your dinner then Assuming each slice is est. 110kcal. An extra three slices in the evening is 330kcal of carbohydrate.

Your body has been starved of glycogen for eight hours when you sleep, and you don't want to give it bread in the morning? I assume you're also aware that wholemeal is wholegrain carbs just like bread, though perhaps the GI is slightly lower.

In the morning and PWO are the perfect times to fuel with good carbs, these are the two times when your glycogen is most heavily depleted. In the evening, your activity levels are low, and your intake would be better were it to revolve around vitamins and minerals, fibrous carbs, protein and omegas/healthy fats.

Ant

thanks for that, think i get the general jist of what your saying but will need to check up on the details of such things as "fibrous carbs", still a noob when it comes to this stuff, much to my embarrassment

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i'm trying to reduce the bread in the evening as well so should allow a bit more flexibility in the mornings.

as for "wholemeal is wholegrain carbs just like bread" i wont say i thought they were totally different, but thought the oatmeal might be a better start to the day, as i said still trying to understand most of this so my logic might be more than slightly flawed.

cheers for that regulas, is that likely to work with fewer eggs ?

AHarvey · 1 Apr 2009 at 10:46

either make it with chocolate/strawberry flavoured milk or add a handful of dried mixed fruit.

fini · 1 Apr 2009 at 10:47

Kebab

regulus · 1 Apr 2009 at 12:10

mp260767 said:
thanks for that, think i get the general jist of what your saying but will need to check up on the details of such things as "fibrous carbs", still a noob when it comes to this stuff, much to my embarrassment .

i'm trying to reduce the bread in the evening as well so should allow a bit more flexibility in the mornings.

as for "wholemeal is wholegrain carbs just like bread" i wont say i thought they were totally different, but thought the oatmeal might be a better start to the day, as i said still trying to understand most of this so my logic might be more than slightly flawed.

cheers for that regulas, is that likely to work with fewer eggs ?

Most certainly mate, I say six, but I usually can only stomach 2, max 3 eggs. It's pretty much a high protein, slow release carb meal that is very nutritious and won't leave you feeling hungry any time soon.