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Oats......

  • 07-04-2006 7:19pm
    #1
    SpAcEd OuT
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    One of my mates puts two cups full of oats into his shake and mixes it with water and a protein supplement, just wondering, is it effective taking oats like this or do they need to be cooked?


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  • #2
    slicus ricus
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    :eek: I dont know why anyone would do that - that sounds MINGGGGIN!!!

    Your best bet is to put whatever amount of oats into a bowl and mix with the appropriate amount of milk (some people use water but milk is SO much nicer), heat it in the microwave for 1 min to 1 1/2 mins, stir it, and heat it for another 1 min to 1 1/2 mins. A tasty and nutricious breakfast.


  • #3
    Macha
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    What do you mean by "effective"? In terms of GI value, or intake of vitamins, etc?? I know that cooking oats slightly raises it's GI and Im totally guessing now but normally cooking veggies reduces their vitamin content so maybe same applies to oats? Dunno..

    A really nice breakast is oats, with chopped nuts (brazil nuts, almonds, etc) and some fresh strawberries (or any other kind of berry) & raisins. Chuck in in a bowl, cover with milk & leave it in the fridge overnight. Yummaaaaayyy!

    I do this when it's too hot (ie when Im abroad) to have a hot breakfast.


  • #4
    t-ha
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    SpAcEd OuT wrote:
    One of my mates puts two cups full of oats into his shake and mixes it with water and a protein supplement, just wondering, is it effective taking oats like this or do they need to be cooked?
    Yes it is, it's a little tougher to digest them as someone else mentioned, but I would suggest at least grinding them up or you'll have top chew your shakes :D .

    BTW 2 cups is alot of oats - your mate must be pretty big (one way or the other)?


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