Oatmeal of the day

[deborahjross]

Oatmeal is touted as a health food. Certainly, it is supposed to lower total cholesterol (which I don't need to do) and increase HDL ("good" cholesterol, which I do). I'm happy to eat it for my regular breakfast because I like it a whole lot. I strongly prefer the old-fashioned kind, or even rolled oats, with lots of chewy texture. I have a grand time experimenting with ways to make it even more interesting.

currently playing at your local kitchen:

1/2 c old-fashioned oatmeal
1T wheat bran
1T flaxseed meal
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 c water
pinch salt

microwave 5 minutes. Chewy, grainy texture. Sometimes I add 1 T chopped walnuts. I'm currently taking a break from apples/n/cinnamon; dried blueberries/n/almonds and other good things. Don't want to get bored.

Comments

[cardigirl.livejournal.com]

If you want the real old-fashioned chewiness of oatmeal, go for the whole grain (I buy what I think is called "Irish oatmeal" in a silver can) -- it takes 1/2 hr to cook, but is SOOOOO much better than even the old-fashioned rolled oats that cook in a few minutes.

[deborahjross.livejournal.com]

I've tried "Irish Oatmeal" and "Scottish Oatmeal" in the past and still prefer the long-cooking flakes. I wonder if the long cooking promotes a gluey texture? I like the flakes to be chewy and almost separate. Isn't it wonderful there is something for everyone's taste?