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In a fit of pique and spite over Caslon's alleged quest for 10,000 posts, it was observed that Caslon must not work due to his inordinate number of posts. So it is with great trepidation that I post yet again. But it is a topic of such potential interest to our community that I dare it.

Caslon enjoys an evening bowl of oatmeal fortified and flavored with sliced banana and raisins. Oatmeal is advertised as beneficial in lowering cholesterol. And being a curious fellow....when he isnt otherwise occupied posting on RJ....he wanted to understand more about this claim. But as is sometimes the case when one heads of in one pursuit, a quite different goal is acheved, he discovered an equally interesting health benefit from oatmeal. It stimulates the immune system.

Oatmeal is a good source of Beta-glucans. A brief summary of the beneficial actions of these glucans is quoted below:

"Beta 1,3-D glucans are being referred to as biological response modifiers because of their ability to activate the immune system.[3] However, it should be noted that the activity of Beta 1, 3-D glucan is different from agents that stimulate the immune system. Agents that stimulate the immune system can push the system to over-stimulation, and hence are contraindicated in individuals with autoimmune diseases, allergies, or yeast infections. Beta 1, 3-D glucans seem to make the immune system work better without becoming overactive. They accomplish this by activating phagocytes, which are immune system cells whose function is to trap and destroy foreign substances in our bodies such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites.[4] In addition to enhancing the activity of phagocytes, beta-1,3 glucans also reportedly lower elevated levels of LDL cholesterol, aid in wound healing, help prevent infections, enhance NK cell function, and help in the prevention and treatment of cancer."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta-glucan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oatmeal

Now to go check out any benefits from cinnamon.

Thanks, Cas for giving us the advanced 411 on things like food.

I use oatmeal in a variety of ways. I make a porridge out of it at times with either vanilla or chocolate protein powder and add some Splenda and cinnamon to it. Or I use a coffee grinder and make bread crumbs from it to substitute for any bread crumbs that might be required for items that I bake or prepare.

I try to avoid wheat products as one of the guidelines for adhering to an inflammation free diet. Using a coffee grinder to make a bread crumb substitute is great. You can't tell the difference. I use it this way when I make casseroles or salmon burgers. I'm sure it can be used for meatloaf as well but I don't eat red meat.

Oatmeal is great. I think a survey on peoples diet (in my country), would reveal oatmeal as a potential national dish of Denmark. we eat it a lot, especially for breakfast, but I might also eat a bowl any time of day as a fast meal.

(and yes, it is very much used in the same way as bread crums in meat balls/loaf and the like)

I have 1 1/2 cups (dry measure) every morning with cinnamon, raisins, and splenda. I love it.

I love oatmeal, I have it with rasins and honey.

I have been eating more oatmeal. My question is are they all the same (instant / quick cook / regular).

I make pancakes out of oatmeal - they are sooooo good!

Ingredients:

6 egg whites
1 Cup of non fat or low fat cottage cheese
1 Cup of oatmeal
2 packets of splenda
1 tsp vanilla
2 tsp cinnamon (or to taste - I add more)

Mix it all up in a blender (Put the egg whites and cottage cheese first - if you add the oatmeal first - its really hard to mix) into a nice thick batter.

It makes about 6 pancakes. Three is one serving.

Top them off with some mixed fruit and sugar free syrup!! (I buy the frozen mixed berries and heat them up in the microwave).

Deeeeelish!!!

Well I love boysandberries on oats!

My daily ritual is rolled oats with a handful of mixed berries for breakfast. The oats keep my bad cholesterol in check and the berries give me all the anti-aging oxidants I need:

http://dole.com/Products/Products_Detail.jsp?CatGroupID=8&ID=122

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/12/041220012512.htm

http://preventdisease.com/home/weeklywellness174.shtml

I mean with all that ammo, how can one feel inadequate to tackle the challenges of the day!?

Oatmeal is one of my favorites. Fast and easy meals are normally really bad for you. Oatmeal is one of the exceptions.

last year I went to Japan and I brought 2 kg of oatmeal in my suitcase. I've lived there as a student before and never saw oatmeal in a japanese supermarket (so I missed it for a whole year). anyway this time my 2 kgs lasted exactly the 3 weeks I was there.

raw with raisins and milk is a classic,

hot porridge with a knob of butter, honey and milk was my favorite food as a kid.

Yeah a gluten intolerance runs in my family, so I avoid it

an ex-??? of mine has oatmeal every morning with a scoop of Muscle Milk and strawberries and bananas - and a side of scrambled eggs. It's great. It's become my morning routine - although I also add in a bagel with peanut butter as I'm trying to gain weight - AGAIN!

YUMMY!!!

I'm aware of the health benefits, but I hate eating cooked oatmeal. I just mix a dry cup with juice and chug it before I can even taste it.

I've been eating it every morning for years. I spike it with dried cherries and, unfortunately, brown sugar. It's like dessert!

I've been eating it for years. I've gone through various ways of making it since I tire of a certain way after a a year or so of eating it.

I've...

-Eaten it with milk, blueberries, splenda

Then I stopped drinking milk

-Then I ate it with soy milk, blueberries, splenda

Got tired of that, so now...

-I eat it with regular water and splenda.

If I'm bulking I'll add blueberries.

As a pre-workout meal, I mix cashew butter into it to spice it up a bit.

I love oatmeal.

Oatmeal also tatstes great mixed with: a can of tuna or sardines or salmon or olive oil or a scoop of peanut butter or shredded parmesean and chopped raw garlic or.....

i really wished I liked Oatmeal. I can't stand the taste or the texture!

jonboy320 saidI make pancakes out of oatmeal - they are sooooo good!

Ingredients:

6 egg whites
1 Cup of non fat or low fat cottage cheese
1 Cup of oatmeal
2 packets of splenda
1 tsp vanilla
2 tsp cinnamon (or to taste - I add more)

Mix it all up in a blender (Put the egg whites and cottage cheese first - if you add the oatmeal first - its really hard to mix) into a nice thick batter.

It makes about 6 pancakes. Three is one serving.

Top them off with some mixed fruit and sugar free syrup!! (I buy the frozen mixed berries and heat them up in the microwave).

Deeeeelish!!!

This sounded good, so I made them for dinner... best pancakes I've ever had!

I like the taste and texture of oatmeal, and I used to eat it before my workouts. But, even though I would eat it an hour and a half before going to the gym, I'd be burping it up during the workout. So, I stopped eating it, and with that, there is no longer any grain at all in my diet. Never felt better...

muchmorethanmuscle saidOr I use a coffee grinder and make bread crumbs from it to substitute for any bread crumbs that might be required for items that I bake or prepare.

I try to avoid wheat products as one of the guidelines for adhering to an inflammation free diet. Using a coffee grinder to make a bread crumb substitute is great. You can't tell the difference. I use it this way when I make casseroles or salmon burgers. I'm sure it can be used for meatloaf as well but I don't eat red meat.

Brilliant! I'm totally going to do that.


I also found some flaxseed meal in my fridge that my roommate was eating while trying to eat gluten-free. I think that would be good instead of bread crumbs too, eh?

Steel cut--only

i love teh oatmeal!

i like nuts and fruit with some brown sugar on mine.

mmmmmmmmmm

sixxfive saidOatmeal also tatstes great mixed with: a can of tuna or sardines or salmon or olive oil or a scoop of peanut butter or shredded parmesean and chopped raw garlic or.....

Yummy! I'll bring a bottle of wine and we'll dine all the way to the toilet and back...

obscenewish saidI've been eating it every morning for years. I spike it with dried cherries and, unfortunately, brown sugar. It's like dessert!

Like my pal OW, I also have been eating it for years.... 5 days a week at work for breakfast... Sometime I even get Giggy-wit-it... and mix the Oatmeal and Cream of Wheat in the same bowl and top it all off with Cinnamon, raisins, almonds, walnuts, brown sugar and splenda.... Damn Yummy and helps me keep my weight in check.

xKorix saidYeah a gluten intolerance runs in my family, so I avoid it

Oats don't have any gluten in them. Most people with Celiac's can eat oats. The one's who can't are hyper-sensitive to gluten which can appear in small amounts due to the factories they are processed in.

So eat up

Wow... pretty much sums it all up for me! After reading this thread, I decided that I was pretty much done with my usual breakfast routine, which consisted of either pancakes or eggs, potatoes and toast and on occasion I would try to eat healthier by having an egg white omelette with veggies. It wasn't that bad, but I always felt extremely full and sluggish after eating breakfast. I've now been eating Oatmeal on a daily basis for the last two weeks and I feel so much better. I feel full after eating it, but not the kind of feeling that your stomach is about to pop, I just feel satisfied. Oh and an added bonus... Breakfast used to cost me around $6 dollars, now it comes up to $1.75... so what's not to love about it!

Quaker Steel Cut Oats - what I try to eat almost every day. This and fresh fruit, and fresh squeezed lime, orange and grapefruit juice with all my vitamins are what keep me going.

I love oatmeal!

That's all.


Joe

atlnvmasc said

muchmorethanmuscle saidOr I use a coffee grinder and make bread crumbs from it to substitute for any bread crumbs that might be required for items that I bake or prepare.

I try to avoid wheat products as one of the guidelines for adhering to an inflammation free diet. Using a coffee grinder to make a bread crumb substitute is great. You can't tell the difference. I use it this way when I make casseroles or salmon burgers. I'm sure it can be used for meatloaf as well but I don't eat red meat.

Brilliant! I'm totally going to do that.


I also found some flaxseed meal in my fridge that my roommate was eating while trying to eat gluten-free. I think that would be good instead of bread crumbs too, eh?

Flaxseed paste is an excellent fat replacer in baked goods as well, just be careful what you use it in. its defiantly has a taste

jonboy320 saidI make pancakes out of oatmeal - they are sooooo good!

Ingredients:

6 egg whites
1 Cup of non fat or low fat cottage cheese
1 Cup of oatmeal
2 packets of splenda
1 tsp vanilla
2 tsp cinnamon (or to taste - I add more)

Mix it all up in a blender (Put the egg whites and cottage cheese first - if you add the oatmeal first - its really hard to mix) into a nice thick batter.

It makes about 6 pancakes. Three is one serving.

Top them off with some mixed fruit and sugar free syrup!! (I buy the frozen mixed berries and heat them up in the microwave).

Deeeeelish!!!

These sound SO yummy! BUT...I have three questions:

1) What did you actually COOK them in? Oil (if so what kind)? Butter? Or just "dry" a non-stick pan?

2) Have you ever tried adding fruit to the pancakes (ie blueberries, chopped peaches), and if so, what were the results?

3) Are their alternatives to cottage cheese you could try (ie. low-fat yogurt)?

I love oatmeal, my Mom (bless her health obsessed heart) cooked me oatmeal porridge nearly every morning for years so my brain would be ready for school.

Sure, I do oatmeal all the time. Steel-cut. Add blueberries, usually...sometimes strawberries or blackberries...sometimes add walnuts...always add in some cinammon, which is very good for you...that, along with OJ mixed with half a scoop of whey protein. Great way to start the day

i eat oatmeal every morning... i cut up an apple and sprinkle some cinnamon in... and then afterwards on my way to work i go to McD's and get 2 sausage egg sandies