PCOS Messages for May, 2002: Re: Question about instant and regular oatmeal

Re: Question about instant and regular oatmeal

From: jodi (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 31 May 2002 12:53:24 -0500 (CDT)

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The basic difference has to do with how crushed up the oats are. You can buy "old fashioned" oatmeal, "quick cooking" oatmeal, and "instant" oatmeal. Generally, the more crushed up the oats are, the shorter the cooking time. Oldfashioned oats take the longest to cook, instant takes the shortest amount of time. (It's possible instant oatmeal is precooked... but I think it's just finely ground up.)

Another difference is that "instant" oatmeal is almost always flavored/sweetened. I know you CAN get it plain but most people eat the flavored stuff.

I haven't made oatmeal in a while but I believe the old fashioned stuff can be microwaved in 6 minutes or so. It does tend to cook over like crazy and make a sticky mess so use a big bowl to do this. It's a lot cheaper to buy oats in the canisters (insulin speaking, there probably isn't MUCH difference between old fashioned and quick cooking oats, but I'm not sure... generally the canister oats are better than the oats in the envelopes...) and a canister lasts a while. Just leave your measuring scoop in the canister and it's almost as fast to prepare as instant. Fix your hair while the microwave is running. :-)

If you really want to go super quick with old fashioned oats, this is pretty good: soak them in cold water to cover in the fridge over night. Next morning add your milk, some fruit... voila, cold cereal from oatmeal. Obviously, not good if you're doing Atkins or something similar... but pretty darn healthy if you're just watching the sort of carbs you eat, and take into account that breakfast is probably the best time of day to eat carbs anyway.

and OH if you feel like splurging, I am told that irish oatmeal (it's in a meatl canister) is REALLY good... but I've never tried it. I think it costs a good bit more than generic old oats (I use store brand...)

- jodi

At Fri, 31 May 2002, marie wrote: >
>What's the difference between instant and regular oatmeal? The instant
>is when it says cooked in one minute, right?
>I buy Quaker oats. Do they sell reg. oatmeal? How long does it take to
>cook reg. oatmeal? I just found out the instant stuff is not good for
>pcos.
>
>Are there any types of grains that are good for us?

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