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[Anonymous032819]

Yesterday and today I had a big bowl of oatmeal for breakfast.

I had forgotten how good it can taste.

The brand that I am using is Flahavan's Irish Steel Cut 100% Whole Grain.

Yes, it does take more time to prepare than your standard oatmeal, but it is worth it.

The directions are stir 1 cup of oatmeal into 4 cups of cold water or milk.

I suppose you could use a milk subsititute such as oat milk, soy milk, almond milk.

Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer for five minutes. Cover, and when cool, place in the refigerator overnight.

Next day, bring to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring frequently.

I use an oatmeal cooker that I got off of Amazon for the last part.

It is good!

My dad always had oatmeal for breakfast, which probably is what contributed to him living to be 92. (Miss him!)

I am going to try to eat it more often.

[suzyQ3]

We've been eating a quick-cooking (5 minutes) steel cut oatmeal lately. We top it with a few walnuts, sliced banana, and real maple syrup. My husband also adds some blueberries. 

[Kachina624]

Too much trouble.  I make the quick (not instant) oats in the micro with almond milk then slice a. banana on it.

My dad hated oatmeal...called it "the S & S" for slick and slimy.  He was a cream of wheat man or any hot cereal.  Miss him too.

[QueenDanceALot]

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@suzyQ3 wrote:

We've been eating a quick-cooking (5 minutes) steel cut oatmeal lately. We top it with a few walnuts, sliced banana, and real maple syrup. My husband also adds some blueberries. 

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@suzyQ3 

I've been eating the long cooking steel cut with the exact same additions you and your husband have been having.

Oh, I also add some hemp seed hearts and cashew milk.

[QueenDanceALot]

I will make a double batch of the slow cooking steel cut and then just have to heat some up the second day.

I think it actually ends up being 4 servings, but I eat 2 servings at a time.  I'm a growing girl.  hahahaha

[queendiva]

I eat oatmeal for breakfast at least 5 days/ week.

2 parts regular oats to 1 part steel cut oats. Add some freeze dried strawberries and mix a batch in the food processor; enough for about a week. Eash morning scoop 1/2 cup into a bowl and add 1 cup of milk and nuke for 2 minutes and let stand for another minute or two. Stir, and I add about 1TBS crushed almonds and strawberry flavored protein powder. Mix all and add fresh, sliced strawberries. Takes just minutes and is tasty and satisfying.

[proudlyfromNJ]

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@suzyQ3 wrote:

We've been eating a quick-cooking (5 minutes) steel cut oatmeal lately. We top it with a few walnuts, sliced banana, and real maple syrup. My husband also adds some blueberries. 

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@suzyQ3   That’s what I do. I buy the McCann Irish quick cooking oats. I use walnuts and any fruit I have. @AuntG  Yes, eta, always buy the steel cut.

[AuntG]

I'll use a slow cooker to prepare my steel cut oats, adding a chopped apple, craisins and walnuts. Then I put it in separate serving sized containers.

[Laura14]

I don't eat grains so I've found a grain free dairy version I like.  Mix hot almond milk with flaxseeds, chia seeds, walnuts, pecans and then I add peanut butter and cinnamon to flavor it.  Other versions use coconut flakes, fruit or chocolate chips or sauces as add ins.

[gramgrandkids1]

I was a slow eater as a child (especially if it was something I didn't like).  My mom never let me put much sugar on my oatmeal and I let it get cold thinking I wouldn't have to eat it - wrong!  When I visited my grandparents my grandma cooked oatmeal (used to have little glasses, cups and saucers) inside with the oatmeal. She let me put as much sugar on it and I loved it!  I eat it now when it is cold outside, put as much sugar on it and think of her.  I like plain Quaker oatmeal not instant oatmeal.