Drinking Oats

[tunedx]

I looking for something to replace whole wheat bread. I'm wondering if I could drink oats along with my shake. Would that upset my stomach?

[AdamGH]

I looking for something to replace whole wheat bread. I'm wondering if I could drink oats along with my shake. Would that upset my stomach?

go for it shouldnt have any issues.

[Phate]

I looking for something to replace whole wheat bread. I'm wondering if I could drink oats along with my shake. Would that upset my stomach?

drinking oats is fine, oat bran and sweet potatos would probably go well with it too

[Kale]

works very well. To make it easier buy a coffee grinder and grind them into a powder, this is what I do and they go down real easy

[bodybuilder1107]

i do it every morning i blend oats with the shake and its fine but in the bottom youll get some that didnt blend and youll have to chew it but it works awesome

[RuhlFreak55]

works very well. To make it easier buy a coffee grinder and grind them into a powder, this is what I do and they go down real easy

that's what i do as well

[Garbanzo Dude]

'I do it sometimes also.....tasty shake!!!

[Kale]

that's what i do as well

Ah dude we have so much in common we should get married and make a baby !!

[M302_Imola]

Here's what I do: grind a bunch of oats up in the blender (coffee grinder would work better, but I don't have one) and put into a container that I store in my gym bag. After my workouts I have a 50g whey shake with 1 cup of these grinded oats. Goes down pretty smoothly until the end where you are left with all of the settlement. If you constantly shake it up in a shaker then there is less settlement. Also I sometimes mix in oatmeal with my morning protein shake consisting of: 8 oz egg beaters, 1 scoop whey, 1 cup of oats, and little cottage cheese (for thickness) and a couple ice cubes. Throw it all in the blender and you have a quick an nutritious meal! Note, the thicker the shake the less oats that will settle to the bottom. Now go whip you up one of these delicious shakes!

[tunedx]

Thanks alot guys for your comments

[niceshotman]

just to let you know, there are LOTS of things that you can drink, & it won't upset your stomach (any more than if you just chewed it like regular food). In my case, my intestines got mangled, so it's hard for me to digest just about anything. So the blender has become by buddy. Pretty much anything that you can eat by chewing, you can mix with water (or juice, etc), blend it into a colloid, and then drink it. I have been experimenting with this extensively, and not only is easier for me to digest, but it's faster and easier than actually chewing, since some foods are dry and hard to swallow.

to see how to make a fish smoothie, watch:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICuxBf1Ieu4

["Maximus"]

An alternative for you is to maybe cook or heat the oats along with your protein powder... I do that every morning, as chewing food starts digestion, thus your body better assimilate what you eat. When you drink your protein or other food sources, digestion would not kickstart right away (see wikipedia, if want to know more about this fact).

Or you could eat something solid before having your drink, like a 3 boiled eggs, and then right after that have your oats/protein shake.

[wantmoremass]

does eating the oats uncooked affect the digestability? anybody know this? i always assumed they would be more digestable cooked, although i sometimes have them uncooked too.

["Maximus"]

Being quite honest with you, that shouldn't matter -at least when it comes to the oats. For other foods, though, I'm sure they must be prepared and cooked before you eat them.

[niceshotman]

if you have digestive problems, taking enzymes can help the process a bit. i started taking enzymes after my injuries, & they are supposed to help digest foods faster and more completely so that more can be absorbed.