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09-20-2010, 10:15 AM #1Associate Member
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Oats Question
Like a lot of guys on the forum, I mix up some whole grain oats into my pre/pwo shakes. I've read a couple of threads where people will blend the oats into a powder to make the consistency of the shake a little better (if they don't like the shake, drink, chew, shake, drink, chew, method.)
I recently tried this and I liked the shake a lot more.
I hope this doesnt sound stupid, but does teh nutritional value of whole grain oats change if you blend them up into a powder? Doesn't part of what makes them a good lower gi carb source, come from the "whole grain" nature of the oats? If you blend it into a "powder" do you lose this?
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09-20-2010, 10:25 AM #2
No, nothing changes. You aren't taking anything away from the oat (such as the case with white rice vs. brown rice), just changing it's consistency.
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09-20-2010, 01:19 PM #3Junior Member
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I tried putting raw oats in my shake and it was a disaster, it probably took me 15 minutes to finish the thing because I kept running out of water and I had nothing but oats left in my bottle. I'm considering cooking the oats before I leave for the gym and just putting them in the bottle, no idea how that will turn out though.
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09-21-2010, 12:40 PM #4Associate Member
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09-21-2010, 12:52 PM #5New Member
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I've recently tried them with whey, post workout. No matter how long you blend them, you still end up crunching through what is left in the bottom of the cup. If it's best, I'll continue to crunch...
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09-21-2010, 05:04 PM #6
here's something i've been doing lately. after you cook your oats, THEN add a scoop of your protein powder for bfast. it gives it a pretty solid texture, and doesn't dilute if you decide to add a little milk.
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09-21-2010, 06:03 PM #7New Member
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FYI..I just did the post wo shake a bit ago. Ran the blender much longer and did not have to crunch as much...using steel cut oats 1/2 scoop raw.
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09-21-2010, 06:31 PM #8
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09-22-2010, 02:34 PM #9Associate Member
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A coffee bean grinder did the trick for me. The "powdered" oats still measure pretty accurate - 1 level cup of whole oats came up just shy of 1 level cup powdered oats.
For me, no need to blend that any further once put into the shake. Just shake it before every gulp.
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09-22-2010, 04:17 PM #10
If u bleand ur shake normally;
Put ur oats in first ( dry) and blend for a min
Then add ur other stuff
Comes out fine
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09-23-2010, 06:30 AM #11
I find you can soak them in either a little hot water (just enough to cover them) or if you are less picky milk overnight in a bowl.
When you get to them on the morning, they are soft and more edible and great in shakes or with berries.
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