Oats..

[MACHINE5150]

okay, so when i see in the diet section that you should eat 1 cup oats or 1.5 cups of oats is that BEFORE it is cooked??? i mean it swells up to over three times it size.. so when i go to make a cup of oats.. which is roughly 156grams uncooked it swells up to damn near 4 cups in size.. that is A LOT of oats.. i mean it equates to 600cals 103g of carbs and 26g of protein.. so when you say a cup of oats do you mean a cup of prepared oats??? just trying to figure this oat.. as i can eat 2 cups of cooked brown rice and get nearly the same thing that 4 cups of cooked oats take.. and oats are harder to swallow in my opinion.. just trying to figure this out. thanks.

sources of info:
Rice:
http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/...d-pasta/5707/2
Oats:
http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/...d-pasta/5708/2

[SlimmerMe]

I don't know but I am hooked on the oats pancakes! Have you tried them yet?

[gbrice75]

Machine - oats should always be dry measure. 1/2 cup (typical serving size) is roughly 5g protein, 27g carbs, and 2.5g fat. Yes, it swells up to more then double it's original volume which is why I love them - very filling and satisfying!

[dec11]

okay, so when i see in the diet section that you should eat 1 cup oats or 1.5 cups of oats is that BEFORE it is cooked??? i mean it swells up to over three times it size.. so when i go to make a cup of oats.. which is roughly 156grams uncooked it swells up to damn near 4 cups in size.. that is A LOT of oats.. i mean it equates to 600cals 103g of carbs and 26g of protein.. so when you say a cup of oats do you mean a cup of prepared oats??? just trying to figure this oat.. as i can eat 2 cups of cooked brown rice and get nearly the same thing that 4 cups of cooked oats take.. and oats are harder to swallow in my opinion.. just trying to figure this out. thanks.

sources of info:
Rice:
http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/...d-pasta/5707/2
Oats:
http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/...d-pasta/5708/2

i just have my oats in my protein shake, dodgy texture but you get used to it and its down in 10secs

[Gucks]

okay, so when i see in the diet section that you should eat 1 cup oats or 1.5 cups of oats is that BEFORE it is cooked??? i mean it swells up to over three times it size.. so when i go to make a cup of oats.. which is roughly 156grams uncooked it swells up to damn near 4 cups in size.. that is A LOT of oats.. i mean it equates to 600cals 103g of carbs and 26g of protein.. so when you say a cup of oats do you mean a cup of prepared oats??? just trying to figure this oat.. as i can eat 2 cups of cooked brown rice and get nearly the same thing that 4 cups of cooked oats take.. and oats are harder to swallow in my opinion.. just trying to figure this out. thanks.

sources of info:
Rice:
http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/...d-pasta/5707/2
Oats:
http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/...d-pasta/5708/2

machine ur irish aswell :P measuring in cups is for americans! i measure raw weight. i got 100g raw weight, and i dont cook it. i use ground oats and just mix with milk and drink. cooking them it just effort 2 me and it doesnt taste any btr :P here a really gd site i buy all my supps off and its where i get my oats: http://www.myprotein.com/ie/pages/ho...Fcgf4QodYWiYXg

oats r €13 4 5kg, €5 delivery, free over €120 order. alternatively, use a coffee bean grinder. their about €30 and u can just grind ur oats yourself and drink with milk. just a suggestion!

[gbrice75]

I don't know but I am hooked on the oats pancakes! Have you tried them yet?

Not to hijack Machine's thread, but I think the question has been answered so hopefully it's ok.

Slimmer - you're talking about Baseline's, right? I find them very 'spongy' and dense.... not light and fluffy like a pancake. Granted I know it's ground oats and not flour, but are you doing anything special? How exactly are you preparing these?

[SlimmerMe]

Not to hijack Machine's thread, but I think the question has been answered so hopefully it's ok.

Slimmer - you're talking about Baseline's, right? I find them very 'spongy' and dense.... not light and fluffy like a pancake. Granted I know it's ground oats and not flour, but are you doing anything special? How exactly are you preparing these?

i started with his recipe but tweaked it to this:

1 cup oats
1 cup egg whites
1 cup cottage cheese
nutmeg
splenda
splash of skim milk
drop of vanilla
blueberries on top

And this batch last for 3 big pancakes

and I really blend the oats a lot first before adding anything else.....rolled oats is what I am using

[MACHINE5150]

Not to hijack Machine's thread, but I think the question has been answered so hopefully it's ok.

Slimmer - you're talking about Baseline's, right? I find them very 'spongy' and dense.... not light and fluffy like a pancake. Granted I know it's ground oats and not flour, but are you doing anything special? How exactly are you preparing these?

question answered.. i am curious about this myself..

Gucks.. thanks for the link.. FYI i was born in america.. haha so cups are grand.. plus, we use pints here to measure alcohol and a pint is two cups.. i think the english/irish only recently went over to the metric system.. it makes sooooo much more sense too.

Dec.. when you put them in your shake do you just shake and pound it before they get a chance to swell up???

[MACHINE5150]

^^^^^I know what i am having for breakfast tomorrow

[gbrice75]

i started with his recipe but tweaked it to this:

1 cup oats
1 cup egg whites
1 cup cottage cheese
nutmeg
splenda
splash of skim milk
drop of vanilla
blueberries on top

And this batch last for 3 big pancakes

and I really blend the oats a lot first before adding anything else.....rolled oats is what I am using

Sounds great, can't wait to try! Are you using full fat cottage cheese, or fat free, or what?

[dec11]

machine ur irish aswell :P measuring in cups is for americans! i measure raw weight. i got 100g raw weight, and i dont cook it. i use ground oats and just mix with milk and drink. cooking them it just effort 2 me and it doesnt taste any btr :P here a really gd site i buy all my supps off and its where i get my oats: http://www.myprotein.com/ie/pages/ho...Fcgf4QodYWiYXg

oats r €13 4 5kg, €5 delivery, free over €120 order. alternatively, use a coffee bean grinder. their about €30 and u can just grind ur oats yourself and drink with milk. just a suggestion!

1.80e for 1kg tescos own brand in dublin at the min

[dec11]

i started with his recipe but tweaked it to this:

1 cup oats
1 cup egg whites
1 cup cottage cheese
nutmeg
splenda
splash of skim milk
drop of vanilla
blueberries on top

And this batch last for 3 big pancakes

and I really blend the oats a lot first before adding anything else.....rolled oats is what I am using

whats the total protein content in those bad boys slim?

[SlimmerMe]

^^^^^I know what i am having for breakfast tomorrow

Let me know if you like them!

Sounds great, can't wait to try! Are you using full fat cottage cheese, or fat free, or what?

2% fat cottage cheese....
and I need to give Kawigirl credit for the cottage cheese idea since I read in the recipes she added some cottage cheese sometimes

whats the total protein content in those bad boys slim?

I have no idea.....haven't added it up but bet gbrice could in a heartbeat!


ENJOY!

[MACHINE5150]

1 cup (100g) (preground)oats:
400cal 60c 16p 2f
1 cup (243g) egg whites:
117cal 2c 17p 0f
1 cup (226g) low fat cottage cheese:
163cal 6c 28p 2f

total is 680 cal 68c 61p 4f

or

225cal 23c 20p 1f per pancake if it makes three as slim said

[Gucks]

1.80e for 1kg tescos own brand in dublin at the min

€1.80? not THAT big a dif...i order in bulk so no delivery charge. €13 for 5kg compared to €9.50 for 5kg unground seems worth it to me...€3 for the convenience :P

[MACHINE5150]

yeah.. grinding those fvckers is a pain in the ass

[Gucks]

i started with his recipe but tweaked it to this:

1 cup oats
1 cup egg whites
1 cup cottage cheese
nutmeg
splenda
splash of skim milk
drop of vanilla
blueberries on top

And this batch last for 3 big pancakes

and I really blend the oats a lot first before adding anything else.....rolled oats is what I am using

they sound good, unfortunately i am the WORST cook in history, i cant make scrambled eggs in the morning for breakfast :/ sticking to oats and egg whites on their own :P

[dec11]

€1.80? not THAT big a dif...i order in bulk so no delivery charge. €13 for 5kg compared to €9.50 for 5kg unground seems worth it to me...€3 for the convenience :P

these are very finely cut and go down easy

[baseline_9]

Asda smart price oats are 75p per 1KG

Cheap man


BTW 1 cup raw is 100g

[MACHINE5150]

these are very finely cut and go down easy

i need to check these out next then.. they finally opened a tesco in temple bar so i am set

[dec11]

i need to check these out next then.. they finally opened a tesco in temple bar so i am set

im guesing tht'll be an express store? you maight obly get em in the bigger stores mate

[MACHINE5150]

i'll take a look.. good thing is it is accrosss the alley from my gym so i'm always walking by there.. i was there yesterday and saw a bunch of different oats but didn't bother taking a close look at em.. its about the same size as the one that is off baggot street, its pretty big for temple bar, sign of the times though real estate is going cheap now adays.. no way they would have gone in there a few years back..... i don't know what the bigger ones look like since i have always had a D2 address for the couple years i have been living here

[Gucks]

i'll take a look.. good thing is it is accrosss the alley from my gym so i'm always walking by there.. i was there yesterday and saw a bunch of different oats but didn't bother taking a close look at em.. its about the same size as the one that is off baggot street, its pretty big for temple bar, sign of the times though real estate is going cheap now adays.. no way they would have gone in there a few years back..... i don't know what the bigger ones look like since i have always had a D2 address for the couple years i have been living here

u live in temple bar? kwl. and u in crunch fitness..? its the only one i know in that area. i need to find an old hardcore gym like metroflex in dublin :P im in westpoint, its always full of women and 16 yr old kids taking up the machines! plus i get bitched at for shouting while training...

[MACHINE5150]

yeah, im at crunch. i wish they had one of these over here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBRG4RkE51Q

[Gucks]

that bird was clean & jerking the same as me...ashamed! and theres a business idea :P he ppl in my gym wuldnt know what hit them if there was tyre flipping outside...

and i get student discount in crunch, loads of guys i know there. westpoint still workouts cheaper even after discount though :P

[dec11]

yeah, im at crunch. i wish they had one of these over here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBRG4RkE51Q

if you wnat something more hardcore try hercules or raw mate, raw is just off camden street.
i once went for an interview at crunch, it looked like a chinese brothel lol

[MACHINE5150]

if you wnat something more hardcore try hercules or raw mate, raw is just off camden street.
i once went for an interview at crunch, it looked like a chinese brothel lol

a few of my friends have told me about Raw.. i will probably join there next.. im always hoping around to different gyms.. i joined Crunch cause my friend was there and we were going to lift together and then he got a GF and now he is gay and never lifts.. oh well.. i will definitley be looking into Raw next though

[Gucks]

a few of my friends have told me about Raw.. i will probably join there next.. im always hoping around to different gyms.. i joined Crunch cause my friend was there and we were going to lift together and then he got a GF and now he is gay and never lifts.. oh well.. i will definitley be looking into Raw next though

was just looking on raw website, looks descent. not very big though, bit of a trek for me to get 2!

[f.batista]

i have oats but they are rolled oats,no need to cook just add some hot water...is it as good as those cooked oats?

[gbrice75]

i have oats but they are rolled oats,no need to cook just add some hot water...is it as good as those cooked oats?

Same thing. Oats are oats. Rolled oats are just regular oats that have literally been 'rolled' to achieve that flat consistency which makes them easier and quicker to cook.

[Shroud83]

Uh, those are called "instant" and no, they aren't as good as regular oats, because they normally have sugar added!

I'm doing 3 cups/day of oats, and I do all of it in shakes. Waaaay easier than cooking it and then trying to get down all the volume. Usually add in a little protein powder for flavor and blend it very fine, and I'm good to go.

-Shroud

[Gucks]

Uh, those are called "instant" and no, they aren't as good as regular oats, because they normally have sugar added!

I'm doing 3 cups/day of oats, and I do all of it in shakes. Waaaay easier than cooking it and then trying to get down all the volume. Usually add in a little protein powder for flavor and blend it very fine, and I'm good to go.

-Shroud

rolled oats and instant oats r NOT the same thing, dont step on GB's toes around here newbie :P hes a god among men when it comes to diet...

[f.batista]

but the nutritional label says 0g sugar....it's 14g protein,73g carbs and 6g fats..

[yungone501]

Thank god for the blender.

[Shroud83]

rolled oats and instant oats r NOT the same thing, dont step on GB's toes around here newbie :P hes a god among men when it comes to diet...

That's what I said Gucks, you can't just add water to rolled oats. If you are just adding water isn't that instant oatmeal? Rolled oats is what I meant by "regular" oats, actually I've never seen oats that weren't rolled oats. Not looking to step on toes, just looking for clarification

Shroud

[Gucks]

That's what I said Gucks, you can't just add water to rolled oats. If you are just adding water isn't that instant oatmeal? Rolled oats is what I meant by "regular" oats, actually I've never seen oats that weren't rolled oats. Not looking to step on toes, just looking for clarification

Shroud

lol, GB doesnt cook them...he chews them in his shake. dont ask me why, it doesnt sound particularly apeticing to me chewing on oats after your wotkout...

[billyyb]

Speaking of oats... I have heard that oats can help increase your natural testosterone? anyone know if this is true?

[Gucks]

Speaking of oats... I have heard that oats can help increase your natural testosterone? anyone know if this is true?

never heard anything like that...curious if any1 else has. where did u hear that? :S

[Shroud83]

lol, GB doesnt cook them...he chews them in his shake. dont ask me why, it doesnt sound particularly apeticing to me chewing on oats after your wotkout...

I was referring to f.batista's post:

i have oats but they are rolled oats,no need to cook just add some hot water...is it as good as those cooked oats?

If you are just adding hot water to your oats, that is probably "instant oatmeal" which is NOT the same or as good as "regular rolled oats", also sometimes called "old-fashioned oats" because instant oatmeal has a higher GI rating and less nutritional content. That's why normally instant oatmeal isn't recommended.

That said, any oatmeal is better than no oatmeal so if it's all you can do, I'd say go for it.

-Shroud

[billyyb]

I read it in a mens health mag a while back lol