Is it true plain oatmeal, steel cut or otherwise, is not actually a healthy breakfast?

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I honestly think some people think that subsisting on air is the best, most virtuous diet, and that we only eat food because we are all greedy gluttons with no self-control.

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Anonymous wrote:It is grains. Grains are healthy if part of a healthy diet overall. It is a little too much carb loading for the morning for me, but maybe not for you. What else do you eat?

How many g of carbs a day should a thin middle aged woman have per day? I’m asking sincerely. And is there something problematic about too many carbs in the morning especially?

44 g carbs oatmeal + 30 g carbs banana = way too carbs many for breakfast?

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I eat it with norcal peanut powder every morning, BTW this is the only protein powder as i have-not processed just squeezed out of organic peanuts

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I had to eat steel cut oats with fresh ground flax seed, blueberries, and walnuts every day while I was breastfeeding and my cholesterol was never lower!

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Anonymous wrote:It is grains. Grains are healthy if part of a healthy diet overall. It is a little too much carb loading for the morning for me, but maybe not for you. What else do you eat?

How many g of carbs a day should a thin middle aged woman have per day? I’m asking sincerely. And is there something problematic about too many carbs in the morning especially?

44 g carbs oatmeal + 30 g carbs banana = way too carbs many for breakfast?

For me to maintain a normal BMI, I eat less than 50g carbs most days. If I want to lose weight, it’s under 30.

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Anonymous wrote:It is grains. Grains are healthy if part of a healthy diet overall. It is a little too much carb loading for the morning for me, but maybe not for you. What else do you eat?

How many g of carbs a day should a thin middle aged woman have per day? I’m asking sincerely. And is there something problematic about too many carbs in the morning especially?

44 g carbs oatmeal + 30 g carbs banana = way too carbs many for breakfast?

It really depends on the person's individual health needs, their level of exercise, etc. A serving of oatmeal (1 cup cooked) and a banana is more like 50 g of carbs combined. That seems fine for someone who runs, for example. But I think it's quite easy to eat fewer carbs for breakfast if you eat yogurt or eggs.

Regardless of that I once read that the carb should be at least 10% fiber (so 1g of fiber for 10g of total carbohydrates). White rice doesn't fit the bill, but oatmeal, sweet potatoes, etc do. Pineapple, banana, mango are on the edge, while berries and citruses are pretty good.

How much it matters, who knows, it seems like being at a healthy weight helps most.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s delicious but I cannot eat that many carbs. I would have to eat a huge bowl to feel satiated, and I have PCOS and simply can’t eat that many of my daily carbs in one sitting. It’s not inherently bad at all…but can be for some people.

Have you tried eating a single serving (which is 1/2 cup) as a side dish to an egg or other protein?

I have, but I end up hungry much sooner than if I’d had more protein in place of the oatmeal (such as another egg or Greek yogurt). I end up overeating in terms of calories and carbs.

I do eat it occasionally - maybe once every few months - I just can’t have it often. My doctor recommended I eat less than 50g carbs a day and even 1/2 cup of oatmeal takes up more of that allowance than I’d like.

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Anonymous wrote:Spike your blood sugar!!!!!!

And as long as you're not diabetic that is 100% fine. Get off TicTok. Blood sugar fluctuations are completely normal in non diabetics.

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Anonymous wrote:It is grains. Grains are healthy if part of a healthy diet overall. It is a little too much carb loading for the morning for me, but maybe not for you. What else do you eat?

How many g of carbs a day should a thin middle aged woman have per day? I’m asking sincerely. And is there something problematic about too many carbs in the morning especially?

44 g carbs oatmeal + 30 g carbs banana = way too carbs many for breakfast?

No there's really nothing wrong with carbs in the morning. Everyone reacts differently so you need to see how your body reacts to it.

I've been eating 1/2 c of oatmeal every day for decades. I'm 51 and 115 lbs and have been since my 20's. My cholesterol is fantastic as a result. I eat carbs all day long-how many I have absolutely no idea because I don't track it.

So for me, no that many carbs in the morning is absolutely not a problem. For other people it may be.

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Anonymous wrote:Spike your blood sugar!!!!!!

And as long as you're not diabetic that is 100% fine. Get off TicTok. Blood sugar fluctuations are completely normal in non diabetics.

For sure. My post was making fun of the TikTok dorks on here talking about blood sugar spikes. Meanwhile, in the history of mankind no person has managed to put themselves into metabolic disfunction eating oatmeal unless they also load it with big piles of sugar and junk. People are hilarious, but it does help you realize which side of the bell curve you fall on.

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Anonymous wrote:Your coworker is probably afraid of carbs. Would love to hear more, but her remark was rude and your breakfast isn't her business! O

Maybe. She wasn't rude about it though. And she's quite fit and also credentialed.

Credentialed in what?

Bachelor's or master's in dietetics. Then was a SAHM for years. Recently returned to work in a corporate setting.

So she says. I wouldn’t believe any of that. She’s watching too much tik tok. Let me guess she’s wearing a cgm too.

Don’t take health advice from idiots.

What an odd thing to lie about. I would 100% believe her credentials, I would just recognize that even highly credentialed people get stuff wrong. Just think about all the dietitians who were recommending 11 servings of simple carbs a day 30 years ago. Oops!

Not necessarily “oops!”. For some people a carb heavy diet (even, horror!, simple carbs) is the HEALTHIEST diet for their individual needs. I wouldn’t want someone with CKD on a high-protein diet, for example, especially not animal protein.

Our bodies are far more complex than most people seem to realize. In the absence of an actual diagnosable health condition that precludes certain foods, the best way to control one’s weight is still the simple to understand, sometimes hard to follow, eat fewer calories than your body is burning. The best way to control one’s health is to “spend” those calories on minimally processed, nutrient-dense food. Such as… oatmeal.

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Anonymous wrote:Spike your blood sugar!!!!!!

And as long as you're not diabetic that is 100% fine. Get off TicTok. Blood sugar fluctuations are completely normal in non diabetics.

For sure. My post was making fun of the TikTok dorks on here talking about blood sugar spikes. Meanwhile, in the history of mankind no person has managed to put themselves into metabolic disfunction eating oatmeal unless they also load it with big piles of sugar and junk. People are hilarious, but it does help you realize which side of the bell curve you fall on.

Is it being a “Tiktok dork” or is it knowing how nutrition works? Oatmeal is great for you, but ideally you’re pairing it with some fat/fiber/protein to hold you over longer because any meal or snack that is just carbs isn’t going to keep you full for very long. Adding some berries, nuts or nut butter, yogurt is going to make that oatmeal keep you full until lunch, which is the whole point of breakfast. Same reason you add protein/fat to an apple snack.

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Anonymous wrote:I go through oatmeal phases when the plain packets of Better Oats steel cut oatmeal are on sale at Target. I'll have two packets with a cut up banana and some cinnamon, mix of water and low fat milk. I do not add any sugar, honey, syrup, or anything like that. I thought it was a sensible breakfast. But a smart colleague randomly said its a massive misconception that oatmeal is a healthy breakfast item. Wait, what? I am unsure if she meant literally any oatmeal or just something about the quick microwavable packets I'm eating.

Here's the ingredients and nutrition label of the kind I typically buy -- my serving is two of these:

Go down to 1 pouch, plus the banana or berries, and some almonds. 2 pouches is overkill.

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Anonymous wrote:Steel cut oats keep me fuller much longer than 2 eggs!

Same.

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Anonymous wrote:It is grains. Grains are healthy if part of a healthy diet overall. It is a little too much carb loading for the morning for me, but maybe not for you. What else do you eat?

How many g of carbs a day should a thin middle aged woman have per day? I’m asking sincerely. And is there something problematic about too many carbs in the morning especially?

44 g carbs oatmeal + 30 g carbs banana = way too carbs many for breakfast?

I don’t think there is a recommended daily carb intake. Majority of foods contain carbs and your body is able to use the efficiently for energy. I think you have to look at 1) if you are gaining weight, 2) if your blood sugar tests too high. If your weight and blood sugar are normal, I wouldn’t carb count.

There is a strong recommendation on how many grams of whole grains you should be getting though. 90 grams per day (or more) is shown to significantly reduce risk of GI cancers and certain heart disease. It is not just about fiber.

https://www.aicr.org/resources/blog/whole-grains-how-much-do-you-need-for-lower-cancer-risk/#:~:text=In%20the%20report%2C%20scientists%20found,greater%20amounts%20offered%20even%20more.