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

[Anonymous]

I love oatmeal (rolled oats, steel cut, overnight, etc) but for me, the problem is that I am starving 45 - 60 min right after I have eaten them so it doesn’t keep me satiated no matter how much protein I try to add to it (PB, egg whites, protein powder, Greek yogurt). It just goes right through me and I’m hungrier after than I was before I ate it. I guess my body turns it all into sugar, burns it off super fast and bam I’m super hungry again and am back at square 1. This isn’t good because it can cause me to overeat in this cycle.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love oatmeal (rolled oats, steel cut, overnight, etc) but for me, the problem is that I am starving 45 - 60 min right after I have eaten them so it doesn’t keep me satiated no matter how much protein I try to add to it (PB, egg whites, protein powder, Greek yogurt). It just goes right through me and I’m hungrier after than I was before I ate it. I guess my body turns it all into sugar, burns it off super fast and bam I’m super hungry again and am back at square 1. This isn’t good because it can cause me to overeat in this cycle.

Me, too. I like it, but no matter what I add, it doesn't fill me up as well as my usual breakfast (which is whole milk plain yogurt with fruit and nuts or low-sugar granola).

[Anonymous]

Steel cut oatmeal, topped with a sliced banana, handful of walnuts, and generous splash of milk is a pretty perfect breakfast, at least for me. I ate this daily when I worked a very strenuous outdoor job and it served me well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love oatmeal (rolled oats, steel cut, overnight, etc) but for me, the problem is that I am starving 45 - 60 min right after I have eaten them so it doesn’t keep me satiated no matter how much protein I try to add to it (PB, egg whites, protein powder, Greek yogurt). It just goes right through me and I’m hungrier after than I was before I ate it. I guess my body turns it all into sugar, burns it off super fast and bam I’m super hungry again and am back at square 1. This isn’t good because it can cause me to overeat in this cycle.

Me, too. I like it, but no matter what I add, it doesn't fill me up as well as my usual breakfast (which is whole milk plain yogurt with fruit and nuts or low-sugar granola).

Me three, which is too bad because I LOVE oatmeal.

[Anonymous]

If you're diabetic, it's just bad for you. Even the steel cut. My dad ate it w/ blueberries for years w/ an omelette and he's walk for an hour every day, but his A1C was consistently high even w/ meds. Once he cut out the oatmeal, it decreased. He didn't change anything else about his diet.

[Anonymous]

I am doing weightwatchers in middle age and I have found the best way to stay within points at my age, lose weight and feel healthy is to heat lots of health protein and vegetables, some fruit and have even healthy forms of carbs (besides what is in fruits and vegetables) in moderation. I have oatmeal, but if I have the amount I need to feel full,l it's too much. I have a little and have eggs mixed with vegetables in the morning or plain fat free Greek yogurt mixed with fruit.

[Anonymous]

Read The Glucose Revolution. Basically, sweet things spike your glucose and are not good for you, especially for breakfast.

[Anonymous]

Some people are just carb phobic. If your only goal is weight loss that might be an okay approach. But there’s nothing unhealthy about complex carbs. Simple carbs are not great for you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your colleague is an idiot and probably watches too much TikTok. If you load up oatmeal with garbage it isn’t particularly healthy. Meanwhile, kipchoge had oatmeal before his 2023 Berlin marathon performance. https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/nutrition/a45696427/eliud-kipchoge-breakfast/

I seriously doubt the OP is running a marathon after her carb loading.

I do work out in the morning, 4 to 5 times a week. Typically a half an hour of running or treadmill.

Please explain what do you mean by carb loading and avoiding it. Do you mean you should only eat so many grams of carbs per day or just be especially aware of carbs in the morning? The oatmeal alone is 44g, so that is concerning? Plus whatever carbs the banana and splash of 2% milk has. How many grams of carbs is ideal in the morning?

DP: Carbs are the body's fuel. You literally need carbs to function.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you're diabetic, it's just bad for you. Even the steel cut. My dad ate it w/ blueberries for years w/ an omelette and he's walk for an hour every day, but his A1C was consistently high even w/ meds. Once he cut out the oatmeal, it decreased. He didn't change anything else about his diet.

You should update the American Diabetes Association, the Endocrine Society, and the American Association od Clinical Endocrinology, because they all disagree with you.

I'm sure you're right, of course.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you're diabetic, it's just bad for you. Even the steel cut. My dad ate it w/ blueberries for years w/ an omelette and he's walk for an hour every day, but his A1C was consistently high even w/ meds. Once he cut out the oatmeal, it decreased. He didn't change anything else about his diet.

You should update the American Diabetes Association, the Endocrine Society, and the American Association od Clinical Endocrinology, because they all disagree with you.

I'm sure you're right, of course.

It will spike your blood sugar - I learned this on facebook and TikTok. In fact, there is this guy Gary Brecka - he is a genius. AMAZING. He explains how it is all part of a grand conspiracy. (except I am not making up the fact that Gary Brecka actually says a bunch of dumb shit, like the bit about oatmeal being bad for diabetics and the fact that it is listed as recommended intake by the American Diabetes Association).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Read The Glucose Revolution. Basically, sweet things spike your glucose and are not good for you, especially for breakfast.

Wait until the French hear this.

[Anonymous]

I follow Dr Mark Hyman who is not a fan of oats since they don’t satisfy hunger very well

Try teff - might need to order online

[Anonymous]

I’m on Zepbound and was on Wegovy. I ate steel cut oats for breakfast for a decade. My dietician pulled me off of it given my individual health and circumstances. Namely, I’m a menopausal woman limited to 1200 calories a day and am supposed to go over 100gs protein to prevent muscle loss. It’s not that the carbs are bad, necessarily. It’s that every meal should be 25+ gs of protein and I can’t get there and still stay in calorie deficit with the breakfast OP described. And yes, the secondary concern is that protein makes you feel fuller.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your colleague is an idiot and probably watches too much TikTok. If you load up oatmeal with garbage it isn’t particularly healthy. Meanwhile, kipchoge had oatmeal before his 2023 Berlin marathon performance. https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/nutrition/a45696427/eliud-kipchoge-breakfast/

I seriously doubt the OP is running a marathon after her carb loading.

I do work out in the morning, 4 to 5 times a week. Typically a half an hour of running or treadmill.

Please explain what do you mean by carb loading and avoiding it. Do you mean you should only eat so many grams of carbs per day or just be especially aware of carbs in the morning? The oatmeal alone is 44g, so that is concerning? Plus whatever carbs the banana and splash of 2% milk has. How many grams of carbs is ideal in the morning?

DP: Carbs are the body's fuel. You literally need carbs to function.

Lol. Can you please explain how I am able to run marathons and lift weights on a steak and eggs diet? No, carbs are not the body's fuel and you do not need them to function.