Links to traditional foods diet, part 5

[bayou girl]

Perhaps you would like a different grain cereal better? Oats are notorius for the slime...but what about wheat berries? triticale?

never tried either of them.  where to find them would be the question.  and the next question would be how to cook them.  third question is what to do with these steel cut oats?  i really liked them, just couldn't eat them fast enough to prevent the slime.

[Tina]

I think I told you that I put some steel cut oats into my last batch of bran muffins. They gave it a texture of small nuts pieces that is pretty pleasant. Without being Scott's dreaded nuts.

[bayou girl]

as he reads over my shoulder   i was thinking that.  i guess i'm still hoping for a magic cure for the slime.  i really liked how they taste.

[Tina]

You stirred them?
I steam them much like rice. I put them in a bowl after with as little motion as possible. I add my milk and sweetener to the top and eat through that without stirring them in. I don't much care for slime either.

[bayou girl]

i did.  i'm thinking i'll replace some of the water with milk next time and try that.

[barleychown]

Milk might help the slime, but it's the oat itself that does that, so there will always be some. I find wheat and triticale berries in the bulk section, but I think bob's red mill packages it in small packs that would be found in the baking isle.

[Tina]

Some baking aisles. My steel cut oats are bob's red mill but there is only a small selection available to me here. And my store just tripled that selection. It is still small

[bestofour]

I take spells where I eat oatmeal everyday.  The Quakers Old Fashion kind.  Are these steel cut oats I bought last week going to be slimy?  Am I supposed to soak them before cooking them like when making the pancakes (which I haven't made yet).

[Jessica]

Sheri, I would soak them longer than the rolled oats when making the pancakes.  I don't think steel cut oats are any slimier than old fashioned oats.

[bestofour]

what about if I'm going to eat a bowl for breakfast?  Do I need to soak them the night before?

[Jessica]

You can soak them but you don't have to.  They take longer to cook than traditional oats.

[bestofour]

I suppose I'm gonna have to read the directions.  The Quaker Old Fashioned cook in 5 minutes.  I have to be at work at 7 so I don't have a lot of time in the morning.

[Tina]

Soaking them in a liquid containing a little acid changes any grains to a little more digestible without cutting back on any nutrition, Sheri. Soaking also cuts the cooking time down a little. You may need to add a little more liquid than called for in the recipe to actually cook them if they soak up all overnight.

[bestofour]

I didn't soak them.  I never know if I'm going to want oatmeal in the morning.  Sometimes I can't eat certain things first thing in the morning so I guess I'll have to eat my oatmeal on the weekends when I can soak and have it for lunch if I decide not to eat it for breakfast.

[barleychown]

Links to recipes:

http://www.foodrenegade.com/real-food-recipe-corner/

[barleychown]

Make your own nutella:

http://www.healthhomehappy.com/2010/03/imitation-nutella-cocoa-almond-butter.html

[bestofour]

doesn't someone have a crockpot oatmeal recipe?  I might have made that up.

[Jessica]

No, you are not making it up.  Sarah posted it for me once and I made it.  It was good. I added frozen blueberries in the morning and when I got out of the shower they were warmed up.  I don't know where the recipe is though.  Maybe Sarah remembers??

[bestofour]

Thanks Jessica.  Did you use steel cut or Quakers?

[barleychown]

http://www.recipezaar.com/Steel-Cut-Oatmeal-for-the-Crock-Pot-101101

[Jessica]

There's the recipe.  Thanks, Sarah.  It is steel cut oats, Sheri.

[Tina]

Make your own nutella:

http://www.healthhomehappy.com/2010/03/imitation-nutella-cocoa-almond-butter.html

I  was thinking along these lines only using hazel nuts. Nutella is a hazel nut based food (after sugar and modified palm oil on the label). I have made almond butter before and walnut butter and my own peanut butter. I have just never done hazelnuts. And Jonni is big into hazelnut flavoring right now. So I thought of some w/o any cocoa and some with. I love nuts and live where they are plentiful.

[bestofour]

Thanks Jessica and Sarah but it won't work for me because I have a 6 quart crock pot.

[Tina]

It would also not work for me, Sheri. I'm the only oatmeal eater in my home so it would be a waste and way too much. And like you, I do not know when I will be in the mood. But I will say I am getting in the mood right now. Might just be my lunch.

[bestofour]

Johnny won't eat it either.  I might as well just put some in the frig to soak and make up my mind to cook them.