Denise 
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| 10/13/2008 10:23 PM |
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I enjoy having a hot cereal 'type' of breakfast, especially in the winter with fruit on top......but cooked oatmeal is sooooo not me.
I've learned to make a variety of choices for all of my meals but just can't get past the slimy cooked oatmeal! Any suggestions? |
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Sue K
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| 10/14/2008 12:42 PM |
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Hi!
There's no need to eat oetmeal if you don't like it. The GLA in Omega RX or Eico RX will be enough. |
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Linda
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| 10/15/2008 11:19 AM |
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| Have you ever tried baking your oatmeal? I cook up the steel cut oats, add blueberries and honey, some eggbeaters and baking powder. Bake it on *350 degrees for 20 mins, cool and cut into 2 block size squares. I can eat it on the run cold, or slice it and toast it and add some home made strawberry preserves on top. Yummy! If you are one that can tolerate the taste of protein powder, you can experiment and add that also. |
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Denise
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| 10/15/2008 6:10 PM |
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Great idea! Thanks.
Like a granola type bar? Sounds good......I'll give it a try.
I've always tried to use oatmeal for a variety of things....quick bread muffins for holiday baskets and also I grind it finely ( in a coffee bean grinder) and use in place of breadcrumbs for ground turkey breast meatballs too!
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Trisha
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| 10/16/2008 1:23 AM |
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i'm not quite sure how to figure out how to zone this correctly - but here's my favorite recipe
Baked Oatmeal
3 C. oatmeal
1/2 C. brown sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 C. applesauce
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs / Eggs substitute equivalent
1 C. milk
1 serving of vanilla protein powder
1-2 C whole blueberries or diced strawberries
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix the dry ingredients in one bowl except fruit. Fold in strawberries or blueberries. Spread in a 9x9 pan, lightly sprayed with nonstick spray. Bake around 30 minutes. Serve as-is, or in a bowl with milk.
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Matt
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| 10/16/2008 2:03 PM |
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Linda, please share your recipe.
I have been baking 10 blocks cook oats with 11 blocks protein powder, 2/3 cup milk, 22 blocks of natural peanut butter, 1 block of cocoa powder. Divide it into 12 muffin tins and bake for 20 minutes @ 350.
They aren't great but they are more zone friendly than any bar I have ever tried.
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Linda
Posts:201
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| 10/16/2008 8:17 PM |
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I usually just wing it using pre-cooked steel cut oats, eggbeaters, some honey, blueberries, and a tsp of baking powder, put a serving size on a pam sprayed baking sheet and cook it like a big cookie in the oven. I have also been known to use a serving of cooked steel cut oats, add 1/4 cup of eggbeaters and cook it on top of the stove in a pan to make a pancake. Add cut up strawberries and yogurt on top, and it tastes great. These are not formal recipes, just something I will throw together using proper measurements of whatever blocks I want to use.
The following recipe is a formal recipe:
I cannot take credit for this recipe, and for the life of me I cannot remember where I found it. It is a cookie recipe, but I make bars with it. I add extra almonds to round it out.
This recipe makes 24 cookies, each cookie has 1 block of protein and carbohydrates and 1/2 block of fat. You can increase the fat blocks by sprinkling ground or slivered almonds on top of the cookies.
Ingredients:
1/4 cup Almond Butter
1/2 cup plus 1 Tablespoon Fructose, powdered
2 egg whites
1/2 teaspoon Real Vanilla Extract
1/2 teaspoon Almond Extract (optional)
1 cup plus 2 Tablespoons Protein Powder (I used Whey Protein)
1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
1/4 teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup Water
1 1/2 cups Oatmeal
Directions:
In a large mixing bowl, mix with an electric mixer or food processor Almond Butter and Fructose until somewhat smooth.
Mix in the egg whites, vanilla and Almond Extract if using In a second bowl mix Protein Powder, Baking Soda, Nutmeg, Cinnamon and Salt Add the water to the powders (if using) and mix.
Add the powder mixture to the Almond Butter/Fructose bowl, stir well Stir in the Oatmeal
Preheat the oven to 350 Degrees F.
Place parchment paper on cookie sheets (this is because the cookies have little fat in them, fat keeps cookies from sticking).
Divide the batter into 24 cookies in several batches, 9 to 12 is good per sheet depending on the cookie sheet size, the cookies can spread.
Bake for 8 minutes, take off sheet and let them cool.
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Linda
Posts:201
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| 10/16/2008 8:38 PM |
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| Trish, your recipe sounds delish! |
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Denise
Posts:15
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| 10/16/2008 11:03 PM |
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| Looks like I'll be doing some experimenting with oatmeal this weekend. Both of these recipes sound great to take for camping trips and hiking for snacks. Yum-oh! |
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Linda
Posts:201
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| 10/17/2008 8:33 AM |
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| My husband eats oatmeal, I am not eating it at this time. This morning I took 2 blocks of his already cooked oatmeal, added 1/4 eggbeaters, cinnamon and a dash of milk and cooked two beautiful "pancakes" in a griddle using PAM spray. As they were cooking, I added a few frozen blueberries to the top before flipping and then poured the rest of his 1/2 cup of defrosted blueberries on top. They of course are a little flimsier than regular pancakes, but they came out wonderful. I served them with a side of 2 blocks of eggbeaters with avocado as his fat. (He likes avocado on his eggs). This is a fun Sunday morning recipe. |
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Candis
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| 10/19/2008 12:38 AM |
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Hi,
I'm a newbie also and ran across your post regarding oatmeal. Have you tried Qunioa (keen-wah)? It is a grain that is wheat and gluten free and contains more protein that other grains. It can be used hot or cold...I use it in salads, for hot or cold cereal in place of oatmeal or as a side dish with dinner.
Good luck on The Zone!
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Denise
Posts:15
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| 10/20/2008 8:36 PM |
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Hello Candis;
Thanks for the suggestion. I've heard of Qunioa but haven't ever cooked with it. Would I find it in the rice/pasta area of my grocery store or more where I would find cereals or cornmeal type products? Tomorrow is grocery day at my house, I'll look to find some and give it a try. |
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Candis
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| 10/20/2008 9:27 PM |
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Hi Denise,
You're welcome. Since I don't know your home location, I would suggest going to a Whole Foods store or whatever "healthy" grocery store you have around. I have found it at Fry's large supermarkets (they have a health food section) Trader Joe's grocery store and Albertsons Grocery store. Usually, it comes in a light green box w/white & black on the box (except Trader Joes is a cream color). Depending on the store it is usually located in the "wheat free" zone or pastas. I would suggest asking a manager or clerk. Make sure you spell it though! People always look confused when I say the name. Hope this helps...Good luck! |
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Denise
Posts:15
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| 10/25/2008 9:18 PM |
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Hi Candis.
Everything that is old is new again. After searching for the quinoa at the store (found some at Henrys) I remembered about a cereal that I discovered a few years ago........Krusteaz Zoom Hot Cereal. Not sure if its acceptable for the zone diet but it is 100% whole wheat, 5 grams of fiber and protein with very little fat (0.5 gm). I usually cook it in larger quantities and reheat in warmed 1% or nf milk add a bit of honey for sweetener and sprinkle with chopped almonds or berries.
Thanks to a few good suggestions from everyone here I have several choices for my 'hot cereal' breakfast. My day starts early and I enjoy having a nice warm breakfast, especially on cooler fall and winter mornings.
Thanks again. |
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Sue K
Posts:10512
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| 10/27/2008 6:00 PM |
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Hi Candis and Denise!
Both quinoa and the wheat cereal you found would be treated as unfavorable carbs in the Zone. You'd be much better off eating either steel cut oats or Zone cereal.
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Elsa
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| 11/03/2008 2:22 PM |
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about the protein powder i have a question.........we bought some at sams but i read the label and it had like 1 or 2 blocks of barbs with some fat and like 3 or 4 blocks of proteing in one block...........i like the label from the zone protein but its pretty expensive, is there any other protein powder that has exactly 7g of protein per serving???
i want to bake some snacks for myself so i can save money |
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Sue K
Posts:10512
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| 11/04/2008 7:34 AM |
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Hi Elsa!
It's not necessary to be exact to the gram for the Zone. Simply take an amount that contains about 7 grams protein according to the label, and call it one P block. |
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Elsa
Posts:19
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| 11/07/2008 6:10 PM |
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| oh ok thanxs!!! |
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Sue K
Posts:10512
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| 11/07/2008 8:23 PM |
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You're welcome Elsa!
The Zone is a range of insulin levels. Because it's a range and not one specific point, you have a little leeway. As long as you're close enough with P, C and F, and you're not eating too much unfavorable carb, you should do well. |
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Holly
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| 11/09/2008 6:22 AM |
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| I eat hot oatmeal supplemented with soy protein powder and ground flax seed for breakfast almost every day. In the interest of time, I have lapsed into using Quaker High-Fiber instant oatmeal. I'd like to get back to using steel-cut oats, but can't seem to make the time necessary to cook it in the morning. Does anybody use a slow cooker to prepare their steel cut oats? I'd like to be able to start it before I go to bed at night and have nice hot oatmeal first thing in the morning. |
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