Comment by wewewedxfgdf 2 days ago
Oatmeal is food of the gods - BUT only if you don't pollute is with all sorts of add ons.
Oatmeal and milk, nothing more. No fruit no nuts no sugar no honey no sprinkles of whatever. Perfect.
Actually heathens were pagans living on heaths (uncultivated wild lands). To add spices and exotic ingredients you need to be rich, civilized, modern. Fancy oatmeal is bougie af
Indians are great at this kind of thing. They don't really eat sweet dishes like we do. Upma is usually a wheat porridge but can be made with oats.
Full fat milk is probably better because a) it will taste better and b) the fat will slow the energy release.
That's what I do, my son often comments that I eat gruel for breakfast.
What a lot of people don't realise is that the creamy texture comes from the oats rather than the milk.
It’s so funny you’re being downvoted, i think it’s just an expression of how much people hate oatmeal and like milk, lol. And also you can pry my milk from my cold dead hands.
Bah. I love putting a layer of frozen blueberries at the bottom of the bowl then layering on piping hot steel cut oats to thaw and warm them up. You’re probably right that I shouldn’t add dried cranberries and a tiny drizzle of maple syrup on top (occasionally with thinly sliced bananas) but I’m happy enough to be wrong about it. I also skip the milk.
Refined sugar might offset the health benefits.
But it's your bowl of oatmeal, do what you want with it. Otherwise, what was that whole punk thing for, really?
The great thing about oatmeal is you can change the taste easily. Savory, sweet, spiced, aromatic, creamy, chewy, whatever you want.
My go-to is oatmeal with milk and pepper, but some days I want some aged cheddar, or smoked cheddar (mmmm!). Frozen wild blueberries/wineberries for a winter treat. Tumeric, ginger, cinnamon and honey if I'm getting sick. A fried egg and hot sauce if it's a lazy sunday.