Oats in Protein Shake - Raw, Ground, Cooked?

Just wondering how you guys get your oats into your shakes. I see alot of people say grind em up, but i don't have a coffee grinder. I usually just throw some raw rolled oats into a blender with the rest of my stuff. Works ok, but I usually gotta chew my way through half of the shake hehe.

I use rolled oats and leave the blender on for about 30 seconds. It does a fairly good job, drinkable but thick of course.

[QUOTE=bofeity]I use rolled oats and leave the blender on for about 30 seconds. It does a fairly good job, drinkable but thick of course.[/QUOTE]


exactly what i do, usually i grind the whole box of oats and then put them in an old protein container and scoop them in when needed.

LOL I mix everything with a spoon because I always loose my shaker tops so I gave up on them. I man up and just drink with a handfull of fresh oats mixed in. Gets pretty thick towards the nbottom.

Before I had a grinder I just threw a cup of oats in my shaker. I'd shake em up and then wait a few minutes for the liquid to soke in a bit. Wasn't bad at all. Just looked a little repulsive.

I recommend you read the fantastic thread by Alan Aragon in the Nutrition Forum (it's a sticky).

I just threw mine in a shaker cup and downed it before the oats absorbed alot of water.

With rolled oats, I grind them up and mix it in.

With steel cut, I carry them separate, then chuck them in my mouth and chase with my protein shake. Steel cut oats sink to the bottom almost instantaneously.

[QUOTE=chlaxman]With rolled oats, I grind them up and mix it in.

With steel cut, I carry them separate, then chuck them in my mouth and chase with my protein shake. Steel cut oats sink to the bottom almost instantaneously.[/QUOTE]


I use steel cut oats........they sink to the bottom no matter what but i like to blend them then put them in a container for whenever i need them. Blending it makes it a little finer but it still sinks to the the bottom but a little eaiser to drink/swallow.

Invest in a small coffee grinder. They cost like $15, and it will turn oats into a fine powder.


I buy the largest barrel of Quaker oats and take about 15 minutes of grinding, then place the oats in some cylindrical tupperwear for storage. I'll eat regular oats (unground) once a day and grounded oats 3x a day in shakes and milks and such.

Tips:

1.) Add 16oz of milk to grounded oats and stir until it's all absorbed

2.) Add some Hershey's chocolate syrup or else you'll be drinking chalk, and while chalk can be fun for writing it sucks for drinking.