Opinions wanted from the nutrition knowledgables

Geoff Richards · 06-20-2009, 08:43 PM

during yesterday's grocery shopping I found a product called 'a cup of oats'.
4 serves to which you just add boiling water.

I thought these will be great for that quick afternoon meal so I grabbed a packet.

The info stated on the side of the box per serve states

Energy 241 Cal
Protein 6.3g
Fat-total 6.4g
-saturated 3.8g
Carbohydrate 38.9g
-sugars 12.4g
Dietary Fibre 4.3g
Sodium 39mg
Potassium 168mg

So.......is this a decent choice or is it a marketing ploy on an otherwise 'healthy' product

plmb1 · 06-21-2009, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Geoff Richards

during yesterday's grocery shopping I found a product called 'a cup of oats'.
4 serves to which you just add boiling water.

I thought these will be great for that quick afternoon meal so I grabbed a packet.

The info stated on the side of the box per serve states

Energy 241 Cal
Protein 6.3g
Fat-total 6.4g
-saturated 3.8g
Carbohydrate 38.9g
-sugars 12.4g
Dietary Fibre 4.3g
Sodium 39mg
Potassium 168mg

So.......is this a decent choice or is it a marketing ploy on an otherwise 'healthy' product

It has to much sugar for me.........but you could do worse depending on what your goals are....

Beefcupcake · 06-21-2009, 03:17 AM

Too much sugar. I would rather do the plain oatmeal plus a scoop of protein powder for almost the same calories but much better macros

gbg · 06-21-2009, 03:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Beefcupcake

Too much sugar. I would rather do the plain oatmeal plus a scoop of protein powder for almost the same calories but much better macros

This^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^for me.

But I don't think it's a bad choice for you Geoff.

Geoff Richards · 06-21-2009, 04:57 AM

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Originally Posted by gbg

This^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^for me.

But I don't think it's a bad choice for you Geoff.

seems sugar is the common enemy here,I thought the saturated fats might have been the problem.

GBG
why is it bad for you but ok for me,I'm confused ...hehe

gbg · 06-21-2009, 05:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Geoff Richards

seems sugar is the common enemy here,I thought the saturated fats might have been the problem.

GBG
why is it bad for you but ok for me,I'm confused ...hehe

I'm not saying the sat fat sat is good, but the sugars are what I like to keep limited in my diet.
For me limited sugars and more fat gives me results I want in terms of physique and performance. But I don't think you need to be concerned with that amount given your weight and all, it's no biggy.\

I know your always looking for fast convenient ways to eat healthy, but as someone already mentioned why not eat reg. oats w/ some protein or pb added.

Geoff Richards · 06-21-2009, 05:44 AM

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Originally Posted by gbg

I'm not saying the sat fat sat is good, but the sugars are what I like to keep limited in my diet.
For me limited sugars and more fat gives me results I want in terms of physique and performance. But I don't think you need to be concerned with that amount given your weight and all, it's no biggy.\

I know your always looking for fast convenient ways to eat healthy, but as someone already mentioned why not eat reg. oats w/ some protein or pb added.

yeah,thats a good idea.
will finish this pack and then start taking my own oats

Marius_Ursus · 06-21-2009, 05:47 AM

Just a quick dash of perspective for you, Geoff. That 12.4 grams of sugar is about 3 teaspoons per serving. I'm not saying it's good or bad, just that's something you can compare it to if you were to make it yourself.

Saturated fats are not the enemy. You need them for your Testosterone production.

JC480 · 06-21-2009, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Geoff Richards

yeah,thats a good idea.
will finish this pack and then start taking my own oats

Good plan : )

Fifty+ · 06-21-2009, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Geoff Richards

seems sugar is the common enemy here,I thought the saturated fats might have been the problem.

GBG
why is it bad for you but ok for me,I'm confused ...hehe

Most people see the word fats and think the same thing. Fats and cholesterol can be a natural bodybuilders best friend. Take out your old biology or chemistry texts and compare the back bones of steroids and fats/lipids. Amazing close in structure...total calories are more of a problem then fats.