Oatmeal water

[ajgen]

Hi,

A thought has occurred to me while drinking my daily shake. Normally when I make my shake, I also add 25 grams of oatmeal (which I grounded to powder form) along with a full banana and a tablespoon of peanut butter. I have read online of some people mentioning 'oatmeal water' and I was wondered how it worked.

I conducted a little experiment where I added 25 grams of grounded oatmeal into a glass of water and let it sit overnight, and the next morning noticed the water to be very cloudy and it smelled like oatmeal (obviously.) I put the 'oatmeal water' into a shaker cup along with 25 grams of protein powder. After drinking it, surprisingly, the oatmeal water itself added a very 'natural and chalky' taste to the protein powder; it was not too sweet.

Anyways, I'm just wondering if anyone has any information on the nutritional value of 'oatmeal water' because I'm not a big fan of the oatmeal texture (which is why I drink it), but I always have a box in my house and would like to make use of it.

Thanks,

[necon76]

Why not just have something to eat that you do like, instead of dicking around with 'oatmeal water'?

[WonderPug]

The is like coconut water, only not so, right?

[ajgen]

Why not just have something to eat that you do like, instead of dicking around with 'oatmeal water'?

Because I liked the taste of it in my protein shake without any of the oats' texture and like I said above, I wanted to make use of it since I always have some available in my house. Why not experiment with what's available and try something different?

[ajgen]

The is like coconut water, only not so, right?

To be honest, I know about coconut water LOL.

[necon76]

Because I liked the taste of it in my protein shake without any of the oats' texture and like I said above, I wanted to make use of it since I always have some available in my house. Why not experiment with what's available and try something different?

Alright then, but I wouldn't imagine it has much nutritional value at all. Not enough to be worth factoring into your diet anyway.

[Notmichiba]

So are you still consuming the oats in the end or do you just use water that once had oats in it to make your shake?

[Andrew_S]

MMmmMMMMMMMmmmmmMMMM, oatmeal water!

[PR1MO]

Why not experiment with what's available and try something different?

Cos I like girls.

[ajgen]

So are you still consuming the oats in the end or do you just use water that once had oats in it to make your shake?

Today, I just added the water, but normally I would include the oats as well. It was just a one time experiment that I was really curious about.

[ajgen]

Cos I like girls.

Oh u silly xD!!!

[ajgen]

Alright then, but I wouldn't imagine it has much nutritional value at all. Not enough to be worth factoring into your diet anyway.

Yeah I thought so, It was a crazyyy thought

[AlwaysTryin]

Yeah I thought so, It was a crazyyy thought

Sure was

[AJL1]

I'm guessing 'oatmeal water' is basically the same thing as tea. Don't worry about counting it.

[nradam123]

Nutritional value is the same.
Nutrition wont change unless you are sprouting it or something, and oatmeals wont sprout lol.
Just make sure you drink the water, because nutrients seep into it.

[coconuttree2009]

If you like the taste of oats and want more nutritional value than in just water, you can make oat milk:

Step 1: Rinse and drain 1 cup of steel-cut oats. I’ve heard you can also use oat groats. Place oats into a bowl and cover with water. Soak for around 20 minutes. You can soak longer (even overnight) if desired. Not only does soaking help soften the oats, but it also makes them easier to digest.

Step 2: After soaking, rinse and drain the oats very well.
l. This step is very important because you want to rinse off any of the oat slime that has occurred from soaking.

Step 3: Scoop oats into your blender and add 3 cups water. I prefer using 3 cups of water as opposed to 4 cups because it yields a creamier/thicker milk. Feel free to add more water if you wish, just know the more water you add the thinner your milk will be.

Step 4: Cover with lid and turn the blender on a low speed, increasing the speed gradually, and blend at the highest speed for about 8-10 seconds only. You don’t need to completely pulverize the oats.

Step 5: Place a fine sieve over a large bowl and pour the oat milk very slowly into the sieve. You might have to do this in a couple batches depending on the size of your sieve.

Step 6: With a spoon, gently push down on the oat pulp so the milk flows through. This helps push the milk into the bowl, leaving the oat pulp behind in the sieve.

Step 7: Scoop the oat pulp into a small bowl and set aside. Clean out your blender and sieve with a good rinse of water until no pulp residue remains.

Step 8: Place sieve over top of your blender and pour the milk in once again and strain.

Step 9: Rinse out the bowl and sieve once again. Strain the milk through the sieve into the bowl (optional).

300ml will be Calories: 135, Fat: 4.5g, Carbs: 19.5g, Protein: 3g

[russianBomber]

^ was patiently waiting for the entrance of actual milk. achieved great dissapointment and anti climax.

[ironwill2008]

Lulz.

Haven't seen ol' Bert posted lately. Had forgotten how funny, and relevant, he can be.

[FitnessFan76]

Oatmeal water? Yeuuuch, sounds disgusting! I don't really like oats, so I grind them to powder with an MB and chuck a banana or two in, but oats just with water... no thanks.

[bustermac]

Sounds really gross. I also grind my oats into a powder in my food processor to add into shakes and pancake batter. Sometimes I add whole ats to PB whole wheat toast too.


I also use flaxseed meal...that's 30 cals a tablespoon with fiber and protein. Add it to everything...cant taste it.



If you don't enjoy your diet, you're not going to stick with it long term.