oats vs. rice

[Rhino76]

Which do you use more as a carb source? Is one better than the other while bulking?

[Sixpack]

Oats hands down , but both are very good carb sources, it would be easier eating alot of rice IMO then it would oats

[Steve_W]

No, they both contain different vitamins and minerals. It's best to vary your carb sources.

[saw14]

i eat about equal portions of brown rice and oats daily. like today im going to eat 3c of oats and 3c of b.rice.

[Rippd]

No, they both contain different vitamins and minerals. It's best to vary your carb sources.

Agreed. It's not good to just stick to one carb source.

[antbrdwar]

I've dropped rice from my diet and just have oats as a primary carb source. The brown rice I have available to me cooks absurdly weird, I could leave it on for 10 minutes or 3 hours and it still comes out really grainy and not cooked right, I don't know why :/ Theres plenty of water and everything, I just dunno. Maybe I'll get a rice cooker and bring it back. But anyways oats for me, throw them in the microwave for 30 seconds on high in hot water and theyre done. :}

[Sixpack]

Exactly I wish I could do this

Agreed. It's not good to just stick to one carb source.

[saw14]

I've dropped rice from my diet and just have oats as a primary carb source. The brown rice I have available to me cooks absurdly weird, I could leave it on for 10 minutes or 3 hours and it still comes out really grainy and not cooked right, I don't know why :/ Theres plenty of water and everything, I just dunno. Maybe I'll get a rice cooker and bring it back. But anyways oats for me, throw them in the microwave for 30 seconds on high in hot water and theyre done. :}

i got a $6 rice cooker at walmart and it quite possibly is the best investment i ever made. i havent made a bad batch of rice yet, fluffy everytime.

[Steve_W]

i got a $6 rice cooker at walmart and it quite possibly is the best investment i ever made. i havent made a bad batch of rice yet, fluffy everytime.

Yeah, microwave rice steamers are awesome. So much more convenient and more importantly it gives nice rice.

[AceRx]

What do you guys put in your oats when you make them? I used to like to put sugar and butter in them, but that kind of defeats the purpose of eating a healthy meal unless I put very little of each. Any ideas??

[391rippy]

splenda and cinnamon

[TerrenceCA]

I grew up eating oatmeal with sugar and butter too, but now I use Splenda and a little Smart Balance Light.

[Luski16]

i use 500g of brown rice each day and 160g of oatmeal, both are excellent, but i find brown rice to be more filling because oats are so damn good with divinci that you always want more

[xxghostxx]

i use 500g of brown rice each day and 160g of oatmeal, both are excellent, but i find brown rice to be more filling because oats are so damn good with divinci that you always want more

haha yes, oats are so wonderful you can just keep going for quite awhile. But I for some reason don't typically like rice, so I have to vary between oats,yams/sweet potatoes, and beans It really is unfair to say one is better than the other though as they both offer different nutrient profiles.

[Dark Prowler]

What do you guys put in your oats when you make them? I used to like to put sugar and butter in them, but that kind of defeats the purpose of eating a healthy meal unless I put very little of each. Any ideas??

I make porridge with milk (instead of water), and then add some honey - Great meal for the winter, too!

DP.

[Rhino76]

When cooking my brown rice I mix some diced tomatoes and black beans in with it. Gives it more flavor so it's not so plain. I use a little brown sugar on my oatmeal for flavor. Is brown sugar a no no?