How do you put your oats in your shakes?

[X-Mark-X]

Ok everywhere I look on these forums I read about people having oats in their protein shakes. This sounds like a really awesome idea to me because I can't stand the taste of oats and I love the idea of making a sort of custom weight gainer shake with say whey, peanut butter, and oats.

However, I blended up some oats in a shake and then I tried drinking it, and it didn't go over too well. The oats just sit at the bottom of the shake like sand. I try to mix it as good as I can but I feel like i'm drinking maybe 1/4th of the oats I put in the shake and then the last 3/4ths I can't even drink because they are all sitting at the bottom in a clump and would choke me if I tried to drink them. I honestly gagged probably 4 times the last time I tried to drink one of those.

Anyway I would really love to be able to throw some oats in a shake so how is it that you guys manage to drink this stuff?

[SpeedDemon9]

I mix them in with my blender or coffee grinder.

[Agent Lazy 78]

Some people use coffee grinders to make the oats smaller than the blender can. Less should sink to the bottom that way.

[HATETANK]

I grind them in a coffee grinder which I recently purchased. Its awesome, just beware they are fine little dry oats that will tickle your throat on the way down. Dont try to pound it too fast, I ended up yak'in in the sink the other day doing that. I had to lol.

[AdamBigWang]

I put my oats in a shaker cup, then one scoop of protein shake on top, the stir with a knife till even. Add water/milk stur again. Perfect! Plus the longer u leave it the better it tastes!

[DomzyCuttin]

Ok everywhere I look on these forums I read about people having oats in their protein shakes. This sounds like a really awesome idea to me because I can't stand the taste of oats and I love the idea of making a sort of custom weight gainer shake with say whey, peanut butter, and oats.

However, I blended up some oats in a shake and then I tried drinking it, and it didn't go over too well. The oats just sit at the bottom of the shake like sand. I try to mix it as good as I can but I feel like i'm drinking maybe 1/4th of the oats I put in the shake and then the last 3/4ths I can't even drink because they are all sitting at the bottom in a clump and would choke me if I tried to drink them. I honestly gagged probably 4 times the last time I tried to drink one of those.

Anyway I would really love to be able to throw some oats in a shake so how is it that you guys manage to drink this stuff?

How long did you blend them for? I blend for about 30-40 seconds, then just drink it in one go, stop bein a puss and just down it, obviously if you sip on it for 10 mins its gunna settle, so A. blend longer, B. drink faster.

[JustiNtense]

i used a cofee grinder to make steel cut oats into a powder, the oats sat at the bottom.

[Eric75]

i used a cofee grinder to make steel cut oats into a powder, the oats sat at the bottom.

i just mix them in with all the other ingredients (whey, milk, yogurt, banana, strawberries, blueberries, flax, and PB) and blend away. i go for about 10 seconds and it's all done. maybe you need a better blender? mine does it all in 10 secs, so fine you can't even tell oats are in it.

[titsMcGee]

i go...

1 cup oats
1 cup milk
protein powder
sometimes strawberries or PB

blend up in the blender and drink. Oats still sink to the bottom somewhat, but its still easy to drink/eat.

[RedOnDaHead]

I mix my in a shaker bottle after my workout. All I do is shake for like 30 secs and then tilt that sucker all the way back. I let the oats settle at the opening before I let try to to take a drink. Then I just chew those suckers up and eat em like normal. I drink whatevers left after I'm done eating all the oats outta of the shake.

Bottom line: Don't drink food, eat it. Seems like common sense but I guess people either don't get it or really hate oats.

[Blane/Cope]

i could depend on the oats if they are old fashioned or quick oats. i personally use old fashioned oats milk and powder. i usually let it blend for 30seconds to a minute.

[John lacky]

i just use a blender and throw 1 cup in with strawberries, banna, whey, whites

[graffiti36]

i use sort of a cofee grinder to make the oats smaller and then add the protein whey and oats to the shaker then pre/post workout you just pour the milk into the shaker... It actually tastes really nice... The bad side about this is that sometimes the oats might stick to the bottom of the shaker cup (at least with me they do) so now i prefer to eat it in a bowl... you just add the oats you want, protein and milk and it tastes great

[Msaki75]

My pre-workout meal is:

1 cup oats (uncooked in a bowl)
1 cup milk or whey protein mixed in water and poured into oats
1 scoop myofusion mixed into it
1 tbsp peanut butter

stir it up and eat! way better than blending it imo

[dillon.nelson]

I add egg whites and cottage cheese to make it thicker so they don't sink down to the bottom

[survivorman]

My oats are already ground (oatmeal?) I use about 100g.

50g of oats in bottom of shaker
1 scoop of Protein powder
another 50g of oats
then another scoops of protein powder


Then after training just add water/milk, shake for 20 seconds then drink.

[PittSOB]

I agree with everyone in the thread but I have a tip I use to make my shakes better. I start out with about 1/4 cup of fat free plain yogurt in the bottom then mix in the ground up oatmeal then add the milk/protein/water. Makes it mix well and gives it a creamier taste. Plus you get the benefit of the bacteria in the yogurt.