I like oatmeal and I have been more of it lately so I want to know if it can lead to weight gain or if it has any other undesireable effect.
Nutritionists in the house, please your advice is needed. What is the nutritional value of oatmeal? I take it with honey as sweetner. Thanks.

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Oatmeal is not inherently fattening, but like any other complex carbohydrate, eating too much of it without any form of exercise will lead to excess calories. This excess is what is fattening.
Oatmeal has a low glycemic index (GI) - which means it is not quickly absorbed into the blood stream and the body will uses more calories to digest it. Add this to the high amounts of fiber, vitamin E, zinc, selenium, copper, iron, manganese and magnesium in oatmeal, it is highly nutritious and an excellent source of complex carbohydrates. A cup of oatmeal,approx 80g is equal to 300 calories in the body.

That's good to know. So in a way it helps one loose weight. Hmmm.

Daily consumption of a bowl of oatmeal can lower blood cholesterol, due to its soluble fiber content

It's really healthy just don't add too much milk or sugar to sweeten it and you will be fine.

I often make mine with water and add blueberries or strawberries to sweeten. Sometimes I put in a it of honey too and stay clear of milk and sugar altogether.

As someone above said, it is great for lowering cholesterol and also keeps you feeling full for longer. That plus it is low in calories (without milk or sugar) low in fat.

Gemma11:

It's really healthy just don't add too much milk or sugar to sweeten it and you will be fine.

I often make mine with water and add blueberries or strawberries to sweeten. Sometimes I put in a it of honey too and stay clear of milk and sugar altogether.

As someone above said, it is great for lowering cholesterol and also keeps you feeling full for longer. That plus it is low in calories (without milk or sugar) low in fat.

abeg e get oat wey dem dey use groundnut oil or petrol make abi dem dey chop am raw now? (no offence, just saying )

2sleek2NV:

abeg e get oat wey dem dey use groundnut oil or petrol make abi dem dey chop am raw now? (no offence, just saying )

You are a trouble maker

olas2u:

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It can not be called this^^^ - Albeit it contains beta-glucan & selenium.

Oatmeal is pure fibre, you just have to be careful what you add to it.

denony:

You are a trouble maker  

bro's hw i go do na. u sef, u no reason am as i reason am?  

Deep Soul:


For fear of it being too plain, you can add honey, fruits (eg apples) or even groundnuts sef to it

Are u serious? 

^


My broda

shey dis one no taya u? . . .y add only groundnut, y not add it 'Onion & Vegetable'?

I hardly miss dat meal. Even i ate it dis mornin. I enjoy eatin it with condence milk!

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Well I definitely wouldn't recommend eating it everyday except you live a very active life. It can be fattening as it contains about 10 percent saturated fat and it is a complex carbohydrate which takes the body time to breakdown.
You can always get your daily requirement of vitamins and minerals from natural fruits and vegetables. You definitely shouldn't need to eat highly processed foods to get that.

Oatmeal is not inherently fattening, but like any other complex carbohydrate, eating too much of it without any form of exercise will lead to excess calories. This excess is what is fattening.
Oatmeal has a low glycemic index (GI) - which means it is not quickly absorbed into the blood stream and the body will uses more calories to digest it. Add this to the high amounts of fiber, vitamin E, zinc, selenium, copper, iron, manganese and magnesium in oatmeal, it is highly nutritious and an excellent source of complex carbohydrates. A cup of oatmeal,approx 80g is equal to 300 calories in the body.

Well it is fattening in the sense that by itself it is quite boring and sometimes may appear to be an appetizer. Definitely I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who wants to lose weight quickly or who leads a sedentary life.

^^Actually the main ingredient is oats itself. Though  flour and other fats are mixed in with it just to make it more palatable.
Honestly though, anyone here who decides to keep stuffing his face with quaker oats without taking fairly regular exercise would just get fat.

Oatmeal is fattening

Just read the dietary label on the side of the packet!

well, oatmeal is fattening
i am an example, i ate it so much
and now my face is full.

Okija_juju:

Oatmeal is fattening

Just read the dietary label on the side of the packet!

It is curious how many people avoid just simply reading the label. Those stated figures for calories, saturated fats and salts do add up in the end.

As I said if your work or lifestyle is highly sedentary, then it is better to avoid such highly processed foods  in the morning.

You can drink a cup of coffee or tea in the morning for stimulation if you can't avoid skipping breakfast.

Inked_Nerd:

Oatmeal isn't fattening as long as you exercise. I tend to eat a lot of oatmeal as well. As a matter of fact, I've been eating summer almost every morning for the entirety of summer. Sometimes I have a habit of eating the same thing for long periods of time. I use milk or sugar in my oat meal though. I usually add fruits like peaches or bananas to it.

I don't think oatmeal is fattening, because my mom eats a lot of oats. Just like my mom, at her age she does a lot of exercise, way more than I do. She says it has lots of fiber and nutrients and yeah she uses some kinda organic honey on it, in lieu of sugar and add some fruits to it as well. Also she makes Oatmeal cookies that has fruits in it and them cookies are so good yet healthy.

^^^^ Yeah and I mean home baked cookies with 70% oats, its unlike the Oatmeal raisin you see at the grocery store.

fellis:

I like oatmeal and I have been more of it lately so I want to know if it can lead to weight gain or if it has any other undesireable effect.
Nutritionists in the house, please your advice is needed.

What is the nutritional value of oatmeal?

I take it with honey as sweetner. Thanks.

Oatmeal's very good for you but it is quite calorific.

Quaker Scots Porridge Oats :Nutritional value.

368 calories 100g

Protein 11 per 100g

Fat 8 per 100g


Fibre 7 per 100g

Oats can be used in savoury dishes also, it makes a great crispy coating for meat or fish.

anything, even apples, can be fattening if eaten in excess.

Even though it has a high calorific value oatmeal is very far from making you fat. If combined with foods with unsaturated fats it lowers the glycemic index of those foods thereby reducing their ability to form fats in your body. Please refer to book by Dr. Philip Leibtz (good diet, bad diet.)

Oat MEal is not fattening, but you need to be doing some exer
cise , exercise is always a good thing for the body

davidylan:

anything, even apples, can be fattening if eaten in excess.

The point is that it is fattening if you live a sedentary life without doing very regular aerobic exercises like jogging,  swimming or power walking. Mere lifting of weights in the gym does not count.
It is also much more addictive than apples so it is very easy to over-indulge.