I am curious as an oameal fanatic, how well you are able to tolerate eating oatmeal and what you do to doctor it up...

I usually eat one package of oatmeal (any flavor will do) and add a small spoonfull of creamy Peanut Butter and a small amount of sugar free maple syrup to spice it up. (It tastes like an oatmeal cookie)

i eat it that way every morning... It is seriously like eating Peanut Butter oatmeal Cookies...

Oatmeal alone makes me hungry in a few hours, I add the peanut butter for the Protein content. I usually eat the quaker high Fiber oatmeal, cinnamon flavor.

how soon did you move to oatmeal?? I have 1 week liquid, then to full liquid, then mush procedure 21st of Jan. thanks for any info

I get the weight control oatmeal. But do eat the rolled oats also. My husband never ate breakfast, and thought he didn't like oatmeal!! But he eats it every day.

I noticed a lot of the recipes have nuts in them. I thought we couldn't eat nuts with lap band?

I have read on LBT that some doctors won't let patients eat nuts or dairy products. I'm gathering it's because of their calorie denseness. Personally, I think that's nuts... (sorry)

I eat peanuts, brazil nuts, cashews, pecans, almonds, walnuts, soy nuts, and lots of dairy products. Fortunately my doc has no restrictions on this stuff.

I eat oatmeal almost daily and use it in other recipes' too. It is one of the most nutritious foods we can eat. To about 36 grams of oats I add 5 oz of milk, 1 scoop of whipped vanilla Protein powder (I use BSN Lean Dessert which also sweetens it), cinnamon, and 20g of freshly ground flax seeds. YUMMY! and very nutritious. I really like the Peanut Butter idea - sounds like tomorrow's breakfast for me!

Brad

I tried it just now. It was delicious! A new fave definitely. I wouldnt ever have thought to do something like this with a humble bowl of porridge.

I love oatmeal and I eat it most mornings with natural Peanut Butter. I sometimes make it with vanilla soy milk or regular soy milk - whatever I have.

I have added toasted walnuts and dried cherries - that was yummy.

i eat it that way every morning... It is seriously like eating Peanut Butter oatmeal Cookies...

Oatmeal alone makes me hungry in a few hours, I add the peanut butter for the Protein content. I usually eat the quaker high Fiber oatmeal, cinnamon flavor.

that's the kind i buy--high fiber. i tried this and i'm hooked...totally good!!

how soon did you move to oatmeal?? I have 1 week liquid, then to full liquid, then mush procedure 21st of Jan. thanks for any info

I was allowed to have it during the mushie stage.

Third day in a row on the peanut butter/maple routine here, lol.

I've made it with vanilla Protein powder before too and that was Okish, but we dont have a lot of great tasting powders here, most of them taste that horribly gritty dirt taste.

I need carbs at Breakfast time, or I wont get through the day but beefing it up with protein definitely kills the tendency to nibble during the day.

I can eat it post band, but I really don't like it. I was never a big fan of oatmeal or cream of wheat pre-band.

I tried to eat it plain yesterday and I was hungry all day long. I guess I can't go back to plain oatmeal after the peanut butter infused deliciousness that I have been eating!

This is my new favorite meal! I used the cinnamon roll flavored oatmeal and added some creamy peanut butter and sugar free maple syrup....DELISH! I eat it all the time, usually more than once a day, lol.

I tolerate and LOVE oatmeal!!! I like either organic rolled oats or steel cut. Both are very nutritional. I put 1 t earth balance buttery spread, a little brown sugar, raisins and walnuts and it's a meal in and of itself. Yum!!!

I can't handle oatmeal. It's a texture thing. Long been that way, has nothing to do with banding. I did find an instant alternative this last week that I love. It's called Elements and it's from Roman Meal. Uses several different types of whole grains then adds seeds, nuts, dried fruit, etc. They have 4 different flavors. We've only tried 1 so far. I add a tsp of honey to it to enhance the flavor. I bet the Peanut Butter would be good in it too.

Questions.

Have any of you tried barley for hot Cereal? I found a recipe, I think in my new Clean Eating mag, that I want to try.

How much peanut butter do you add? Does it mix well? I'm figuring you add it when you add the boiling Water or it wouldn't mix well. Details please!

Jacqui, does the real stuff you use, taste a lot different than instant? Is the texture a lot different? Maybe that would change my problem with the texture thing. (I can't handle most yogurts or any cottage cheese either.)

Thanks!

hmmm, its thicker and chewier than 1 minute or intant oats, much more robust, for want of a better word.

I nuke my oatmeal for a minute and a half, then as I am taking it out ofthe microwave, I add a spoonfull of peanut butter in the middle and let it sit while I get the syrup ready. That is ample time for it to soften up enough to mix it in. Let it cool a bit and enjoy!