What are some healthy ingrediants that can be added to Quaker Oatmeal to make it taste better? I was thinking of adding some honey, any other suggestions?

Also, the Oatmeal that already comes flavored is that healthy or a big no no? Like the Maple Spice Oatmeal?

I wouldn't be too sure on the health benifits of diffrent flavored oatmeals, but if you dont like the taste of it and are thinking of using honey. Get ORGANIC honey, taste good and its healthy to eat (within reason).
Otherwise I woudln't know much, I put protien in my oatmeal but that makes it taste worse haha

Dude, cinnamon is key to oatmeal! Splenda is pretty good too. I'm sure you have thought about bananas and blueberries. I would watch out for the premade oatmeal too. I remember people raving on about steel cut oats, but I just picked up some Food Lion brand oats with nothing but oats in it. To much of the other products have high fructose in it. You can really spice up your own plain oatmeal with blueberries, splenda and cinnamon like I said up top. It is mucho kick ass.

Lately a common breakfast has been Irish Steel Cut Oats made with Skim Milk (to kick up the protein a notch), cinnamon and one packet of stevia. I'll usually have a hard-boiled egg or two if I have the time to make them first.

Almond slivers and any frozen berries, blue-, rasp-, straw-, etc...good to go!

FWIW, the McCann's Quick Cook Irish Oats I have are nutritionally identical to Quaker Quick Cook oats.

keep to the regular Oatmeal... usually the flavoured ones have more crap in them... try adding a little bit of brown or yellow sugar for taste

i buy the plain oatmeal as well and it tastes good when your hungry and its very filling. I heat mine with milk instead of water, add honey, and either bananas or raisins.

With my Oatmeal I use a scoop of whey to up the protein in the morning. Also I add a banana and it tastes quite good. BTW, I use strawberry ON whey protein.

Personally speaking, I would stay away from the flavored varieties.

I love plain oatmeal, primarily because I know the nutritional base I am starting with, and it allows the flexibility and control to add in my own ingredients dependent on my nutritional goal at the time, and flavor it with what I want, and thus controlling my nutritional base consumption.

If (for example), I am in a hurry in the morning and do not have time to make a breakfast I would prefer, I can get a nutritional push (when carbohydrates are post 100 grams), and nail down the big three by adding in Whey Chocolate Powder (25 grams Protein), and 1/2 serving of Smucker's Natural Peanut Butter (8 grams fat, 3-4 grams carbohydrates, 4-5 grams Protein), and a powder fiber supplement, to 2 servings of plain oatmeal (1 cup). Sometimes, I will add in grounded Walnuts, or Almonds, instead of NPB.

Here we have: 550 calories (approximately), 58 grams of Carbohydrates, about 30 grams of protein, and about 10 grams of good fats, and a small amount of fiber (15 grams, with the supplement). A more than adequate small meal packing a nutritional punch. A chocolate, NPB (or nutty) based oatmeal, just rocks. Additionally, this meal is going to take sometime to digest.

You can add in just about any flavor of Whey Protein Powder to plain Oatmeal: Strawberry, Vanilla, etc, to suit your taste preference. Add in various types of fruit, milk, flavored sugar free yogurt, natural fruit based Jelly, etc, etc.

The point here, is that plain oatmeal is flexible, and can suit nearly any taste preference, if one uses their imagination with food items around the house. Personally, I do not add in Honey, refined sugar, or other fructose based items (not that I am saying anything is wrong with honey), because I do not want the added in variable element effecting my blood glucose levels or Insulin response, that this oatmeal combination will normally provide by itself (personal preference).


Best regards,


Chillen

I say f**k it and have flavoured

LOL, Big-T.

The way I look at it: if I F^ck my nutrition, I f^ck myself.

And, I do not like that sort of hurt.



Best wishes

Chillen

Yep thats the difference, if i f**k my nutrition, i f**k a McDonalds.

The pre-flavored oatmeals are typically very high in sugar.

Try fresh or frozen whole fruit added to your plain oatmeal.

Thanks for everyones advice. I had plain Quaker Oatmeal today and it was terrible. I'm going to pick up some Honey and cinnomon to spice things up.

As everyone else mentioned the flavored packets of oatmeal are very high in sugar. I eat oatmeal an hour before I lift weights and just add a teaspoon of honey or sprinkle with cinnamon. I also like Cream of Wheat as they are both complex carbs.

Remember that the original Cream of Wheat is not whole wheat. But there is a relatively new variety that prominently announces "Whole Grain" on the box.