tips on making traditional oatmeal taste better (system, vapor, cold)

[Truly Heartless]

Whole milk, real butter, and dark brown sugar!

[wilmingtonangel]

My mom adds sunflower seeds, raisins, and brown sugar. It's delicious and very filling!

[plaidmom]

I use the "old fashoined" oats.

I add:

cinnamon
maple syrup
vanilla
toasted pecans

and a drizzzle of heavy cream

fresh picked blueberies when i have them.

yum!

[chilegal]

I will add banana or diced apples and then cook it in the microwave.

[amanda0808]

peanut butter!

[20yrsinBranson]

Originally Posted by tasmtairy

I love old fashion oats chewy, not slimy, with brown sugar and skim milk, YUM YUM!!!!

AH HAH! So that is the problem! I detest the slime and I refuse to eat the stuff. But if it were chewy instead of slimy, well that would be great. I must buy some of the old fashioned stuff ASAP! Thanks.

20yrsinBranson

[SuSuSushi]

Originally Posted by sailordave

I use the 5 minute oats. Currently I use honey and cinamon. Sometimes I use fruit. Any other natural flavor tips for oatmeal?

To die for with craisins cooked in.

[ElizaTeal]

For a nutty taste, I add walnuts and ground flax seed.

[eevee]

Originally Posted by sailordave

That's why I stay away from the flavored instant oatmeal.

I know it sounds weird, but I do tend to prefer the instant stuff a bit more. I've found, at least w/ myself, that when making oatmeal from scratch, I tend to top it off w/ too much stuff (honey, raisins, craisins, various nuts, brown sugar, berries), so for me, it ends up being more caloric. plus, I like the built in portion control of the packets. I look for low sugar, more fiber brands (I like the Kashi instant oatmeal a lot, and there's another brand that comes in a green box, but I forget the name that's also pretty healthy) and tend not to add anything to them, other than frozen berries

but I do like making oatmeal from scratch. I use skim milk (I don't like oatmeal w/ water) and toss in toss of frozen fruits, esp. my favorite tropical fruit blend (mangos, papayas, pineapple, all yummy!). I add a bit of honey or low sugar syrup. my aunt used to make a very creamy oatmeal creamier than Cream of Wheat, almost drinkable) by tossing it into the blender for a bit and adding more milk. it is very tasty, especially when she tossed in a bit of baker's chocolate

[vetegnc]

I love mine with thawed (or fresh) blueberries, dried cranberries, chopped pecans, cinnamon, and a squirt of pancake syrup (I do South Beach, so I do the sugar free syrup now instead of what I used to do...brown sugar!).