Comments on: Easy NT Friendly Cold Cereal/Instant Oatmeal

By: Melissa

Melissa — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:03:31 +0000

Do you know where I can find out about the extrusion process and it going rancid? I tried to Google it, but can’t find anything that talks about. Thanks!

By: Emily

Emily — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:59:20 +0000

Kristen,

Hi! When you’re soaking overnight, are you leaving the oats and yogurt out at room temperature, or letting them soak in the fridge? Are there pros/cons to either way? I’ve been using the fridge, just in case.

Thanks!

By: Lisa Imerman

Lisa Imerman — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:20:22 +0000

This is interesting. Not sure I would enjoy uncooked oats, but sounds interesting. I must say, I don’t agree with the microwave book (and is very un-WAPF to use the microwave) but could easily be made on the stove like we make our oatmeal porridge.

If you want another cold breakfast cereal idea that is WAPF approved, there is a set of handouts from a lecture that Sally Fallon did for our chapter. There is a chapter leader who created this cold cereal that is NT compatible. Sally says it is very good.

You can find the recipe handout on our website for our chapter. http://www.htnetwork.org and click on the link for Growing Connections, then scroll down to the May 30th event and there is a link for the recipe document

By: debbie

debbie — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 18:28:39 +0000

I had never thought of serving raw oats soaked in yogurt! It’s funny because this is how I start my NT-friendly Baked Oatmeal… although it’s not raw, I find it easy, delicious and nutritious. I like to eat it cold with milk; my husband prefers eating it toaster-oven warmed as a bar with his morning coffee. My 2 1/2 yr old son eats it anyway I give it to him – but usually picks out the raisins first! One of the best things about it is the minimal amount of honey required to sweeten it.

By: KristenM

KristenM — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:01:14 +0000

This makes enough to feed my family of four for about two or three weeks. I’d say it takes up roughly the space of a gallon, and I store it in the zipper-sealed plastic bags I get when buying bulk food items at my grocery store. I’ve got to reuse them somehow, and this is a good fit.

You could easily halve the recipe.

THE KEY is to use equal parts steel cut oats to yogurt. So, 4 cups oats, 4 cups yogurt. 2 cups oats, 2 cups yogurt. Then, you basically just add coconut, nuts, and dried fruits to your taste.

You DEFINITELY want to sweeten with honey, though, when you serve it b/c otherwise it’s too tangy!

By: Amber

Amber — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:50:04 +0000

That looks yummy! I’m currently hooked on a boxed granola that’s more expensive and much higher in sugar than any kind I could make myself, but I’ve been too afraid of the labor involved to try to make my own. Yours looks way easier. How much does it make and how do you store it? 8 cups of steel cut oats sounds like a lot for one person.