OATMEAL: slow cooking vs. instant

[GenetiKing]

Anyone know the nutritional difference between the two?

If there is a difference, is it significant?

 

[St|ckMan]

I use instant oats.. 2 packs give me:
8.8g protein
55g Carb
6.2g fat

Only thing is most instant oats tend to have lotsa sugar =/

Because of the sugar content its probly best to use non-instant oats..

 

[Belial]

If you're talking about the plain, unflavored instant oats (the 2-minute quaker oats), versus the "old-fashioned" oats (The whole flakes) then the only difference is the 2-minute ones are broken into smaller pieces so that they cook a little faster.

But the GI and nutrition values are identical.

 

[GenetiKing]

OK. Thanks.

 

[smr91481]

how are instant grits compared to oatmeal???i eat them every morning b/c i don't really like oatmeal.

 

[brahmers]

instant oatmeal is bleached like white flour. The fiber and the whole oat is brooken down. = more surar and faster digestion
stick with the large flake oat
try it wuth unsweetend apples sauce and cinnimon

 

[Belial]

Two-minute oats are not bleached unless they specifically say so. The ones that come in the large quaker containers are identical to the larger flakes, just chopped up. Believe me, I've called Quaker about this.

And grits are EXTREMELY high GI, so avoid them except for after your workout.

 

[MR. BMJ]

Belial is correct. The difference is in the size of the oats. The instant groates have been cut into smaller/more pieces, and they are much thinner. Therefore, they require less cooking time. First, there is regular oatmeal (15 minutes of cooking), Quick oats (~5 minutes of heating), and then there is Instant oats (which need around 1-1/2 to 2 minutes of cooking). The instant oats have additives such as starch, defatted wheat germ, and salt. They are also steamed so that it pregelatinizes the the starch so that it can be rehydrated with H2O faster (less cooking time). The only advantage of the regular oats is that they will not lose their chewy texture upon standing.

The difference between grits and oatmeal is that they are from 2 different kernels. Grits are from the corn kernel, and oatmeal is from the oat kernel. If I remember right, grits have been degermed. Degerming removes the fat and bran away from the cornmeal before it is grounded. This raises the ratio of starch in the product. Degerming is necessary because the high fat content of the germ turns rancid when stored for too long. Oatmeal differs in that the whole kernel is eaten, that is, the germ is not separated from the endosperm during milling. Oats are steamed so that they inactivate the lipase content of the groats, which will cause the fat to turn rancid if not.

As long as you are not buying that sugar infested instant oatmeal, you should not worry too much.

MR. BMJ

 

[smr91481]

And grits are EXTREMELY high GI, so avoid them except for after your workout.

well that's good...b/c i workout when i wake up on an empty stomach then go home and eat scrambled eggs and grits...so i'm ok right?

 

[Belial]

For a post-workout meal, egg whites and grits are almost perfect.