Djeclipse's Intermediate 5x5 take 2.

[djeclipse]

I eat it, it has the consistancy of pudding which I like (I sprinkle some rasins into it too when I'm post workout)

for great tasting, super cheap protien try trueprotien.com , you wont find a better source.. I have eaten my way through almost 50lbs of their fruit punch flavored concentrate in the last few months and I'm still not sick of it

I checked out that site and for the fruit punch powder do you just get non flavoured Whey and add the "fruit punch flavor system to it"? It sounds like something I am going to have to try.

 

[Guinness5.0]

I noticed your typed 'oat bran' above - did you mean 'oatmeal' or 'oats'?

Oat bran and oatmeal are not the same thing.

FWIW when I am waiting for my morning coffee to brew, I usually just pour a big glass of milk, dump ~3/4 cup oatmeal in it, stir and 'drink' with the occasional help of the spoon. Raw oats taste pretty good IMO, and the long-term health benefits of a diet high in soluble fiber are hard to argue with.

 

[Jim Ouini]

Glad you dad's doing better DJ. Good to hear, hope his recovery goes well.

And just to chime in, I bought a good blender and have an oats, milk, protein powder, banana and ANPB shake every morning.

for great tasting, super cheap protien try trueprotien.com , you wont find a better source.. I have eaten my way through almost 50lbs of their fruit punch flavored concentrate in the last few months and I'm still not sick of it

I must try this.

Also, great advice from everybody, real helpful for those trying to tweak our diets.

 

[djeclipse]

I noticed your typed 'oat bran' above - did you mean 'oatmeal' or 'oats'?

Oat bran and oatmeal are not the same thing.

Yesterday I went out and bought the cerial oat bran, not sure who makes it.

And for the second time I have oats (meal 4) they are rolled oats I got at the bulk barn. Maybe I will try eating them without water.

FWIW when I am waiting for my morning coffee to brew, I usually just pour a big glass of milk, dump ~3/4 cup oatmeal in it, stir and 'drink' with the occasional help of the spoon. Raw oats taste pretty good IMO, and the long-term health benefits of a diet high in soluble fiber are hard to argue with.

About the oats and long term health benefits, I 'm not sure if I mentioned this before but I have Ulcerative Colitis so I'm sure adding oats like that would be a good benefit for me in the long run.

I am also back on prednazone, hopefully not for long this time as the constant hunger contrubuted to my last 20lb weight gain, not to mention the bloating and fat face it gives me, lol.

Glad you dad's doing better DJ. Good to hear, hope his recovery goes well.

Thanks, hopefully he'll be home this saturday.

 

[anotherbutters]

Maybe I am making it wrong, 1/3 cup of oat bran, 2/3 cup of water, microwave for 60 seconds... enjoy

lmao! As G5.0 said, oats aren't the same as oat bran. I LOVE oats! You just want a bag of plain oats, nothing added.

What about egg beaters? Isn't that a well known brand of egg whites in the US? Half a cup of egg whites with your breakfast will give you a good dose of protein and they're virtually tasteless.

And what's up with not wanting milk? Even skimmed?

 

[djeclipse]

lmao! As G5.0 said, oats aren't the same as oat bran. I LOVE oats! You just want a bag of plain oats, nothing added.

So maybe I don't have the right oats. I went to a bunch of grocery stores and none of them had oats, just oat meal etc.

The only oats I could find were called roled oats from the bulk barn, they look like this

http://www.foodsubs.com/Photos/quickoats.jpg

What do the oats you're eating look like? And more importantly, where can i get them.

What about egg beaters? Isn't that a well known brand of egg whites in the US? Half a cup of egg whites with your breakfast will give you a good dose of protein and they're virtually tasteless.

Maybe I will look into egg whites, but like the oat bran it's all about the time it would take to actually make them before leavin for work.

And what's up with not wanting milk? Even skimmed?

Never thought of skimmed, maybe I can add it to my breakfast as it would be quick and easy.

Thanks.

 

[Cynical Simian]

I suggested oat bran (and steel-cut oats) as alternatives/additions to the standard rolled oats. They're different but also a good choice.

I swear DJ used to have a UK flag under his karma bar; if that's where he lives, AB, you might throw up that link to the UK egg whites company you and blut wump talked about a couple journals ago. I believe they have a US affiliate as well, although a cheaper pasteurized egg whites choice here is one called All Whites (Egg Beaters are pretty much the same nutritionally but flavored to taste like scrambled eggs, so they're best when cooked).

 

[djeclipse]

I suggested oat bran (and steel-cut oats) as alternatives/additions to the standard rolled oats. They're different but also a good choice.

I swear DJ used to have a UK flag under his karma bar; if that's where he lives, AB, you might throw up that link to the UK egg whites company you and blut wump talked about a couple journals ago. I believe they have a US affiliate as well, although a cheaper pasteurized egg whites choice here is one called All Whites (Egg Beaters are pretty much the same nutritionally but flavored to taste like scrambled eggs, so they're best when cooked).

I live in Ontario Canada.

And this oat thing is annoying, they all look the same and seem to taste the same. Oat bran, the "rolled oats" I got last week. All end up being mush. (I couldn"t find steel-cut oats anywhere.)

I know, I know BiggT is going to say

"just stop being a pansy and eat it."

lol

 

[anotherbutters]

DJ, are you in the UK? I swear you were in the US. Rolled oats, steel cut oats, they're all the same. Look at the ingredients list. It should say oats, lol. Seriously, there should be nothing else in there - no flavourings, sugars, etc, just oats.

For anyone else in the UK, Egg Nation do egg whites. They're mail order, but also sell through sports nutrition shops. They don't require any preparation, unless you call opening the fridge and pouring them into a glass preparation.

 

[djeclipse]

DJ, are you in the UK? I swear you were in the US. Rolled oats, steel cut oats, they're all the same. Look at the ingredients list. It should say oats, lol. Seriously, there should be nothing else in there - no flavourings, sugars, etc, just oats.

For anyone else in the UK, Egg Nation do egg whites. They're mail order, but also sell through sports nutrition shops. They don't require any preparation, unless you call opening the fridge and pouring them into a glass preparation.

I am in canada, and the oats I have are just oats, no sugar, just rolled oats. How can anyone eat them as is, they're so dry...