Two questions...

[Tom Treutlein]

What would be the best way to cook barley? I heard of grinding up flax seeds into powder and throwing them in the last 3-4 minutes of cooking to add calories and healthy fats. Plus, this lowers the GI. Should I steam them? I heard steaming food is better.

Do you need to grind up flax seeds to absorb the nutrients, or can you just have the seeds?

 

[Deleted member 33117]

I'm sure you get a bit more absorbsion but group up flax seeds mixed in (I've used a coffee grinder) are just plain nasty. If you can stomach it more power to you.

 

[Themachine01]

too much work for me.

 

[anthrax]

You really need to grind the flax seeds.....

But the taste is "special"

 

[Tom Treutlein]

I just mixed them in 5 minutes ago with my morning tuna. I mixed up mayo, tuna, lettuce, and flax seeds. Didn't grind 'em or anything. Holy shit it tasted good! The texture of the seeds and lettuce made the tuna better, and the mayo and tuna drown out the taste of the flax. Entirely! Now to just down my raw oats...

 

[JKurz1]

Why not just do the good' ol oats............or even the Coleman "Porridge"............

 

[Tom Treutlein]

Well, I'm eating my oats as we speak. Nice and raw. Still, I think after being cooked, the barley would be a better choice. The costs are around the same, but the barley would probably be easier for me to get down. Plus, it's got a GI of 22. Oatmeal is between 40-50 from what I've seen.

 

[JKurz1]

Well, I'm eating my oats as we speak. Nice and raw. Still, I think after being cooked, the barley would be a better choice. The costs are around the same, but the barley would probably be easier for me to get down. Plus, it's got a GI of 22. Oatmeal is between 40-50 from what I've seen.

22-40 are both on the low end..........I warned you about analyzing too much kid......you need to relax.....oats are the choice for many, many professional athletes...........I eat steal cut 1st meal (3/4 cup) and old fashion rolled oats at lunch..........both are lower than most carb sources, and taste pretty damn good

 

[Grebe22]

I eat plain oats with sugar-free maple syrup for breakfast most mornings, and it tastes great!

What's the difference between steel cut and plain oats, from both a nutritonal and cost standpoint?

 

[JKurz1]

Not too much other than rolled oats cook faster............just try and stay away from the quick oats and you are fine...........

 

[Fantômas]

you need to grind flax seeds to get the EFA benefits. The outer casing is indigestable fiber and will not break down in your system. Ground up you get the EFAs and fiber.

 

[JKurz1]

Get some oats, get some liquid flax, be done with it..........

 

[Tom Treutlein]

Liquid flax is more expensive. I'll just use a coffee grinder for the flax seeds.

 

[Deleted member 33117]

Liquid flax is more expensive. I'll just use a coffee grinder for the flax seeds.

Rigth. I use some oil myself, but even on keto days I'll get a few carbs from the flax seeds, but I grind them in a coffee grinder as part of my post workout drink.

 

[JKurz1]

ok.........do the seeds, but get the oats........lol............isn't barley for horses?

 

[Deleted member 33117]

ok.........do the seeds, but get the oats........lol............isn't barley for horses?

So are oats. LoL

 

[Deleted member 33117]

Oats, barley and EQ will make you a muscular stallion.

 

[Tom Treutlein]

Eq?

 

[JKurz1]

So are oats. LoL

No, muels......

 

[Deleted member 33117]

Eq?

EQ=street name for boldenone undecylinate. It is a steroid for race horses. I dig it.

 

[Grebe22]

Bought some steel cut oats tonight and I'm soaking them overnight so we'll see what's sitting there in the morning LOL. Hopefully something edible that I can just pour some sugar-free maple syrup on and chow down!

 

[Grebe22]

The verdict is in: steel cut oats > regular oats! I soaked em overnight with the 1/4 c. Fiber One that I normally add to my regular oats. I won't soak the Fiber One overnight anymore, and I might just remove it altogether because I'd rather have more of the steel cut oats and I get enough fiber in my diet w/o the cereal anyways. I added some SF syrup and BAM! Great stuff, I loved the chewiness! Thanks to JKurtz1 for his advocacy of the steel cuts.

 

[JKurz1]

Glad you enjoyed! My morning staple for years now...toss in some protein powder, and it's a damn good meal.....My new experiment was for my "lunch" meal......1/2 cup of rolled oats, cooked, then nuked again with some shredded cheese.........spread this over my chicken and steak and it's f-ing great!