Oatmeal - can I eat uncooked rolled oats as a snack?

Question

I want to get some fibre in my diet in an easy and quick way. Is it ok to eat uncooked Quaker oats or will they be too hard to digest

Answer 1

yes - its ok to eat them, just dont eat too much.
i sometimes mix them with cereal and add milk.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Just a word of caution. Uncooked oats are like uncooked rice, they expand in your stomach when exposed to moisture.

Don't eat too much or you could be in a lot of pain. We almost lost a horse who got into the oats a few years back. He was lucky, he didn't eat enough to rupture his stomach.

The makers of Metamucil have just come out with a water soluble fiber that can be added to just about anything according to the ads. Maybe something like that would work better for you.

Answer 4

GORP recipe for using oatmeal, very good.

30 min 30 min prep

1 cup corn syrup
3/4 cup powdered milk
1 cup oatmeal
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup wheat germ
3/4 cup crushed peanuts
1/2 cup raisins
Put all ingredients into bowl, mix well.
Form balls the size of ping pong balls, wrapping each in wax paper, twisting the ends.
Refrigerate until needed.
Enjoy!

Optional ingredients: almonds or pecans or walnuts (slightly salted), dried cherries, shaved coconut. Nut mix (almonds, hazelnuts, brazilnuts, pecans and walnuts)
Pumpkin and sunflower seeds

Answer 5

Why would you want to do that? That taste nasty.Just cook it, it takes a minute in the microwave, don't be lazy. And if you don't have a microwave buy some of that fiber powder stuff( I can't think of the name now), you can just add it to the food you already eat. Goodluck.

Answer 6

you should cook it.
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