A Counsel On Oats...
A tough, old cowboy once counseled his grandson that if he wanted to live a long life,
the secret was to sprinkle a pinch
of gunpowder on his oatmeal every morning.
The grandson did this religiously
and lived to the age of 110.
He left four children, 20 grandchildren, 30 great grandchildren, 10 great great grandchildren and a
50 foot hole where the crematorium used to be.
A tough, old cowboy once counseled his grandson that if he wanted to live a long life,
the secret was to sprinkle a pinch
of gunpowder on his oatmeal every morning.
The grandson did this religiously
and lived to the age of 110.
He left four children, 20 grandchildren, 30 great grandchildren, 10 great great grandchildren and a
50 foot hole where the crematorium used to be.
Anyway, Earth Mother enlightened me (in a comment on this post) to the fact that rolled oats are highly processed and not even remotely close to being raw, so I've edited this post to reflect that wisdom. Bless you Earth Mother. Steel cut oats are the way to go since they undergo much less processing.
I need to get out and pick up some steel cut oats!!
I need to get out and pick up some steel cut oats!!
Hey! There is a raw food potluck tomorrow, let me know if you want more details!
ReplyDelete...the "Former Fat Guy" says "The fact is that you can add rolled oats into water that is no hotter than 110 degrees and they will still be considered "raw", i.e. a live food with all it's enzymes intact to aid in digestion and nutritional assimilation."
ReplyDeleteUmmmmmm, that's not exactly true. Rolled oats have been highly processed to begin with – steamed at 212 degrees, rolled, steamed again and sometimes, toasted – so no living enzymes remain. It's "dead" long before you pour your 110 degree water on it.
Steel cut oats, on the other hand, simply consist of oat groats (the inside of a whole oat kernel) chopped into several pieces. This produces oat chunks instead of oat flakes. Steel cut oats undergo much less processing than rolled oats, so you might want to give them a try instead.
Thanks earthmother. I'll be sure to use steel cut oats from now on. Appreciate the head's up!
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