HOW TO prepare oats

A warm bowl of nutritious oatmeal is many people's healthy breakfast choice.  It is indeed a wise choice as consuming the high fiber oats helps us lower our LDL, "bad" cholesterol, and keeps our heart healthy.  Having a low glycemic index, oats stabilises our blood sugar level.  Prepared correctly (to soak it overnight), oatmeal keeps us feeling full longer.

Oats contain phytic acid, an anti-nutrient substance which binds to important minerals (such as copper, iron, zinc, etc.), inhibiting the body's absorption of those minerals.  To reduce this anti-nutrient, traditional practice requires soaking the oats overnight in some acidic medium, eg. lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, yogurt, whey, buttermilk or kefir.  In so doing, digestibility of oats improved.  Without the soaking, some people may experience bloatedness or digestive issues after consuming oatmeal.  Thus, it is advisable to soak the oats for at least 8hours, or up to 24hours, before cooking them.

Further reading:  OVERNIGHT OATMEAL
                            How to Cook Oatmeal (the RIGHT way)
                               "Nourishing Traditions" by Sally Fallon

Soaked and drained oats

Ingredients
1 cup   Warm Filtered Water
1 cup   Old-fashioned rolled oats
2TBS   whey/lemon juice/apple cider vinegar


Instructions

1.    In glass bowl, add the rolled oats, water and whey.  Give it a good stir and let it stand overnight (at least 8hours). 

2.    Pour the soaked oats into a mashed strainer.  Rinse,  drain well.  Voila!  The oats is now ready at your disposal.