Comments on: Rolled Oats and Steel Cut Oats – Is There a Difference? http://coachlevi.com/nutrition/rolled-oats-steel-cut-oats-difference/ Training, nutrition, cycling, mountain biking, and racing advice for cyclists. Tue, 22 May 2012 12:20:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Levi http://coachlevi.com/nutrition/rolled-oats-steel-cut-oats-difference/#comment-36107 Levi Tue, 14 Jun 2011 19:37:22 +0000 http://coachlevi.com/?p=254#comment-36107 @Tim Thanks for responding! That's exactly the point I was trying to make here! @Tim

Thanks for responding! That’s exactly the point I was trying to make here!

]]> By: tim http://coachlevi.com/nutrition/rolled-oats-steel-cut-oats-difference/#comment-36105 tim Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:27:21 +0000 http://coachlevi.com/?p=254#comment-36105 Great article. I thought it was very informative and you articulated your points thoughtfully and succinctly. Honestly, eating any type of these oats on a regular basis is probably better than what the majority of people eat for breakfast today. Thanks for explaining in detail without falling into the "processing always remove nutritional value" trap. Reading the comments, it seems that people who downplay the nutritional value of rolled and quick oats are really just being elitist. We're talking about minor differences between steel cut and rolled/quick oats versus orders of magnitude compared to traditional sugary cereals or the pancake/eggs/bacon type breakfasts. There's no reason to choose one or the other. If you're short on time, make some rolled quick oats. Have more time or time to prepare, eat the steel cut. Enjoy and be sure to exercise as well. Great article. I thought it was very informative and you articulated your points thoughtfully and succinctly. Honestly, eating any type of these oats on a regular basis is probably better than what the majority of people eat for breakfast today.

Thanks for explaining in detail without falling into the “processing always remove nutritional value” trap. Reading the comments, it seems that people who downplay the nutritional value of rolled and quick oats are really just being elitist. We’re talking about minor differences between steel cut and rolled/quick oats versus orders of magnitude compared to traditional sugary cereals or the pancake/eggs/bacon type breakfasts.

There’s no reason to choose one or the other. If you’re short on time, make some rolled quick oats. Have more time or time to prepare, eat the steel cut. Enjoy and be sure to exercise as well.

]]> By: AARON http://coachlevi.com/nutrition/rolled-oats-steel-cut-oats-difference/#comment-35639 AARON Wed, 06 Apr 2011 06:03:00 +0000 http://coachlevi.com/?p=254#comment-35639 I'm looking for a machine that will remove the hulls from oats. A small house hold type, hand crank or electric. My wife wants an oat flaker, so I thought I could use the oats from the seed bin. I also was wondering about wild oats...any nutritional info on wild oats. I see it being sold in some of our stores....$5/lb or more. I’m looking for a machine that will remove the hulls from oats. A small house hold type, hand crank or electric. My wife wants an oat flaker, so I thought I could use the oats from the seed bin.

I also was wondering about wild oats…any nutritional info on wild oats. I see it being sold in some of our stores….$5/lb or more.

]]> By: Jan Nadeau http://coachlevi.com/nutrition/rolled-oats-steel-cut-oats-difference/#comment-35391 Jan Nadeau Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:09:31 +0000 http://coachlevi.com/?p=254#comment-35391 Thanks for the information! I have only recently started eating the Irish (steel-cut) style of oatmeal and I am absolutely hooked! I'm buying a lot of them and have been experimenting with cooking. For those who don't want to spend a half hour cooking oatmeal every morning, I ran across an article that recommended partially cooking them for about 10 minutes the night before and then refrigerating and reheating in the morning. This works great! I cook up a batch while I'm cooking dinner, so it hardly takes any additional time since I am in the kitchen anyway. In the morning I place in a saucepan, add a little water if needed and reheat for about 5-7 minutes and they are ready to eat! A great time saver and the end result doesn't suffer at all in the reheating. After my initial purchase of a can of very expensive Irish oatmeal, I have been able to find them in bulk at several local health food markets at a fraction of the price.. including organic! They are my newest favorite food! Thanks for the information! I have only recently started eating the Irish (steel-cut) style of oatmeal and I am absolutely hooked! I’m buying a lot of them and have been experimenting with cooking. For those who don’t want to spend a half hour cooking oatmeal every morning, I ran across an article that recommended partially cooking them for about 10 minutes the night before and then refrigerating and reheating in the morning. This works great! I cook up a batch while I’m cooking dinner, so it hardly takes any additional time since I am in the kitchen anyway. In the morning I place in a saucepan, add a little water if needed and reheat for about 5-7 minutes and they are ready to eat! A great time saver and the end result doesn’t suffer at all in the reheating.

After my initial purchase of a can of very expensive Irish oatmeal, I have been able to find them in bulk at several local health food markets at a fraction of the price.. including organic! They are my newest favorite food!

]]> By: » Blog Archive » Steel-Cut vs Rolled Oats http://coachlevi.com/nutrition/rolled-oats-steel-cut-oats-difference/#comment-35357 » Blog Archive » Steel-Cut vs Rolled Oats Sun, 20 Mar 2011 17:42:54 +0000 http://coachlevi.com/?p=254#comment-35357 [...] found this article really interesting, and crazy obvious. There are three basic types of oats. There [...] [...] found this article really interesting, and crazy obvious. There are three basic types of oats. There [...]

]]> By: Jeanne Gumbleton http://coachlevi.com/nutrition/rolled-oats-steel-cut-oats-difference/#comment-35316 Jeanne Gumbleton Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:56:00 +0000 http://coachlevi.com/?p=254#comment-35316 Great information! Was used by one our bloggers for her steel cut oatmeal recipe http://bit.ly/hnGtmk Great information! Was used by one our bloggers for her steel cut oatmeal recipe http://bit.ly/hnGtmk

]]> By: THE RECIPE CUPBOARD – Steel Cut Oats « Creative MedConnect http://coachlevi.com/nutrition/rolled-oats-steel-cut-oats-difference/#comment-35313 THE RECIPE CUPBOARD – Steel Cut Oats « Creative MedConnect Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:52:37 +0000 http://coachlevi.com/?p=254#comment-35313 [...] The majority of the following info was found at CoachLevi.com which has a lot of information for training and racing advice for road and mountain bikers – but also some great nutrition information.  When I was researching nutrition info on the steel cut oats, I found so much great info in this article, I decided to share it.  If you would like to read the whole article, here’s the link:  [...] [...] The majority of the following info was found at CoachLevi.com which has a lot of information for training and racing advice for road and mountain bikers – but also some great nutrition information.  When I was researching nutrition info on the steel cut oats, I found so much great info in this article, I decided to share it.  If you would like to read the whole article, here’s the link:  [...]

]]> By: Michael http://coachlevi.com/nutrition/rolled-oats-steel-cut-oats-difference/#comment-35273 Michael Thu, 03 Mar 2011 14:19:42 +0000 http://coachlevi.com/?p=254#comment-35273 There's a killer living in all of us. Known as a macrophage and produced deep in your bone marrow, it's a white blood cell that roams the body, picking fights with bacteria, viruses, or any other intruders. But it only works if you help it. These killer cells are activated by beta-glucans, a component of fiber foods. The best source? Oats, says David Grotto, R.D., director of nutrition education at the Block Center for Integrative Cancer Care in Evanston, Illinois. So eat your oatmeal. The steel-cut oats, like McCann's Irish Oatmeal, have double the amount found in the rolled, quick-cooking kind. got this from:http://health.msn.com/health-topics/allergies/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100269942&page=1 There’s a killer living in all of us. Known as a macrophage and produced deep in your bone marrow, it’s a white blood cell that roams the body, picking fights with bacteria, viruses, or any other intruders. But it only works if you help it. These killer cells are activated by beta-glucans, a component of fiber foods. The best source? Oats, says David Grotto, R.D., director of nutrition education at the Block Center for Integrative Cancer Care in Evanston, Illinois. So eat your oatmeal. The steel-cut oats, like McCann’s Irish Oatmeal, have double the amount found in the rolled, quick-cooking kind.

got this from:http://health.msn.com/health-topics/allergies/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100269942&page=1

]]> By: Dave http://coachlevi.com/nutrition/rolled-oats-steel-cut-oats-difference/#comment-35268 Dave Wed, 02 Mar 2011 13:00:58 +0000 http://coachlevi.com/?p=254#comment-35268 Most have missed the point including the author. They only looked at fat/carbs/calories. It is not cooking that destroys the vitamins naturally occuring in oats (and any whole grain), it is oxygen. The minute you crack open the grain, oxygen destroys the nutrients within hours. That is why bread is fortified. Ideally, you would start with a whole grain, break it down, cook it and eat it right away. This would provide the most of the original nutrients in the grain. I would like to see an analysis of rolled/cut/whole oats for nutrients. It does seem possible that the steel cut version might hold some of these nutrients, but I suspect not as the shell of the grain is opened, alowing oxygen in. Most have missed the point including the author. They only looked at fat/carbs/calories. It is not cooking that destroys the vitamins naturally occuring in oats (and any whole grain), it is oxygen. The minute you crack open the grain, oxygen destroys the nutrients within hours. That is why bread is fortified. Ideally, you would start with a whole grain, break it down, cook it and eat it right away. This would provide the most of the original nutrients in the grain. I would like to see an analysis of rolled/cut/whole oats for nutrients. It does seem possible that the steel cut version might hold some of these nutrients, but I suspect not as the shell of the grain is opened, alowing oxygen in.

]]> By: Slow Cooker: Steel Cut Oat Meal « eco-centrique http://coachlevi.com/nutrition/rolled-oats-steel-cut-oats-difference/#comment-35243 Slow Cooker: Steel Cut Oat Meal « eco-centrique Wed, 23 Feb 2011 14:41:40 +0000 http://coachlevi.com/?p=254#comment-35243 [...] Oatmeal – Everything You Wanted to Know about Oats [...] [...] Oatmeal – Everything You Wanted to Know about Oats [...]

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