Homemade Instant Oatmeal
By | October 4, 2008
Homemade Instant Oatmeal – A Hearty Oat Groat Breakfast
Ingredients (Per person)
1/3 cup organic whole oat groats
1 1/3 cups purified water
Premier Pink Salt — to taste
This delicious hearty breakfast is easy to make and takes under 10 minutes to prepare, start to finish. Once the oat kernel (called an oat groat) is smashed, the natural oils contained in the groat immediately begin to oxidize. Examples of these pre-smashed oat groats are rolled oats, stone-ground oats and steal-cut oats. Therefore, regardless of the method used to make oatmeal, by the time you buy it, it is an inferior product because of the oxidation process. Avoid consuming these rancid oils. Refrain from buying pre-smashed oats or other grains.
It is easy and nutritionally superior to grind the oats right before you use them (either as an oatmeal breakfast or for use in other recipes). A Vita Mix TurboBlender with a dry blade for grinding grains or an Ultimate Chopper can be used to grind the oats. Coffee grinders work well too.
Directions
1. Grind the 1/3 cup of oat groats in a TurboBlender, high-speed blender, Ultimate Chopper, or coffee grinder for about 40 seconds or until the oat groats become flour. For creamy oatmeal, grind the oats until they are well-powdered. For chunky or “steel cut”- type of oatmeal, grind the oats for a slightly lesser amount of time (so that they are still a little grainy). Experiment with this a few times and you will get the consistency which you most prefer for your oatmeal.
2. Place 1 1/3 cups purified water in a nontoxic sauce pan and add the powdered oat groats. Turn on medium heat and stir fairly consistently for approximately three to five minutes, until the oats thicken. If you prefer a thinner consistency for your oatmeal, add more water.
3. Good quality fat must be eaten with grains to ensure digestibility. Never eat grains without fat. Otherwise the grains will move through the small intestine quickly and ferment in large intestine.
Here are our recommendations:
· Serve with raw unsalted butter, ghee, our Premier EFA Oil Blend or our Olive Oil, and our Premier Pink Salt. Add our Nutritional Flakes for a nutty flavor and to boost protein synthesis.
· If desired, sprinkle on some raw, unprocessed brown sugar or Grade B Maple Syrup. Bon appetit! This is one of our favorite, easy-to-make recipes. Enjoy it often. This is a wonderful way to start out your day.
Important Note: Never add fruit to your oatmeal or any other grain. Eating fruit with grains causes fermentation and decreases digestibility.
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