I like Quaker rolled oats – the “Old Fashioned” variety, rather than the “Quick” or “Instant” kind. But I’ve never known anyone else that eats it the way I do – dry. I put some in a bowl, get a pinch between thumb and fingers, and toss it into my mouth, holding the bowl under my chin to collect possible droppage. Eaten that way, the oats have a delicious nutty flavor that I don’t get from porridge. Prep and clean-up times are negligible.

Have any of you folks eaten oatmeal this way?

Nope, i used to put instant oatmeal in a smoothie ground up "raw" never rolled though.

And I thought I was weird for making it with fresh coffee a few times.

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And I thought I was weird for making it with fresh coffee a few times.

Hell yea that's how I do it. Two birds with one stone. Little coffee in the cup, little coffee in the oatmeal.

And yes, eating oats dry is strange. Do you crave apples or sugar cubes also?

That's got to plug you up, no?

I used to put uncooked oatmeal in my morning protein shake. Gave me hellacious gas.

Started cooking night before and putting refrigerated, cooked oatmeal in my shake and both the quantity and toxicity of gas decreased.

Oatmeal gas. The new energy source.

If you don't like crowds, eat oatmeal.

Our family tradition destroys any health benefits, butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, raisins....basically oatmeal cookies for breakfast. Old fashioned oats, just slightly cooked.

If you want a nutty flavor, try adding ground flax seed to steel cut oats.

If brown sugar gets boring, try molasses and/or honey.

I have no suggestions regarding gas. Probiotics may help, but the fibrous nature of oats....heck that's the point of it....it isn't supposed to be digested, it's supposed to be like eating hempen rope and clear your insides out while absorbing ldl.

I smoke mine, generally, but tried snorting some off a hooker's ass once.

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but tried snorting some off a hooker's ass once

Nothing better than sitting in a dark basement snorting oats off of a Prince CD wearing a Saddam mask.....just sayin'

When I get an hankering for oatmeal raisin cookies I use the thick oats. Sometimes I eat the raw oats. Raw oats and peanut butter was a snack in college.

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And yes, eating oats dry is strange. Do you crave apples or sugar cubes also?

Neigh.

Steel cut oats cooked al dente with natural peanut butter and honey.

2/3 cup old fashioned and 1/3 cup steel cut cooked is the way I roll. Toppings vary with mood and for fruit seasons.

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Have any of you folks eaten oatmeal this way?

I've seen it done. But they were all horses.

I cook it with water then some coconut oil and salt to taste.

I never considered eating it dry or mixed with smoothies and other "exotic" ingredients. I eat one bowl a day with added walnuts, honey and cinnamon, topped with soy milk. Now that I'm in the know, I will step out of my comfort zone and go crazy with my oats intake.

I cook two servings every morning. One for my wife, prepared with a healthy dose of cinnamon and a bit of maple syrup (actual maple, from a tree, not the chemistry experiment substitute).

I don't really like sweet oatmeal, so the other serving for me just gets a glop of butter and a dash of salt.

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