I’ve eaten oatmeal pretty regularly throughout the past 10 years. In fact, doing a quick calculation I’ve eaten approximately 800-1000 lbs of oatmeal in my life. Strange to think about a human body processing so much food. I would venture to say that there are people (probably many) that have eaten over 10,000 lbs of a certain food in their lifetime.
Anyway, I was recently pointed to a way of buying steel cut oats that’s about 6-7 times cheaper than if purchased in regular portions from a grocery store: buy a huge 50 lbs bag of it. I did it. The FedEx guy asked me about it, and I said with the brilliant wit of 9am: “I like oatmeal”.
Some people love variety in their food. I love food that tastes good (to me), is healthy, is cheap, and is easy to make a lot of at once. It’s hard to find just the right combination of those factors, and once I do, I stick with it. I’m not sure if I’m missing the explorer gene, but I just don’t get tired of eating the same thing over and over. I really enjoy it, though many people in my life (girlfriends and mom, especially) don’t seem to ever quite understand this.
hey lex, how do the steel cut oats taste? are they as good as store-bought oatmeal?
By store-bought oatmeal you probably mean rolled oats (instant or regular), right? Because you can also by steel cut oats at the store. They taste a lot better in my opinion, but take longer to cook. You can’t just pop them into the microwave for a minute and be done. You have to follow the directions, boil water, and wait for the water to all get absorbed (which takes about 30-40 minutes depending on the heat).
Though unaware of it, I did mean rolled oats.
Thanks! Next time I’m in your neck of the woods, treat me to a bowl of steel cut oatmeal?
Haha, now that’s a promise!