The Best Oatmeal In The World
Ahhhhhh……oatmeal. That wholesome bowl of gooey warm goodness many of us enjoy in the mornings to start the day. When you mention oatmeal the thought that comes to mind for many people is the little packets of dehydrated, artificially flavored, additive packed oats with names like peaches and cream or apple cinnamon.
If you’ve looked around our website, by now you can probably guess that we do not mean that kind of oatmeal. No, the staff at Alkaline Foods Online prefer all natural or organic oatmeal without all the junk and we eat it prepared in a uniquely specific way.
Oatmeal
Rolled Oats – made from oat groats that are rolled or crushed under heavy rollers. The first step in the production of rolled oats is to steam the oat groats and then roll them in order to flatten them. They are then re-steamed and roasted before packaging. Because of this extra processing, this type of oatmeal loses a little of the natural taste and texture, along with some of the beneficial nutrients.
This is the traditional type of oatmeal you see commercially available today and have probably eaten in the past. If you are going to eat rolled oats, make sure they are all natural whole grain or organic stone milled.
Steel Cut Oats – made from the whole grain groats, these have been cut in to two or three pieces using steel discs. No extra processing or additives and nothing taken out – just as nature intended them to be and it is our favorite!
I like Bob’s Red Mill or McCann’s because both of these have a wonderful flavor and texture but you can use your favorite brand. Just keep in mind that unless you are using organic oats, you will consume additives that are unhealthy and acid forming.
These include pesticides, herbicides and chemical fertilizers that are used in commercial farming and all of these additives remain in the traditional, non organic foods you find in stores.
Preparation
Our preferred method of preparing steel cut oats involves a slow cooking process of about 5 hours. I know you do not have that much time to wait for your oatmeal so here is the secret to the best oatmeal in the world.
First, get yourself a sauce warmer like the Little Dipper. These mini crock pots are ideal at dinner parties for warming up sauces and hot dips.
Next, buy a programmable plug in timer. Plug it into the outlet of your choice, plug the sauce warmer in and program the timer to start 5 hours before you wake up. I get up at 6am so mine starts at 1am.
Add one cup of steel cut oats and two cups of alkaline water (this is the best water to consume and when you use it in any recipe, it really brings out the flavor of the food). Alkaline water helps neutralize the acidity of the oats.
Add a teaspoon of cinnamon and brown sugar (the amount of sugar depends on your own taste – you can add honey as well). If you like raisins in your oatmeal, toss a handful in.
Mix it up in the sauce warmer, put the lid on and leave it.
When you wake up in the morning, you will have delicious and hot oatmeal ready to eat – the best oatmeal in the world.
Enjoy!
Thanks for the tip. I never would have thought to make oatmeal this way. I’m going out to get a sauce warner this weekend and try it out.
-Mike
I have a history of acidity and have been taking steel cut oats for breakfast. add banana and apples while cooking. it tastes really good. Lately, I heard that this can be acidic. I have read in some books that steel cut oats are acidic, but none give a solution. So I started to surf the internet for some info and found your info. Thanks! Question: Does the alkaline water retain its “alkalinity” after you cook it? How did you find out about adding alkaline water to Oat meal? What grade or PH level do you use? Any leads or references like book; citation. Leads would be very helpful. Thank you! G.
Excuse the delay in responding as I have been swamped with a number of work related matters. Yes, the alkaline water does retain it’s alkalinity when cooked or heated. A good book on alkalinity is The Water Puzzle which explains a lot about the structure of water and alkalinity. I also like Dr. Shinya’s book The Enzyme Factor Diet which talks about alkaline foods and enzymes. I use 9.5ph water and have now for over a year. I no longer get colds, my back pain has gone and I feel healthier and more energetic. My switch to more alkaline foods included a decrease in processed and artificial foods which I believe helped accelerate the affects for me.
Happy eating!
where do you find the 9.5 ph water?
Thank you,M.
Mary,
Your DVD is on the way. Excuse the delay. The best source we have found for alkaline water is from a device hailing from Japan. The only licensed medical device for home use, it is a continual water generator that produces an unlimited supply of therapeutic water and the only one endorsed and approved by the Association for the Prevention of Adult Diseases, Japan’s most respected non-profit organization of doctors and surgeons.
To Your Health.
The Alkaline Foods Online Team
I have recently started a balanced acid/alkaline diet and I hope it will help heal my osteoporosis. The problem I’m having is when I check the ph level of my urine it is perfect but when I check my saliva it is always acidic no matter what time of day I check it. I don’t check it immediately after eating so it doesn’t pick up on what I have just eaten. Does anyone else have this problem.
Mary,
I am also new to the alkaline diet world. From the little that I understand so far, testing your saliva and urine are not accurate measures for determining our PH balance. In fact, several parts of our bodies, both inside and out, have different PH values and systems designed to maintain the PH to that vital part of the body. Our mouths for example are designed to be very acidic. In fact, our digestive system starts in the mouth. Our mouths have a system to maintain a specific acidity level and this is vital. I believe the important factor that we try to control with an alkaline diet is the PH of the blood.
I will have to try this. Thanks for the idea.
Dave
truehealthbalance
I understand that pure maple syrup contains healthy, nutritional ingredients. Can alkaline diet folks use this on buckwheat pancakes at least once in a while?
Also, is Almond milk acceptable in your diet?
Thank you.
Mary, I see this website and your question are from some time ago, but perhaps I can share a little knowledge about why your oral pH is acidic. I am a dental hygienist. Our oral cavity is acidic because of the bacteria that resides in our mouth. The plaque bacteria produce a by-product of acid. If you are consuming at alkaline diet, their production will be less, but the acidity will still be present. The bacteria consume sugars & carbohydrates. I am not very educated on pH diets, but I assume you still consume complex carbs and fruits? These would feed the plaque bacteria resulting in the acidic environment.
Another note, everyone has a different saliva make-up. Perhaps your saliva make-up was particularily acidic prior to diet change. Where you cavity-prone? Have a mouth full of fillings? This could be an indication of a very acidic oral cavity.
Hope this helps! I’d imagine your questions have already been answered by now, but for anyone else wondering… -Amy, RDH
I am also interested in the alkaline water system from Japan and am very happy I found this website, before I purchased an expensive water filtration system for my home. I have a few questions listed below:
1. Does this alkaline system from Japan create water for the entire home, so the water we shower with and drink would be alkaline? 2. Is there any danger of our bodies becoming too alkaline, if we are bathing, showering ,cooking , and drinking large amounts of alkaline water on a daily basis? 3. Does this system produce “soft water”? 4. Where can I find a true reliable list of alkaline forming foods that specifically tells just how alkaline or acidic each food is.(Food ranking lists vary or are non specific) 4. Is there a website that gives specific alkaline balanced Breakfast , Lunch and Dinner menu suggestions with specific cooking instructions, if necessary? 5. My current water in my refrigerater’s ph is in the 7 range, is this OK, neutral? ( My ph strips only give colors for each whole number 5-9) .John G. Kyles Inc. is the company that makes them.
Thank you for addressing each of my questions. I am just learning about alkaline foods etc. and from what I understand balance is the key.
Hi,
I was wondering if the lid on your little dipper was plastic or ceramic? Thanks.
Erin
Hi Everyone!!
A FAbulous way to prepare your steel oats and retain all or most of the nutrients,, is to SOAK em overnight or until there soft enough for your preference. I add soaked oats to my smoothies, or make a oatmeal by blending and adding, whatever you feel, this morning i have bannana, raw caoca, and a tiny cinnamon and agave, but you can make it how ever you like, and its RAW supper alkaline!
Thanks for your question and I do apologize for not keeping up with the site as we have been swamped with projects but have worked on freeing up some time to reply regularly. The devices do not produce for whole house use but the company does make them for hotels, customized installations, and hospitals and clinics. It’s hard for your body to become too alkaline because the natural stresses of life and cellular activity produce acids but you should always maintain a balance between alkaline and acidity with the level being more alkaline than acid. Some acid is actually needed by the body. As for a list of true alkaline forming foods, there isn’t one that I know of, all of my knowledge is what I’ve learned through the years but I do list some on this site. With meals, again there is not a specific list of menu suggestions. If you focus on not eating sugar and cutting out flour and focus on some protein foods like fish and poultry and lots of green leafy vegetables, your balance should achieve alkaline levels. PH of 7 is neutral so that is fine but you want to move it up higher, 8-9 PH is ideal.
~EJ
Hi Erin,
My lid on my first one was plastic. I fashioned one out of clay in pottery class that fit and works nicely.
Thanks.
~Eddie
Excellent advice. I did not mention this in my recipe but yes, soaked oats are creamy and wonderful.
~EJ