Make sure you follow the directions very very closely.
I didn’t follow close enough, ending in a major microwave clean up. Oh well, it needed it.
The doctor started me on these. A slightly high cholesterol level led to a conversation of how to control it and a prescription. He said most of us wouldn’t need medicine to control cholesterol if we all took Metamucil every day. Metamucil is a psyllium product. Psyllium, a name for several related plants, contains something called soluble fiber. Finally, soluble fiber is the sworn enemy of cholesterol. While potentially good for many of us, it’s not the most fun way to obtain dietary soluble fiber.
So the conversation turned to oatmeal, especially steel cut oats, as being the next best thing to help control cholesterol. The quote was something like, steel cut oats really suck up cholesterol. I’m going to take him for his word.
If you’re interested in eating more soluble fiber to help control cholesterol, compare the nutrition labels on the package and look for the amount of soluble fiber in the product. However not all products list soluble fiber. Some just list total fiber which is not the same. Total fiber is the sum of both soluble and insoluble fibers. You may have to do a bit more research to find what you need. Or you can take what’s known already, that oats are one of the best foods to help lower cholesterol. A serving of steel cut oats has about 2 grams of soluble fiber. Three grams of soluble fiber per day is about what’s needed to help with cholesterol. Although I couldn’t find this information exactly, instant oatmeal has about 1 g of soluble fiber.
The difference between steel cut oats and regular oatmeal is in the way they are processed. Steel cut oats are the oat kernel cut into little pieces by steel knife blades. Regular oatmeal further processes the pieces of kernel by crushing them into flat flakes. The flat flakes cook faster. In fact even more processing may be done to the flat flakes, which may include partial cooking, so that they finish cooking even faster in your kitchen.
That brings us to the disadvantage of steel cut oats, they take longer to cook. Twenty-five to thirty minutes on the stove or 10 minutes in the microwave. The microwave won me over as the cooking method of choice. But that wasn’t counting the unexpected 15 minute clean up after cooking. The microwave oaks cooked just fine. What I failed to follow was the direction to use a large enough microwave cooking container to keep the oats from bubbling up and over the top of the bowl. Flow over is exactly what they did. Fifteen minutes of cleaning up flows of oats.
Both the taste and texture of the steel cut oats are a little nuttier than the usual mushy instant oatmeal. That’s good. With a pinch of salt added to the oats, they were pretty good, even without adding sugar, milk, fruit or other things to bump up the flavor. While the texture had a little more bite to it than normal oatmeal, a nice little “gravy” was also formed by the cooking. It’s similar to what happens when making risotto. In fact the stove top method of cooking the oats is similar to the traditional risotto cooking method. That leaves open the option to reply back when the family asks, “What’s for breakfast? ” “Special risotto guys.” They’ll never know.
Price $2.49 Calories 150 per 1/4 cup (40 g) uncooked Soluble fiber 2 g
Tags: aldi, calories, cooking, diet, diets, food, oatmeal, price
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01/31/2024 at 19:58 |
Before bed, Boil water , put in thermos, ad oats, close lid. Your oats are ready in the morning. Ad fruits, nuts, what every you want. Peanut butter is very tasty with oats
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02/15/2024 at 12:13 |
Thanks David for the tip. Sorry for the late reply.
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02/29/2020 at 08:30 |
I have this product. The best by date is
1 Best by Dec 03 128
( MI 01. 89 CT)
What is the best by date? It cannot be until 2128!
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02/29/2020 at 14:26 |
Kian, the best thing to do is write ALDI directly at, https://www.aldi.us/en/contact-us/. They’re usually very helpful.
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07/12/2017 at 08:33 |
I love the cold oats so the way I prepare is 10 oz boiling water then add a third cup or 53 g. Turn down to a little below medium and let cook around 8 min. I stir this 3 or 4 times.when all water is almost gone I turn off then let set till cool. Add to a pint jar along with half cup cashew milk and stir. Refrigerate overnight. I pour into a medium bowl and add 1 oz of English walnuts, half chopped banana, another half cup of cashew milk then sweeten to taste. I use stevie in the raw and sometime I put cinnamon on and stir. This is a fairly large portion but breakfast is my big meal.
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07/12/2017 at 08:40 |
Thanks for adding that helpful method. It sounds like a real time-saver as well as being delicious.
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06/12/2016 at 18:01 |
Thanks for stopping by my blog!
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06/12/2016 at 17:58 |
You might try cooking them on the stovetop on the lowest setting possible. Meanwhile you can check your email or text someone as this will take time. I do this with the regular oats as I am not a big fan of standing by the pot in the kitchen. Just saying
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06/12/2016 at 18:39 |
Thanks for your suggestions. Since then I’ve learned how to tame the beast, so to speak. I also have a new way of cooking oatmeal which I hope to publish in the next week or two. No pan, stove, crockpot or microwave needed! And no boil over.
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04/22/2016 at 01:48 |
I have seen them cooked in a rice cooker. I cook it in a pot on the stove. I got a tall pot to cook it in. Don’t put the lid on tight. It bubbles up fast and goes out of the pot. I put the lid on and just leave a little bit open for air. It does not boil over the tall pot. I got this. http://www.amazon.com/MergKitchen-Tall-Saucepan-with-Thermometer/dp/B00D6O1J98?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00
It was hard to find a pot like this. Most cost a lot of money.
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04/22/2016 at 08:26 |
Thanks for the reference. Low heat, uncovered, with a stir pretty often is how I tame my wild oats. 🙂
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02/07/2016 at 08:34 |
Millville needs to take microwave directions off the packaging. This product is not appropriate for the microwave, I found the deepest bowl possible that would fit in the microwave and it still exploded all over the place. Annoying and can’t find a place to complain to directly to the company. False advertising…. they are trying to compete with quaker oats. This has never happened with those products.
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02/07/2016 at 08:55 |
I agree, the microwave instructions don’t work – major mess. I’ve been able to cook them in the microwave starting with heated water and setting the power level to 3 for the cooking. Some day I may write that up. I’ll have to try the Quaker steel cut oaks in the microwave.
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07/13/2016 at 01:28
I, too, had the microwave mess, twice! Ha Ha. I think I learned my lesson. Now I just boil the 1/2 C water ONLY in the microwave. After the water has boiled, you add the oats slowly, stir in. Set aside and let them soak up the water. They turned out fine.
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07/13/2016 at 03:28
It’s so much fun! After adding the hot water to the oats try putting it back in the microwave at 30% power. Or, here’s another method, https://aintfoundagoodtitleblog.wordpress.com/2016/06/19/how-to-cook-oatmeal-with-a-coffee-maker-recipe/ Thanks for commenting.
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02/07/2016 at 09:56 |
Here’s a link where you can email ALDI. https://www.aldi.us/en/contact-us/
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08/23/2015 at 07:41 |
I love Aldi’s and Trader Joe’s.
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08/23/2015 at 08:30 |
Both uniquely different from the everyday shopping experience. 🙂
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12/02/2012 at 10:11 |
These are delicious, but are they GLUTEN free oats? I love them and purchased another can at Aldi’s in Zanesville, then read an article to be careful of the kind of steel cut oats you eat if you are on a NON-GLUTEN diet. Thanks for any truthful response.
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12/02/2012 at 12:36 |
Here are two links which may be helpful. First link. Second link.
Based on the package images in the post, ALDI does not label the product as gluten free. As consumers, the most we can guess from the lack of information is, it’s unknown if there are small amounts of gluten in the product from the way it is processed.
If you’re working with a dietician or physician, it would be best to ask them whether they have concerns about oats in general or specific brands.
Arrowhead Mills has a product which is labeled as gluten free.
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09/16/2012 at 22:13 |
I like to make steel-cut oats in the crock pot. Dump in the oats, dump in the liquid, dump in anything else you want (raisins, diced apples, cinnamon, pecans), turn it on low, go to bed. Next morning, oatmeal!
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05/07/2012 at 06:10 |
Can I order Millville Steel Cut Oatmeal on-line? My Aldi store has this product only occassionally.
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05/09/2012 at 12:13 |
No, I don’t believe ALDI has a retail website for purchasing items. If you have a Trader Joe’s in your area, you might try them. TJ’s Steel Cut Oats are only a few cents more per serving, but only require about 8 minutes cooking time.
Otherwise, stock up the next time you see them at ALDI.
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05/09/2012 at 12:19
Thanks steveo. I do have a Trader Joe’s, but I really like the 30-minute variety best, and I have time in the morning to cook it. I’ll still checkout TJ’s. Thanks for the info.
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