Comments on: Try Barley for Breakfast http://www.theglowingedge.com/try-barley-for-breakfast/ Boxing, rock, and laundry in the burb nest. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:46:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lisa Creech Bledsoe http://www.theglowingedge.com/try-barley-for-breakfast/comment-page-1/#comment-1065 Lisa Creech Bledsoe Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:11:06 +0000 http://www.theglowingedge.com/?p=1954#comment-1065 Yeah, the Zone diet (which is similar to SB) doesn't favor many carbs, so the few that you do eat need to be unprocessed. I found that when I did my steel cut oats in the microwave I got more goo in them than if I did them stovetop. (I'm against goo.) Today I tried the soak overnight method with the oats, and it was an excellent solution. Put 1/3 cup steel cut oats and a bit more than 1/3 cup water to soak overnight. In the morning, add a little more water and cook for about 3 to 5 mins and you're done! Still chewy and good, less prep time. 80 pounds! Dang. Good for you. That's outstanding. Yeah, the Zone diet (which is similar to SB) doesn’t favor many carbs, so the few that you do eat need to be unprocessed. I found that when I did my steel cut oats in the microwave I got more goo in them than if I did them stovetop. (I’m against goo.) Today I tried the soak overnight method with the oats, and it was an excellent solution.

Put 1/3 cup steel cut oats and a bit more than 1/3 cup water to soak overnight. In the morning, add a little more water and cook for about 3 to 5 mins and you’re done! Still chewy and good, less prep time.

80 pounds! Dang. Good for you. That’s outstanding.

]]> By: Sine Botchen http://www.theglowingedge.com/try-barley-for-breakfast/comment-page-1/#comment-1063 Sine Botchen Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:01:06 +0000 http://www.theglowingedge.com/?p=1954#comment-1063 ok.. i soo gotta try that now.. i was/still am on the south beach kick for the longest (hell, i lost a total of 80 pounds doin it) and one of the biggest things they preached was the "processing" of food. so i started buying steel-cut oats and it is (apparently) the same as barley (cooking-wise), but i found you can do it in the microwave in several short bursts.. nuke 'em in a coffee cup with water for like 50 seconds, wait a couple of minutes and then give 'em another blast, wait a couple of minutes and then repeat. yeah, they come out kinda "crunchy" but at least it's: a.) edible; b.) a whole lot quicker than boiling for 20-30 minutes. btw, the sbd (south beach diet) book says you can pre-cook this stuff and freeze it.. hmm.. ok.. i soo gotta try that now.. i was/still am on the south beach kick for the longest (hell, i lost a total of 80 pounds doin it) and one of the biggest things they preached was the “processing” of food. so i started buying steel-cut oats and it is (apparently) the same as barley (cooking-wise), but i found you can do it in the microwave in several short bursts.. nuke ‘em in a coffee cup with water for like 50 seconds, wait a couple of minutes and then give ‘em another blast, wait a couple of minutes and then repeat. yeah, they come out kinda “crunchy” but at least it’s: a.) edible; b.) a whole lot quicker than boiling for 20-30 minutes. btw, the sbd (south beach diet) book says you can pre-cook this stuff and freeze it.. hmm..

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