About
The Experiment
- Basically an excuse to play with my food!
- Was born out of spontaneity and boredom on March 29, 2008
- Entertainment provided by my adventurous palate
- By “experiments”, I mean throw a bunch of random things together…
- Healthy, affordable, and exciting! 😀
Oatmeal
Source: Google & Wikipedia
- made from ground oat groats
- comes in many different varieties: oat groats [ungrounded], steel-cut, rolled, quick, and instant oats
- oat groats and steel-cut oats are less processed and more nutritious than rolled and instant oats. They also take much longer to cook. [longer cooking time = more nutritious]
- rolled oats and quick oats are pre-cooked and are often the type used in baking
- instant oats don’t require cooking [just soak with boiled water], but are the least nutritious
- daily consumption may lower cholestrol and reduce chances of heart disease
- contains more soluble fiber than a lot of other foods
- real raw oats contain lots of phytic acid, which may block your body from absorbing minerals, but you can prevent this by soaking the oats for a few hours or overnight to break down some of the acid.
Carmen
university student, Homo sapien, Canadian, lazy, morning person, speed walker, hungry, awesome
favorite food: oatmeal, peanut butter, pumpkin, squash, yams, potatoes, sushi, blueberries, strawberries, kiwi, peach, plum, banana, apples, grapes, granola, pecans, sunflower seeds, shreddies cereal, quaker’s oat squares, yogurt, cheesecake, cookies, chocolate, kidney beans, baba ganoush, hummus, eggplants, eggs, egg noodles, whole wheat pasta, couscous, meatballs, fried rice, stir fry, zucchini, tofu, coffee, pudding, taro, gingerbread cookies, oreo ice cream, digest crackers dipped in milk, sticky rice, celery, cauliflower, broccoli, carrots, corn, peas, beans, baked beans, shepherd’s pie, mushrooms, pound cake, muffins, cheese, green tea ice cream, apple pie, pumpkin pie, pie, rice, mac n’ cheese, asparagus, turkey, chicken, salmon, stuffing, tuna, dumplings, rice noodles, soba, pancakes, waffles, pop tarts, cinnamon, meat loaf, pearl barley, artichokes, pineapples, fruit&potato salad, soy milk, rice milk, chocolate milk, whole wheat bread, flax bread, scones, english muffins, crumpets, orzo, edamame, dragon fruit, bell peppers, nectarines, plums, sweet bean soup, kale chips, cottage cheese, soy nuts, peanuts, almonds, cashews, walnuts, pasta salad, tortellini, ravioli, pears, chow mein, chili, sweet bean soup, tapioca, mochi, glutinous rice balls, egg tarts, fruit tarts, sardines, banana chips, split pea soup, cream cheese, almond butter, soy nut butter
Fun Things
Breakfast Challenge
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
The Oatmeal Experiment 
Haha this blog is so cool! I love the concept ….and your creations! They all look so yummy…I mean really, who doesn’t love oatmeal? But I definitely have to agree with some of your favorite foods especially SUSHI, oatmeal, PEANUT BUTTER, sweet potatoes, BANANAS, hummus, muffins, salmon, soba, yogurt, beans, and pineapples. oh tofu too : )
I will be visiting frequently! Keep up the awesome posts!
cool blog! Looking forward to see what you come up with in your experiments.
Hey! I don’t have a blog, though I should because I love cooking, taking pictures of my food, and then eating it. I just had to tell you that I love your blog and LOVE LOVE LOVE oatmeal. And I also love all your crazy combinations and happen to share many of the same food favorites as you. I get made fun of all the time by friends. I thought I was the only one with odd taste in food! I’ve gotten tons of great ideas from you, so keep up the good fooding!
Try this: whole wheat tortilla, peanut butter, uncooked oatmeal, flax seeds and roll it up. It’s very healthy but pretty pasty. Any suggestions to juice it up so it doesn’t go down like a brick?
glindingcalm
Only crazy people doesn’t like oatmeal, that’s who!
Gaby
Thanks! You should get a blog! It’s fun 😀
And I bet your friends are just jealous of your creativity and awesomeness
David
Ooo that combo actually sounds pretty good–maybe you can add some milk or yogurt to the mixture to thin it down a little?
Your very creative and love reading your blog!
Your ideas were awesome! I wonder what your weight is 🙂 They all look so yummy and healthy! I’ll try one of your recipes 🙂
I love this blog 🙂 It’s so nice to finally find a food blog that is Canadian 😛
taytaycakes
Thanks!
jazziegurl
XD I definitely didn’t put on weight with my cooking, that’s for sure
Sarah
😀
Are you from Canada as well? Which province?
so glad I found this, another college student! 🙂
Canadian, loves oatmeal and sushi, and has a food blog? My kinda person!
you’re so fun!
Can’t wait to try your oatmeal recipes!
Hello, fellow oatmeal lover!! 😀
I don’t know about you, but sometimes when I have a craving for something chewy, I just grab a few punchfuls of raw oats and much away! I actually just posted an oatmeal recipe on my blog–you’ll have to check it out!
~Erin @ “Vegan & the City”
Love your blog and your photos.
Letha
Hi!
Your blog is the cutest ever~
I love your photos so much!
I also love:
pumpkin, yam, blueberries, bananas, hummus, babaganoush, eggplant, carrots, green tea ice cream, yogurt, and zucchini!
WOW.
This was a cool site.
I share your love for oats. I eat ~ 500 grams per day 🙂
Looks great!Ever heard of brose?
Brose
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Brose is a Scots word for a dish of oatmeal mixed with water or milk, and eaten with salt and butter. Unlike porridge, brose is not cooked (Davidson 1999).
In the Sixteenth Century, a mixture of oatmeal and water was carried by shepherds; brose resulted from the agitation of the mixture as they climbed the hills (Hartley 1954). Modern recipes call for boiling water or milk to be mixed into the meal.
Brose could also be made with barley meal, peasemeal, or a mixture of different meals. Other ingredients, such as nettle tops, kale, and swede may be added to the basic brose (Davidson op.cit.).
Atholl brose is an alcoholic variation.
Brose uses scottish oatmeal .
US Canadian oatmeal cannott be used in its place to make brose.
http://www.bobsredmill.com/home.php?cat=112
Scottish oatmeal is at the bottom of that page.
This is such a fun site! I loveee oatmeal as well and I think I can get a lot of great ideas from your site:)
I too am a food addict, everything about it and health
my birthday is on march 29th and i luv doing interesting things with food… although it is not oatmeal related, I recommend you trying mixing yogurt and milk or honeydew and avocado. Apple and cheese or englishbreakfast tea and hot chocolate combos are good too!
I recently tried apple & cheese and LOVED it!
The yogurt and avocado thing sounds very intriguing 😀 Thanks for the suggestions!
Hey hey! I noticed the Queens logo in one of your pics. Do you go there? I’m at Western! This is so exciting to find a food blogger who doesnt live a million miles away somewhere in the States!
Yeah I go/went to Queen’s! Although I’ve graduated this June–so awesome to find another Canadian blogger 😀
What are you studying at Western?
Just stumbled upon your site, and I am so going to try your recipes, they look so good! Thanks…
Hey! I don’t have a blog, though I should because I love cooking, taking pictures of my food, and then eating it. I just had to tell you that I love your blog and LOVE LOVE LOVE oatmeal. And I also love all your crazy combinations and happen to share many of the same food favorites as you. I get made fun of all the time by friends. I thought I was the only one with odd taste in food! I’ve gotten tons of great ideas from you, so keep up the good fooding!
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What a great site! I’ve been wondering at what to put in the bowls of oat bran I’ve been eating.
are you asian ??? hahaha
saw some cooll pic of your glutinous balls and sweet beans soup….
plus dumplings ….. looks very taiwanese.
just started reading your blog right now , because I was eating oatmeal!
awesome job.
Yep I am!
Asian desserts are awesome XD
Thanks for reading!
Love youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!! ^^
wow i can’t believe i found this site haha
awesome idea, i’m always experimenting with what i can do to jazz up my oatmeal which i eat EVERY DAY 😛