Yeah, I might have puzzled over it if you didn't tell me what it was. It looked sort of like a giant whisk. Also, yay!
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Someone on the local listserv just posted a question about "does anyone know a gyno in X neighborhood who takes Y insurance?"....without realizing she'd accidentally posted it as a reply to an earlier message from someone who needed 120 wire hangers for an art project. I am now laughing very VERY uncomfortably.
Awkward turtle.
Jessica, that is darkly funny. I laughed.
I checked the nutritionally info on the McD's oatmeal. Not great when it's loaded--it's heavy on the carbs and fat but it's got a lot of fiber and it's still under 300 calories, and it was all I had for breakfast so I'll call it a win.
I have some steel cut oats and a tiny crock pot. What's the deal for cooking it in the slow cooker? Overnight? With some water and salt?
Overnight Steel-Cut Oats
1 1/2 cups dry steel-cut oats
6 cups water
1/2 cup dried cherries or cranberries
1/8 cup maple syrup
1/4 tsp cinnamon
Combine oats, cherries, and water in slow cooker. Cover and cook on Low overnight, or for 8 hours. Add maple syrup and cinnamon. Stir.
Assuming that makes 3 servings of oatmeal, that is about 270 calories per serving. If eaten as is about 30 calories less than Mickey D's, if eaten with milk a bit more than Mickey D's. But undoubtedly yummier.
I checked the nutritionally info on the McD's oatmeal. Not great when it's loaded--it's heavy on the carbs
Um...oatmeal is a carb. I would expect it to be heavy on carbs.
I'm not trying to be contentious, and I have no special love for McDonald's, but I am confused by the discourse that labels it not healthy.
but I am confused by the discourse that labels it not healthy.
I actually am as well. Granted, it's got more sugar (in the fruit) and fat than *I* add to my oatmeal at home but that's because when I eat it at home it's austere fuel full of fiber and I don't care to make it otherwise. Also I think sweetened dried cranberries are gross, so I don't add them. But it's a fairly healthy breakfast, honestly.
Not all healthy food is low in calories, is the thing. It's in how you use them, and what else you're eating.
I think it's just because it's twice the service I'm used to. When I was on the GD diet, I could only have 45 carbs per meal, so that would leave this out for me. Even with their cream, it's still only 4.5g of fat, which is pretty good. I think it has more nutritional bang for the calorie buck than most of what's on McD's menu so I won't quibble.
I'm putting some steel cut oats in the slow cooker tonight, though. I have no cherries (not even frozen) but I do have fresh blueberries.