4/03/2016
Low carb "oatmeal"
I love camping but I hate cooking over the campfire in the mornings because you are stuck at camp for several hours or have to foul the fire pit with water to put it out before a day long hike. So we traditionally did Oatmeal as that is trivial on a camp stove while you make coffee.
Being low carb, regular oatmeal is out, and the instant stuff we used at camp is very much out. But I came up with a fantastic version that works great and non low carbers like as well.
1 tbsp rolled oats
1/2 tbsp chia seeds
1 tbsp chopped sliced almonds
1 tbsp chopped walnuts
1 tbsp chopped pecans
1 tsp sunflower seeds (optional)
1 tbsp flaxseed meal
1 tbsp oat bran
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 small pinch of salt
1/2 tsp butter
sweetener to taste
Put all ingredients into a cup and then just cover with boiling water, cover and let sit while you make coffee. open up and stir once in a while and add more water, more butter, or some heavy cream if you want it thinner and more soupy. in about 3 minutes of sitting in a thermal cup at the camp site it will be ready to eat as all the oatmeal will be rehydrated and the nuts all softened, mix and enjoy.
There is about 8 net carbs (14G carbs with 6.5G fiber) total in this and will have a very low glycemic impact. Feel free to adjust to your taste the Flax seed meal and Chia seeds will increase the bulk with the very low net carb increase.
I strongly recommend using a double wall insulated large cup or hot meal thermos so it does not cool down too quickly. Styrofoam bowls (double it) work well if you also have a styrofoam lid. you need to keep the heat in there so it cooks while you make the morning coffee or the others breakfast.
You don't have to eat a sweet breakfast with this. you can eliminate the cream, sweetener and cinnamon and add in some very sharp cheese with olive oil and a bit more salt to make an awesome savory oatmeal and nut meal.
The advantage of this is you can pre mix the ingredients (use powdered butter if you pre mix) in baggies so it is easy to pack and carry. If you backpack it's a godsend to be able to have a nutrient dense meal like this that is easy to carry but wont blow out your low carb lifestyle because everything else for camping seems to be carbohydrate central.
¶ 10:40 AM
Being low carb, regular oatmeal is out, and the instant stuff we used at camp is very much out. But I came up with a fantastic version that works great and non low carbers like as well.
1 tbsp rolled oats
1/2 tbsp chia seeds
1 tbsp chopped sliced almonds
1 tbsp chopped walnuts
1 tbsp chopped pecans
1 tsp sunflower seeds (optional)
1 tbsp flaxseed meal
1 tbsp oat bran
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 small pinch of salt
1/2 tsp butter
sweetener to taste
Put all ingredients into a cup and then just cover with boiling water, cover and let sit while you make coffee. open up and stir once in a while and add more water, more butter, or some heavy cream if you want it thinner and more soupy. in about 3 minutes of sitting in a thermal cup at the camp site it will be ready to eat as all the oatmeal will be rehydrated and the nuts all softened, mix and enjoy.
There is about 8 net carbs (14G carbs with 6.5G fiber) total in this and will have a very low glycemic impact. Feel free to adjust to your taste the Flax seed meal and Chia seeds will increase the bulk with the very low net carb increase.
I strongly recommend using a double wall insulated large cup or hot meal thermos so it does not cool down too quickly. Styrofoam bowls (double it) work well if you also have a styrofoam lid. you need to keep the heat in there so it cooks while you make the morning coffee or the others breakfast.
You don't have to eat a sweet breakfast with this. you can eliminate the cream, sweetener and cinnamon and add in some very sharp cheese with olive oil and a bit more salt to make an awesome savory oatmeal and nut meal.
The advantage of this is you can pre mix the ingredients (use powdered butter if you pre mix) in baggies so it is easy to pack and carry. If you backpack it's a godsend to be able to have a nutrient dense meal like this that is easy to carry but wont blow out your low carb lifestyle because everything else for camping seems to be carbohydrate central.
¶ 10:40 AM
