Comments on: Soaked Oatmeal Breakfast

By: Lori

Lori — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 03:33:44 +0000

My friend has soaked muesli in yogurt over night and then eaten it raw. I wonder if you’d be able to do it with plain oats?

By: Sarah S.

Sarah S. — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:00:01 +0000

I’m so glad you mentioned the apple cider vinegar because as I was getting ready to put in my acid medium, I realized, “Ah! I used the last of my yogurt for our smoothies this morning!!” I used ACV hoping that would work. Now I’m glad to read it’s okay to use it. Guess I’ll need to make some yogurt tomorrow.

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 05:01:58 +0000

You want to use a cultured dairy product (kefir or yogurt) for best results in breaking down the phytates. You can also use whey, lemon juice, raw apple cider vinegar.

By: baby

baby — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:42:21 +0000

what do you think about to soak oats with milk and ground whole wheat flour for about 8 – 12 hours?

By: Jamie

Jamie — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 18:18:47 +0000

Wow, I applaud you for tolerating the sour taste! We thought it had a tremendously sour taste after cooking and my husband barely choked down his bowl. We have just been soaking without the lemon juice. Don’t know if that’s doing much, but we couldn’t find a way to cover up the taste.

Thanks for replying!

By: Julie

Julie — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 03:40:12 +0000

Hi Jamie,
I use lemon juice as well to soak my oats and after cooking, there is a little bit of a sour taste but it’s palatable and I don’t mind it. I also add a little milk and top with dried cherries/cranberries and walnuts.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 12:24:37 +0000

So I have tried the soaking method using oats, lemon juice, water and wheat flour, letting it soak for 24 hours. And it definitely had a sour taste in the morning. But in all fairness I didn’t cook it prior to eating, but instead we ate it raw, which is what we have been doing for all of the warm months (just without lengthy soaking), since we hate warm oatmeal in the summer. I’m wondering if anyone has any idea if it’s okay to eat it raw after soaking for 24 hours, and if so, should it taste sour? Also, does the cooking process somehow neutralize the sour taste? Cause in all the websites I’ve seen about soaking oats, none of them talk about the oats tasting sour afterwards. (But all of them assume cooking after soaking.)

Thanks!

By: Erin

Erin — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 02:51:27 +0000

Hi!
I’m not sure if you’ll see this since you posted this so long ago, but I’ll ask anyway:
1. I’m brand new to soaking oats, so I’m not sure if I should soak them before or after I grind them for making baby oatmeal? Do you know?

Thanks so much!

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Thu, 19 May 2011 20:57:19 +0000

Yes…I have soaked them for as many as 48 hours and they are totally fine…just a bit more sour.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Wed, 18 May 2011 23:19:12 +0000

What happens if you soak them longer than 24 hours? Is it still ok to eat?