Comment by vova_hn2
4 hours ago
Oats are just carbs.
> You can enrich it with bananas or goji berries for extra nutrients.
"extra nutrients" are more carbs.
> it’s healthy
I don't think that a whole meal without a good protein source can be considered "healthy"
Oats are soluble fiber, which the vast majority of people are deficient in.
Okay, but it doesn't address the issue of having a whole meal with barely any protein.
That’s begging the question, you have to first establish the need for protein at every meal. And I’m not even going to begin to address that digression.
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2 servings of rolled oats: 300 calories, 10g protein. Barely any?
Oats are 1/8 protein. Dismissing "extra nutrients" as just more carbs is how you get scurvy.
I add a little bit of protein and fat with a tablespoon or two of crunchy peanut butter and a handful of walnuts. Then banana or raisins for flavor.
Unprocessed fiber-containing carbs are fairly healthy. I get protein in lunch and dinner, and I don't need my oatmeal breakfast to be protein heavy. Oatmeal for lunch doesn't make much sense in isolation.
> Unprocessed fiber-containing carbs are fairly healthy.
I never said that oats are unhealthy or that carbs are unhealthy. I said that a meal without protein is not the best idea.
My critique was not directed at a particular food item but at the meal composition as a whole.
> I get protein in lunch and dinner, and I don't need my oatmeal breakfast to be protein heavy.
TFA suggests to eat oatmeal for lunch.
> Oatmeal for lunch doesn't make much sense in isolation.
I agree!
I guess, it is possible to make oatmeal for lunch work if you up the protein and somewhat reduce carbs in breakfast and dinner, but way? I think that it is much easier to just make a habit to include a high protein food item in every meal. There is basically no downsides to eating too much protein and there are a lot of potential problems if you eat too little.
> There is basically no downsides to eating too much protein
A more nuanced opinion from the Harvard Medical School:
"Can too much protein be harmful?
The short answer is yes. As with most things in life, there can be too much of a good thing and if you eat too much protein, there may be a price to pay. For example, people that eat very high protein diets have a higher risk of kidney stones. Also a high protein diet that contains lots of red meat and higher amounts of saturated fat might lead to a higher risk of heart disease and colon cancer, while another high protein diet rich in plant-based proteins may not carry similar risks." [0]
[0] https://www.health.harvard.edu/diet-and-nutrition/when-it-co...
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