Oatmeal overflows

[KnickNut3]

Hey. I'm getting into eating oatmeal for breakfast (Quaker Oats - original, with some splenda and maple extract) for my weightlifting diet. However, I haven't figured out how to keep the oatmeal from "puffing up" and expanding while cooking so that it overflows the bowl and gets all over the bowl and paper towel. Really a pain in the ass, no matter how big a bowl I use. Even if I put a cover on it it pushes the cover up to overflow.

Any tricks to keep this from happening? Don't want to go to instant (original is cheaper and less processed = lower GI).

Thanks for the help.

 

[MetalMat]

Are you using the old fashioned oats or the instant oats? The instant oats are pretty much the same as the old fashioned oats ( I am talking about the ones that come in the big tubs).

 

[KnickNut3]

Yeah. Like the taste. Bought the instant ones, maybe it'll be better--but if there's a way to get the old fashioned ones to work I'd prefer them.

 

[Tremulant]

Buy bigger bowls and/or make less oatmeal. Maybe even using less liquid.

I've never had the problem, but I've never used splenda (and I doubt thats the problem).

 

[MetalMat]

Just add half the water and heat it up for half the time, then add the other half and heat for the second half of the time. Thats what I do with the old fashioned grits I eat.

 

[KnickNut3]

Originally posted by: Tremulant
Buy bigger bowls and/or make less oatmeal. Maybe even using less liquid.

I've never had the problem, but I've never used splenda (and I doubt thats the problem).

Don't add Splenda until afterwards.

I've heard of adding the rest of the milk later, but there has to be a way to make this work.

 

[BMdoobieW]

I bought HO brand instant oatmeal. It isn't as good.

 

[KnickNut3]

I'll try the half at a time thing.

Any other tricks?

 

[suse920]

use brown sugar!

 

[0roo0roo]

i put half cup oats 1 cup water + sugar and stuff into a bowl. nuke for about 1.5min. watch it after about a minute passes as it will start to expand. when it getse near the edge, its done anyways.