Oats

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• odalys

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Steel_Cut_Oa…

  I used to LOVE oatmeal, haven’t had it in a while…it’d be great news if it is raw.

  From wikipedia I get the impression that steel-cut oats are raw. However, its not explicitly said, so I’m not completey positive.
• odalys

  oops, this is the correct link:

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel-cut_oats
• queenfluff Raw Newbie

  Steel cut oats are not raw because heat (over our allowed temps) are used to make them …but alas, do not despair, you can buy RAW oats! The only place I know of off hand that sells them is Alissa Cohen’s site. :)

  http://www.alissacohen.com/shop/home.php?cat=5

  Go to the bottom – they are the raw oat flakes. :)

  I love oatmeal too. I’ll have to get some raw oats some day and make some raw oatmeal. :)

  Probably could make some pretty yummy oatmeal cookies with it too!

  EDIT: I think I saw them at NaturalZing.com too and I checked and yes them have them!

  http://www.naturalzing.com/catalog/advanced_sea…

  So two places you can get them at!
• writeeternity

  I heard there are some oats that can be bought online that are raw. It was on this forum. In general they are supposed to be really good for you and I would include them occasionally in no-bake cookies, gorp, raw granola, or soaked breakfast cereal. I read they have anti-occidants that are slow release.

  “Research reported at the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) International Conference on Food, Nutrition and Cancer, by Rui Hai Liu, M.D., Ph.D., and his colleagues at Cornell University shows that whole grains, such as oats, contain many powerful phytonutrients whose activity has gone unrecognized because research methods have overlooked them.

  Despite the fact that for years researchers have been measuring the antioxidant power of a wide array of phytonutrients, they have typically measured only the “free” forms of these substances, which dissolve quickly and are immediately absorbed into the bloodstream. They have not looked at the “bound” forms, which are attached to the walls of plant cells and must be released by intestinal bacteria during digestion before they can be absorbed.

  Phenolics, powerful antioxidants that work in multiple ways to prevent disease, are one major class of phytonutrients that have been widely studied.”

  So if you need immediate nutrition they may not be the best thing but if you are pretty healthy they would be a good addition. I would say they’d probably be a good transition food because all of the fiber helps clean out a persons system. They are also high in manganese.

  “In the human body, manganese functions as an enzyme activator and as a component of metalloenzymes (an enzyme that contains a metal ion in its structure).

  Enzyme activator

  Manganese activates the enzymes responsible for the utilization of several key nutrients including biotin, thiamin, ascorbic acid, and choline. It is a catalyst in the synthesis of fatty acids and cholesterol, facilitates protein and carbohydrate metabolism, and may also participate in the production of sex hormones and maintaining reproductive health.

  In addition, manganese activates the enzymes known as glycolsyltranserferases and xylosyltransferases, which are important in the formation of bone. It has also been theorized that manganese is involved in the production of the thyroid hormone known as thyroxine and in maintaining the health of nerve tissue.”

  Raspberries, pineapple, garbanzo beans, and spinach are also high in manganese.
• jenny2052 Raw Newbie

  Ooh, queenfluff, love that price at naturalzing! So much better than Alissa Cohen!

  Anyone know the verdict on plain oat groats? Are they generally heated before storage/selling? I used to love the texture of them, so I’d love to find them raw…