Comments on: Oatmeal Smoothie

By: Nicole Morrissey

Nicole Morrissey — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 11:30:36 +0000

In reply to dan. Dan, absolutely!

By: dan

dan — Sat, 29 Aug 2015 02:39:55 +0000

have an abundance of quick oats can i use them? THANKS

By: Sheri

Sheri — Fri, 30 May 2014 00:51:42 +0000

In reply to Nicole, RD. Thank you so much! I can't wait to try! I signed up to follow along with your emails, the recipes all look so good!

By: Nicole, RD

Nicole, RD — Thu, 29 May 2014 22:34:01 +0000

In reply to Sheri.

Sheri, so glad you landed here…I think you’ll love the smoothie. It’s very…well, smooth 🙂 Haha. I think the immersion blender will work great!

By: Sheri

Sheri — Thu, 29 May 2014 21:34:12 +0000

Hey there! Talking to my doctor today about my fiber intake (high cholesterol) and she suggested maybe if I put oatmeal in smoothies it’d help. (Cause I hate oatmeal.. It’s so blah). So I googled, found you, and this looks absolutely amazing!

My ridiculous question (after reading comments and no one else has asked / mentioned it) how is the smoothie to drink with the oatmeal? I imagine that it wouldn’t blend very well?

Still want to try this, I make my smoothies with my immersion blender. Think it’ll work?

Thanks for sharing!

By: Toni

Toni — Wed, 19 Mar 2014 16:37:53 +0000

In reply to Nicole, RD. Sure! I Googled the Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load and found SO much conflicting information. I look forward to your response.

By: Nicole, RD

Nicole, RD — Wed, 19 Mar 2014 14:19:15 +0000

In reply to Toni. Hi Toni! Love the question. If it's okay with you, can I post an response to your question in a post sometime in the coming week? I think others have similar questions. Let me know :) Thanks much!

By: Toni

Toni — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 17:33:20 +0000

In reply to Toni. P.S. I meant to add that I've switched from coconut milk to unsweetened almond milk.

By: Toni

Toni — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 17:29:14 +0000

I realize this is an older thread; hope you’re still there, Nicole! I found you while searching for info on the effect of the fructose smoothies contain. I’ve been making a large one that serves as breakfast/lunch for about a month. I originally used about a half cup of fresh baby spinach leaves or frozen chopped spinach, about 20 whole roasted almonds, a baby red pepper or some baby carrots, half a banana, 1/4 cup blueberries, 1/4 cup pineapple, 1/4 cup mango, a teaspoon of ground flaxseed, a teaspoon of Ceylon cinnamon and about a cup and a half of coconut milk. Yummy, but I ran the ingredients through a nutrition calculator and it got excellent marks for everything except its “extremely high” sugar content. I am a reformed jink-food junkie who was had a borderline-high sugar level because of all the processed carbs I ate. I know that drinking lots of fruit juice spikes your blood sugar, but thought that because I was using the whole fruit and its fiber, I didn’t need to worry. Now I’m not so sure. I’ve been adding half a cup of thick rolled oats, hoping they would help slow the absorption of the sugars. Am I right? And does blending fruit break down the fiber so much that the sugar can go straight to the bloodstream, like with juice? Sorry this is so long. Thanks for any advice.

By: Nicole, RD

Nicole, RD — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:15:09 +0000

In reply to Kathleen. Hi Kathleen! That's wonderful!!! So glad they loved it :)