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Defenders of oatmeal (startrek.website)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 
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[–] [email protected] 126 points 2 years ago (4 children)

To be fair, most things don´t taste that well on their own.

[–] [email protected] 71 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Now finish your bowl of ketchup.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago

Spinach meet lime.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yeah, I've tasted a lot of single men who taste great!

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[–] [email protected] 102 points 2 years ago (11 children)

Wait until you hear about rice and pasta.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 years ago

Pasta? You mean flour with a bunch of stuff added to it?

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[–] [email protected] 79 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Defenders of McDonald’s chicken nuggets surprised to learn they contain 38 ingredients.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Not to mention drowning each bite in a little tub of bbq sauce

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[–] [email protected] 51 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Oatmeal is a grain product, so yeah, adding other things to it to make it more to your personal liking is kinda the point.

This is like saying bread is bad because most people like it in a sandwich.

[–] m0darn 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

Wheat is bad because you have to add more than just water to make bread

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[–] [email protected] 49 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Oatmeal like rice, tofu, grits, or any number of other foods is a flavor vehicle.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 years ago (10 children)

I dunno man, rice is pretty delicious on its own

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I prefer it with water and maybe some salt though

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[–] [email protected] 46 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Anyone making the assertion that ingredients must taste good on their own to be considered tasty is free to go try vanilla extract to compare it to vanilla icecream.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 2 years ago

Well no shit, ever heard of cooking?

[–] [email protected] 36 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

Why do people insist on randomly hating what other people eat? The textbook definition of differing tastes between different people than cannot be accounted for? Unless your kid is named Oatmeal and they ate them, maybe mind your own business.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago

You heartless bastard! Oatmeal was my second-favourite son and that bastard seasoned him with store brand ketchup! STORE BRAND!

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (6 children)

I mean, in a pinch you can get away with just butter and salt. Oats taste fine by themselves, it's just really boring after two bites.

EDIT: I am not a horse.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago (4 children)

EDIT: I am not a horse.

Too bad. I would have been very impressed if you were, considering you're posting comments on an Internet forum.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Steel cut oats don't need anything except maybe a little milk. They're delicious, fight me.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Dude, you enjoy plain oat meal. I ain't getting in a fight with someone like that. That's like picking a fight with Popeye because he eats plain spinach.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 years ago (8 children)

I love and eat oatmeal every day. More than ones through the day actually, plain

Just oats and water.

If i want something different than nothing beats fruits in this game for me. A good apple sauce is also awesome on oatmeal.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I eat oats just about every single day. The only time I'm not eating oats is around the holidays.

But I definitely don't mind unflavored oats. Normally I eat them savory, but plain oats are fine I suppose.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

No matter how much you try to trick us by posting on the internet, we can still tell you're a horse!

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It's fine by itself. I mean, it ain't winning any awards for taste, because it's not good but it's not awful either. It just exists. 🤷🏻‍♂️

I just put a handful of blueberries or cut up strawberries in mine for some stimulation. The main reason for me to have oatmeal is that it is super quick and extremely filling with just a small portion. Efficiency food.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The defense of Oatmeal is that it's insanely good for your health and will help you lose weight if you can shovel unsweetened oatmeal down your pie hole every morning.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 years ago

Everyone defending blank canvases arw like, "once I add 17 things to it, it looks so good."

That's what op sounds like.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I make it with milk instead of water and mix in some sugar and cinnamon. I don’t feel like that’s an excessive amount of condiments lol

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 years ago

I use stArch BTW

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago

You ever eat plain oatmeal? It's alright, a bit plain but it's got it's distinct subtle flavor and isn't bad.

[–] Showroom7561 16 points 2 years ago (6 children)

And here I am, enjoying just plain oats with tap water 🤷‍♂️

If all you eat is flavoured, over salted, over sweetened, highly processed food, then that's all your tastebuds will find enjoyable.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago

Hey, not everyone can be a gruel eating peasant /s

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I feel personally attacked.

Did anyone want the list?

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago (9 children)

Isn't that the same for literally everything that we eat?

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I've eaten oats with oatmilk. It was good.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago (3 children)

It's like saying you like plain white flour, when an reality you like lasagna

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago

Same with Starbucks coffee

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago

I literally eat oatmeal raw and dry like a godamm horse eating out of a trough. Yes I have a problem.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Oatmeal can't compare to the natural tasting notes of cinnamon toast crunch

Edit: On a serious note, Oatmeal is kind of like Coffee where you start by getting the ready made instant stuff, get a taste for it, begin to narrow your selection and then create your own perfect formula

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago (5 children)

7 of those 17 things are sugar and sugar accessories

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