Sounds strange, I know. But I've been eating soaked oats for breakfast nearly every morning for the past few months, and I've definitely had a decrease in breakouts. I never had irritable bowel issues, and I haven't had my hemoglobin tested yet, so I can't report on those. But honestly, I'll take the acne reduction alone!
I'm going to outline my breakfast routine for you, an idea spurred by Christine from pies&aprons and her Overnight Oatmeal post. Each night after putting the kids to bed, I get out my container of steel cut oats.
I have a sticky note with the directions right on it so I don't have to look it up each time.
I measure out 1/2 cup of oats:
Add one cup of water:
and a tablespoon of lemon juice.
No, wait! Don't leave! It was a joke!
I don't really use freshly squeezed lemon juice.
Gah.
That would take forever.
I'm a lazy cheater.
Mix the solution together, either with a spoon, or by lazily swirling the bowl around.
Cover and leave on the counter overnight.
I cover with a plate to save plastic wrap and still keep any creepy crawlies out.
Here's what they look like in the morning:
Now the oats need to be drained and rinsed.
Drain out the liquid, fill with water. Drain and fill, and drain one more time. Do two or three rinses to get out all those b12 blockers, or you will have done all this soaking for nothing.
Now for the fun part.
I dress my oats with fresh fruit, nuts and a little milk. This morning it was oranges and almonds. Usually it's bananas and an almond/walnut mix. In the summer, there will be berries.
